Written Ambra Good afteianoon Tliank you for statelessness Cyprus. Madame the and Borne, ladies to speak restriction Additionally, researcher Cliairperson, oppoitunity like from Maastriclit University and gentlemen, today, on the right I would submission I would to nationality to put forward like to address of children two to you living tlie in the recommendations issue region of risk of of Noitliern to the Republic of Cyprus (RoC). Irrespective obtain of the political tlieir updated nationality, situation present tliere, and in some case remain in the year 2000, anyone there are cliildren stateless. has the riglit born According to the Cypriot in the area who to the 1967 nationality RoC are unable Citizenship if one of their to Law, parents lias tlie nationality. However, tlie law adds that law does not apply tlie parents entered is illegal. or stays in tlie island Tl'ierefore a large nationality based easily. tlie RoC I would People via tlie noith; one Turkisli who length parent generation parents and anyone a significant living is born Turkisli Cypriot parent and tliree of stay in Cyprus who in tlie noitli of 100% Cypriot parent political like to point are told people reasons including are at great like in wliy are denied are denied Cypriot of any one of to a parent wlio lias population. decent tlieir can tlie right acquire RoC grandparents risk to RoC nationality nationality upon also cannot acquire cliildren described by tliis. is growing It is estimated exponentially. that this concerns and women. application denied, has not been accepted they continue to be deprived but are left 'pending' and told of tlieir to returit legal right months to nationality. of statelessness. to put forward law problem for the RoC are not officially tlieir Meanwhile, tliis WIIO are affected out that tlie applications different Establish conflict, of cliildren 15 000 and 25 000 people, TliereforeIwould * includes cliildren one Turkisl'i of the ongoing a third this can go on for years. Tliese this Only tlie entry discriminates of Cypriot etlu'iicity. cliildren to cases where provision nationality. is now between from this of children tlieir 011 Grand to tlie There later; group Cliildren application. Due In practice, tlie following a statelessness recommendations deterinination procedure to tlie Republic and status in of Cyprus: line witl'i tlie 1954 Convention * Review guarantee nationality, Tliank you. and amend tlie riglit legal provisions of all persons, irrespective and ensure including of tlie otlier parent's non-discriminatoiy children, etlmicity wlio application have one RoC or gender as well parent as place of tlie to obtain law to RoC of residency