recognition as a stateless person; that is, a renewable residence permit with a complement of rights, including the right to work and receive a travel document. (b) Where statelessness results from voluntary renunciation of nationality as a matter of convenience or choice 56 161. Some individuals voluntarily renounce a nationality because they do not wish to be nationals of a particular State or in the belief that this will lead to grant of a protection status in another country.104 Re-admission to the State of former nationality, coupled with acquisition of that nationality, is the preferred solution in such situations. Where cooperation from the individual for readmission to another State or for reacquisition of nationality is lacking, the authorities are entitled to pursue their own discussions with the other State to secure admission of the individual concerned. In this context, other international obligations of the State of former nationality will be relevant, including those relating to prevention of statelessness upon renunciation of nationality and the right to enter one’s own country.105 162. A State need not necessarily grant or renew permission for stay to such individuals. Nor would they be entitled to all of the rights foreseen by the 1954 Convention. Bar any other protection obstacles, involuntary return cannot be excluded in such cases, for example, where the former State of nationality is also the country of previous habitual residence and its authorities are prepared to grant permanent residence to the individual concerned. 104 International law recognises that every individual has a right to a nationality, but this does not extend to a right for individuals to choose a specific nationality. There is widespread acceptance of automatic conferral of nationality by States based on factors outside an individual’s control, such as descent, birth on the territory, or residence in the territory at the moment of State succession. 105 Please see, in particular, Article 7(1) of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and Article 12(4) of the ICCPR. In addition, friendly relations and cooperation between States based on the principle of good faith require re-admission in such circumstances. Numerous agreements between States now facilitate this by providing for re-admission of stateless persons, including former nationals and former habitual residents. UNHCR may be able to play a role in this regard, please see paragraph (j) of UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusion No. 96 (LIV) of 2003 on the return of persons found not to be in need of international protection, http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3f93b1ca4.html in which the Executive Committee: Recommends, depending on the situation, that UNHCR complement the efforts of States in the return of persons found not to be in need of international protection by: (i) Promoting with States those principles which bear on their responsibility to accept back their nationals, as well as principles on the reduction of statelessness; (ii) Taking clear public positions on the acceptability of return of persons found not to be in need of international protection; (iii) Continuing its dialogue with States to review their citizenship legislation, particularly if it allows renunciation of nationality without at the same time ensuring that the person in question has acquired another nationality and could be used to stop or delay the return of a person to a country of nationality.