Residency requirements Stateless persons shall be eligible to apply for naturalization without having to fulfil the period of residence usually required of foreigners who are nationals of other countries. Language and other proficiency Stateless persons shall be exempted from taking exams testing knowledge of language, history or culture. Documentation requirements Stateless persons shall be exempted from presenting certificates of proof of good health or criminal record from their country of origin when they do not have it and may not reasonably obtain it. 5. Loss and renunciation of nationality General safeguard against statelessness A person’s loss of nationality due to marriage, termination of marriage, legitimation, recognition or adoption shall be conditional upon that person’s possession or acquisition of another nationality. Renunciation provisions An application from a citizen of X for the renunciation of citizenship shall not be processed if he or she thereby becomes stateless. A citizen’s renunciation of nationality does not extend to that person’s children and/or spouse. 36