Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
REFUGEES
Signed at
Signed on
28 September 1954
In force on
6 June 1960

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ALGERIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. ARMENIA
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. AZERBAIJAN
  10. BARBADOS
  11. Basutoland
  12. Bechuanaland
  13. BELGIUM
  14. BELIZE
  15. BENIN
  16. Berlin West
  17. Bermuda
  18. BOLIVIA
  19. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  20. BOTSWANA
  21. BRAZIL
  22. British Guiana
  23. British Honduras
  24. British Virgin Islands
  25. BULGARIA
  26. BURKINA FASO
  27. CHAD
  28. Channel Islands
  29. COLOMBIA
  30. Comoro Islands
  31. COSTA RICA
  32. CROATIA
  33. CZECH REPUBLIC
  34. DENMARK
  35. ECUADOR
  36. Falkland Islands
  37. Fiji
  38. Fiji
  39. FINLAND
  40. FRANCE
  41. French Guiana
  42. French Polynesia
  43. French Somaliland
  44. GEORGIA
  45. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  46. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  47. GREECE
  48. Guadeloupe
  49. GUATEMALA
  50. GUINEA
  51. HONDURAS
  52. Hong Kong
  53. HONG KONG SAR
  54. HUNGARY
  55. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  56. Isle Of Man
  57. ISRAEL
  58. ITALY
  59. KENYA
  60. KIRIBATI
  61. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  62. LATVIA
  63. LESOTHO
  64. LIBERIA
  65. LIBYA
  66. LIECHTENSTEIN
  67. LITHUANIA
  68. LUXEMBOURG
  69. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  70. MADAGASCAR
  71. MALAWI
  72. MALTA
  73. Martinique
  74. MAURITIUS
  75. MEXICO
  76. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  77. MONTENEGRO
  78. NETHERLANDS THE
  79. Netherlands West Indies
  80. New Caledonia And Dependences
  81. New Guinea
  82. NICARAGUA
  83. NIGER
  84. NIGERIA
  85. North Borneo
  86. NORWAY
  87. PANAMA
  88. PERU
  89. PHILIPPINES
  90. PORTUGAL
  91. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  92. ROMANIA
  93. RWANDA
  94. SALVADOR
  95. Saoura And Oases
  96. Sarawak
  97. SENEGAL
  98. SEYCHELLES
  99. Singapore, State of
  100. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  101. SLOVENIA
  102. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  103. SOVIET UNION
  104. SPAIN
  105. St Helena
  106. St Pierre and Miquelon
  107. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  108. Surinam
  109. SWAZILAND
  110. SWEDEN
  111. SWITZERLAND
  112. The Gambia
  113. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  114. TUNISIA
  115. TURKMENISTAN
  116. UGANDA
  117. UGANDA
  118. UNITED KINGDOM
  119. VATICAN CITY
  120. West Indies
  121. YUGOSLAVIA
  122. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  123. ZAMBIA
  124. Zanzibar
  125. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 23 June 2003 22 September 2003
ALBANIA Accession 20 September 2011 19 December 2011
ALGERIA Extension 8 March 1960
ALGERIA Accession 15 July 1964
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Reservation 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
ARGENTINA Notification 23 August 1962
ARGENTINA Notification 27 August 1962
ARGENTINA Communication 28 August 1962
ARGENTINA Accession 1 June 1972
ARGENTINA Declaration 1 June 1972
ARMENIA Accession 18 May 1994 16 August 1994
AUSTRALIA Accession 13 December 1973 13 March 1974
AUSTRIA Accession 8 February 2008 8 May 2008
AUSTRIA Reservation 8 February 2008
AUSTRIA Declaration 8 February 2008
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16 August 1996 14 November 1996
BARBADOS Succession 6 March 1972
BARBADOS Declaration 6 March 1972
BARBADOS Withdrawal Res. 6 March 1972
Basutoland Extension 7 December 1959
Basutoland Reservation 7 December 1959
Bechuanaland Extension 7 December 1959
Bechuanaland Reservation 7 December 1959
BELGIUM Signature 28 September 1954
BELGIUM Ratification 27 May 1960
BELIZE Accession 14 September 2006 13 December 2006
BENIN Accession 8 December 2011 7 March 2012
Berlin West Extension 26 October 1976 24 January 1977
Bermuda Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
BOLIVIA Accession 6 October 1983 4 January 1984
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BOTSWANA Succession 25 February 1969
BOTSWANA Declaration 25 February 1969
BRAZIL Signature 28 September 1954
British Guiana Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
British Guiana Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
British Honduras Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
British Honduras Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
British Virgin Islands Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
BULGARIA Accession 22 March 2012 20 June 2012
BULGARIA Reservation 22 March 2012
BURKINA FASO Accession 1 May 2012 30 July 2012
CHAD Accession 12 August 1999 10 November 1999
Channel Islands Extension 16 April 1959
Channel Islands Reservation 16 April 1959
COLOMBIA Signature 30 December 1954
