IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL STANDARDS ON THE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION OF STATELESSNESS, AND PROTECTION OF STATELESS PERSONS, BE PROVIDED to officials responsible for identifying, determining and/or registering stateless persons, as well as to policy makers responsible for ensuring that the national legal framework complies with Sweden’s obligations under the 1954 and 1961 Conventions. Prevention and reduction of statelessness IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ACT ON SWEDISH CITIZENSHIP BE ALIGNED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN ARTICLE 1(1) OF THE 1961 CONVENTION AND THE CRC, TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM BEING BORN INTO STATELESSNESS by providing for the automatic grant of Swedish nationality at birth to persons born in the territory who would otherwise be stateless, in accordance with Article 1(1)(a) of the 1961 Convention or, alternatively, that nationality be granted by application pursuant to Article 1(1)(b). Importantly, if Sweden opts to continue granting such children citizenship by notification/application, as opposed to by operation of law, it is strongly recommended that the requirement of permanent residence be changed to habitual residence. Pursuant to Article 1(1)(a) of the 1961 Convention, and Articles 7 and 3 of the CRC, UNHCR recommends Sweden to grant children born on the territory who would otherwise be stateless citizenship at birth, by operation of law. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH INTO THE REASONS FOR THE RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS OF STATELESS CHILDREN BORN ON THE TERRITORY to assess whether, inter alia, there is a general low awareness about the notification procedure, if parents are reluctant to see their children acquire Swedish citizenship and/or if challenges in establishing the statelessness of a child, due to the lack of common procedural guidelines, are among the causes. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ACT ON SWEDISH CITIZENSHIP BE INTERPRETED SUCH THAT BIRTHS ABOARD A SWEDISH AIRCRAFT OR SHIP be deemed to have occurred on Swedish territory. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF HOW THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED RESTRICTIONS ON THE GRANTING OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMITS WILL AFFECT STATELESS PERSONS’ ABILITY TO ACQUIRE SWEDISH CITIZENSHIP by naturalization in view of the State’s recognition of the role citizenship plays in the integration process. 78 M A P P I N G S TAT E L E S S N E S S I N S W E D E N