8. Almost all states provide for the attribution of their nationality to children discovered on their territory. At the same time, state practice reveals a wide range of ages within which this provision applies; several states limit the granting of nationality to very young children (newborns in five states,6 under six months in one state,7 and under three years in one state8). Several other states do not specify the scope of application of their rules in favour of children discovered9 and also apply this ground for the attribution of nationality to older children, including in some cases up to the age of majority. Identified promising practices In Armenia, the Law on Citizenship provides for access to citizenship for children so as to exclude situations where children would otherwise be considered stateless. In Italy, the law provides that children born on the territory to stateless parents or parents who cannot confer a nationality to the child are Italian. 2. The guarantees of access to nationality for children in practice, including when the child’s statelessness is not formally established 9. There is no unconditional ius soli provision in any member state. However, five of them provide for the attribution of nationality to a child of foreigners born on their territory subject to a specific residence condition for one parent.10 Two other countries provide that a person born on their territory can have access to the nationality of the country upon application, subject to a specific residence condition.11 10. Three states have an unconditional double ius soli rule: the nationality of the country is conferred on the child of foreign parents if at least one of the parents was also born in the country.12 Four other states have a similar rule, but with a specific residence requirement for the (grand-)parent.13 11. All states provide for the attribution or recognition of the nationality of the country when a child of a national is born there. However, one state 6. Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Ukraine and United Kingdom. 7. Austria. 8. Czechia. 9. For example, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden. 10. Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Portugal and United Kingdom. 11. Greece and Moldova. 12. France, Luxembourg and Spain. 13. Belgium, Greece, Netherlands and Portugal. Page 8 ►Access to nationality for stateless children