Comoro Islands Extension 8 March 1960
COSTA RICA Signature 28 September 1954
COSTA RICA Reservation 28 September 1954
COSTA RICA Ratification 2 November 1977 31 January 1978
COSTA RICA Withdrawal Res. 2 November 1977 31 January 1978
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CZECH REPUBLIC Accession 19 July 2004 17 October 2004
CZECH REPUBLIC Declaration 19 July 2004 1 January 1900
DENMARK Signature 28 September 1954
DENMARK Ratification 17 January 1956
DENMARK Reservation 17 January 1956
DENMARK Withdrawal Res. 23 August 1962 1 October 1961
DENMARK Withdrawal Res. 25 March 1968 25 March 1968
ECUADOR Signature 28 September 1954
ECUADOR Ratification 2 October 1970
Falkland Islands Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Falkland Islands Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Fiji Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Fiji Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
Fiji Statement 12 June 1972
Fiji Withdrawal Res. 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 10 October 1968
FINLAND Reservation 10 October 1968
FINLAND Withdrawal Res. 30 September 1970
FINLAND Corrigendum 30 September 1970
FRANCE Signature 12 January 1955
FRANCE Ratification 8 March 1960
FRANCE Declaration 8 March 1960
French Guiana Extension 8 March 1960
French Polynesia Extension 8 March 1960
French Somaliland Extension 8 March 1960
GEORGIA Accession 23 December 2011 22 March 2012
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 28 September 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 26 October 1976 24 January 1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 26 October 1976 24 January 1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Reservation 26 October 1976
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 26 October 1976
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
GREECE Accession 4 November 1975 2 February 1976
Guadeloupe Extension 8 March 1960
GUATEMALA Signature 28 September 1954
GUATEMALA Reservation 28 September 1954
GUATEMALA Ratification 28 November 2000 26 February 2001
GUATEMALA Confirmation 28 November 2000
GUINEA Accession 21 March 1962 19 June 1962
HONDURAS Signature 28 September 1954
HONDURAS Reservation 28 September 1954
HONDURAS Ratification 1 October 2012 30 December 2012
Hong Kong Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Hong Kong Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Hong Kong Notification 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 21 November 2001 19 February 2002
HUNGARY Reservation 21 November 2001
HUNGARY Withdrawal Res. 3 July 2012
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 17 December 1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Reservation 17 December 1962
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 17 December 1962
Isle Of Man Reservation 16 April 1959
Isle Of Man Extension 16 April 1959
ISRAEL Signature 1 October 1954
ISRAEL Ratification 23 December 1958
ITALY Signature 20 October 1954
ITALY Reservation 20 October 1954
ITALY Declaration 20 October 1954
ITALY Ratification 3 December 1962
ITALY Reservation 3 December 1962
ITALY Withdrawal Res. 25 January 1968
KENYA Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
KENYA Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
KIRIBATI Succession 29 November 1983
KIRIBATI Reservation 29 November 1983
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 22 August 1962 20 November 1962
LATVIA Accession 5 November 1999 3 February 2000
LATVIA Reservation 5 November 1999
LESOTHO Succession 4 November 1974
LESOTHO Reservation 4 November 1974
LESOTHO Reservation 4 November 1974 2 February 1975
LIBERIA Accession 11 September 1964
LIBYA Accession 16 May 1989 14 August 1989
LIECHTENSTEIN Signature 28 September 1954
LIECHTENSTEIN Ratification 25 September 2009 24 December 2009
LITHUANIA Accession 7 February 2000 7 May 2000
LUXEMBOURG Signature 28 October 1955
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 27 June 1960
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 January 1994 17 September 1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 20 February 1962 21 May 1962
MADAGASCAR Denunciation 2 April 1965 2 April 1966
MALAWI Denunciation 22 March 1968
MALAWI Accession 7 October 2009 5 January 2010
MALTA Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Martinique Extension 8 March 1960
MAURITIUS Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
MAURITIUS Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
MEXICO Accession 7 June 2000 5 September 2000
MEXICO Reservation 7 June 2000
MEXICO Withdrawal Res. 11 July 2014
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 1 April 2012 18 July 2012
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 19 April 2012 18 July 2012
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 28 September 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 12 April 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 12 April 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Notification 12 April 1962
