According to recent change of interpretation of Lithuanian Citizenship Law (due to a recent court decision that set a precedent and changed how Migration Department processes the applications) less people can get Dual Lithuanian citizenship. … Read more
The head of the Constitutional Court Dainius Žalimas announced that according to the constitution of Lithuania, the Seimas cannot establish by law that Lithuanian citizens who have left after the restoration of independence (in 1990) … Read more
At the request of Lithuanian parliament, constitutional court will clarify whether the law can establish the right to have dual citizenship for those citizens that left Lithuania to European Union (EU) and NATO countries. At … Read more
When a young man is restoring his Lithuanian citizenship he thinks of the possibility to be drafted to serve in the army. But is this really a question to worry about? Generally speaking, all young … Read more
Lithuanian Parliament recently amended the Citizenship Law allowing descendants of Lithuanian citizens that left before 1940 to get dual Lithuanian citizenship. Until now, the Citizenship Law allowed dual citizenship only for those who fled Lithuania … Read more
According to immigration lawyers in South Africa, there has been a recent surge in applications for Lithuanian citizenship by South African Litvaks… Such interest appeared after amendments to the citizenship law. They remove obstacles for Lithuanians who left … Read more
Today (June 23, 2016) Lithuanian parliament adopted amendments (project Nr. XIIP-4532(2)) to a law on citizenship, which allows Litvaks to get dual Lithuanian citizenship. Until about 2014, Litvaks who left before 1940 and their ancestors … Read more
On Thursday (19 November 2015), the Lithuanian parliament adopted an amendment to the citizenship law allowing foreign-born Lithuanians who automatically acquire dual citizenship, to keep the dual citizenship indefinitely. Until now Lithuanians that were born … Read more
The Government of Lithuania on Wednesday backed an initiative by a group of lawmakers to call a referendum on dual citizenship alongside general elections next year. But the Cabinet also suggests a different formulation for … Read more
Today it was announced that Lithuanian Prime Minister backs dual citizenship referendum proposal. This question has been discussed for more than a decade now, since hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians emigrated and thousands lost their … Read more