Netherlands West Indies Extension 17 June 1962
New Caledonia And Dependences Extension 8 March 1960
New Guinea Extension 12 April 1962
NICARAGUA Accession 15 July 2013 13 October 2013
NICARAGUA Declaration 15 July 2013
NIGER Accession 7 November 2014 5 February 2015
NIGERIA Accession 20 September 2011 19 December 2011
North Borneo Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
North Borneo Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
NORWAY Signature 28 September 1954
NORWAY Ratification 19 November 1956
PANAMA Accession 2 June 2011 31 August 2011
PERU Accession 23 January 2014 23 April 2014
PHILIPPINES Signature 22 June 1955
PHILIPPINES Reservation 22 June 1955
PHILIPPINES Ratification 22 September 2011 21 December 2011
PORTUGAL Accession 1 October 2012 30 December 2012
PORTUGAL Reservation 1 October 2012 30 December 2012
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 9 December 1959
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Reservation 9 December 1959
ROMANIA Accession 27 January 2006 27 April 2006
ROMANIA Reservation 27 January 2006 27 April 2006
RWANDA Accession 4 October 2006 2 January 2007
SALVADOR Signature 28 September 1954
SALVADOR Reservation 28 September 1954
Saoura And Oases Extension 8 March 1960
Sarawak Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
SENEGAL Accession 21 September 2005 20 December 2005
SEYCHELLES Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Singapore, State of Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Singapore, State of Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Accession 3 April 2000 2 July 2000
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Declaration 3 April 2000
SLOVENIA Succession 6 July 1992 25 June 1991
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
Solomon Islands Protectorate Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
SOVIET UNION Objection 13 October 1976
SPAIN Accession 12 May 1997 10 August 1997
SPAIN Reservation 12 May 1997 10 August 1997
St Helena Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
St Pierre and Miquelon Extension 8 March 1960
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 27 April 1999 27 October 1999
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Reservation 27 April 1999
Surinam Extension 12 April 1962
SWAZILAND Extension 7 December 1959
SWAZILAND Reservation 7 December 1959
SWEDEN Signature 28 September 1954
SWEDEN Ratification 2 April 1965
SWEDEN Reservation 2 April 1965
SWEDEN Withdrawal 25 November 1966
SWEDEN Withdrawal Res. 5 March 1970
SWITZERLAND Signature 28 September 1954
SWITZERLAND Ratification 3 July 1972 1 October 1972
The Gambia Extension 19 January 1962 17 June 1962
The Gambia Reservation 19 January 1962 17 June 1962
The Gambia Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
TUNISIA Accession 29 July 1969
TURKMENISTAN Accession 7 December 2011 6 March 2012
UGANDA Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
UGANDA Accession 15 April 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 28 September 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 16 April 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 16 April 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 16 April 1959
VATICAN CITY Signature 28 September 1954
VATICAN CITY Declaration 28 September 1954
West Indies Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
West Indies Reservation 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 9 April 1959
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Succession 1 November 1974 30 January 1975
ZAMBIA Declaration 1 November 1974 30 January 1975
Zanzibar Extension 19 March 1962 17 June 1962
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 030/1994: Cm 2708||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1994-TS0030.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 057/2002: Cm 5737||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2002-TS0057.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 050/2004: Cm 6454||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0050.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 020/2006: Cm 6911||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0020.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  8. Treaty Series 009/2008: Cm 7458||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0009.pdf
  9. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
  10. Treaty Series 049/2011: Cm 8451||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2011-TS0049.pdf
  11. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/522/0: 0
  12. UN Registration United/0: 360 117
  13. Treaty Series 041/1960: Cmnd 1098||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1960-TS0041.pdf
  14. Miscellaneous Series 011/1955: Cmd. 9509
Metadata

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UUID: d8efb217-5169-470d-af5d-89b7cf802ffe
Treaty ID: 2240
Record ID: 70471