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Pagalba REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON CITIZENSHIP 17 September 2002 No IX-1078 Vilnius (As last amended on 19 March 2009 – No XI-205) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Article

  1. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
  2. The following persons shall be citizens of the Republic of Lithuania: 1) persons who held citizenship of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, provided that these persons are not citizens of another state; 2) persons who permanently resided in the present-day territory of the Republic of Lithuania in the period from 9 January 1919 to 15 June 1940, as well as their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, provided that on the day of coming into force of the Law on Citizenship of 3 November 1989 they were permanently residing and are still residing in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania and are not citizens of any other state; 3) persons of Lithuanian descent if they are not citizens of any other state. A person whose parents or grandparents or one of the parents or grandparents is or was Lithuanian and the person considers himself Lithuanian shall be considered to be of Lithuanian descent; 4) persons who acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania in force prior to the entry into force of a new version of this Law.
  3. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may not at the same time be citizen of another state, except for persons who held citizenship of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940 and were exiled or departed from Lithuania in the period of occupations from 15 June 1940 to 11 March 1990 as well as in the individual cases provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 8, Article 9, paragraph 4 of Article 12, paragraph 1 of Article 16, paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 17, paragraph 2 of Article 18 of this Law. Article
  4. Documents Confirming Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania Documents confirming citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be the passport of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, identity card and passport. Article
  5. Legal Status of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
  6. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall have all social economic, political and personal rights and freedoms that are enshrined in and guaranteed by the Constitution, laws and other legislation of the Republic of Lithuania as well as international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania.
  7. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania must observe the Constitution, laws and other legislation of the Republic of Lithuania as well as international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania, perform the duties prescribed thereunder, safeguard the interests of the Republic of Lithuania, help strengthen its might and authority, be loyal to it. Article
  8. Retention of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania in case of Marriage and Divorce If a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania contracts marriage with a person who is a citizen of another state or a stateless person, also if he dissolves such marriage, the citizenship of either spouse shall not by itself change. Article
  9. Retention of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  10. Residence by a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania in another state shall not by itself entail loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
  11. The State of Lithuania shall protect and take care of its citizens beyond the borders of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  12. Prohibition of Extradition of a Citizen of the Republic of Lithuania
  13. It shall be prohibited to extradite a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania to another state except in cases provided for in international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania.
  14. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may not be expelled from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER II ACQUIRING OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Article
  15. Ways of Acquiring Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be acquired: 1) by birth; 2) by exercising the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania; 3) by being granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (naturalisation); 4) by voicing one's option or on other grounds, as provided for by international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania; 5) on other grounds provided for by this Law. Article
  16. Citizenship of Children whose Parents are Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
  17. A child, both of whose parents are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, shall be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania regardless of whether he was born in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or beyond its borders.
  18. If both parents lose citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, the citizenship of their children who have not reached the age of 18 years shall change accordingly. The provision shall not apply if the child would remain without a citizenship due to the change of the parents’ citizenship . Article
  19. Citizenship of Children one of whose Parents is a Citizen of the Republic of Lithuania
  20. If the parents of a child hold citizenship of different states and one of them is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, the child shall be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania regardless of whether he was born in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or beyond its borders..
  21. The child one of whose parents is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania while the other is a stateless person or unknown shall be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania regardless of whether he was born in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or beyond its borders.
  22. If one of the parents was a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania but he died while the other remains a stateless person, their child shall acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  23. Acquiring Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by Children whose Parents are Stateless Persons A child born in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, whose parents are stateless persons habitually resident in Lithuania, shall acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  24. Citizenship of Children whose Parents are Unknown
  25. A child found in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, both of whose parents are unknown, shall be considered born in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania and shall be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, unless circumstances are disclosed whereunder the child would acquire a different status.
  26. A child found or residing in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, both of whose parents are unknown, both parents or the single parent the child had is dead or declared missing, both parents or the single parent the child had is declared incapacitated, parental (paternal or maternal) authority is indefinitely restricted and the child is put under permanent guardianship/curatorship shall be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania unless circumstances come to light for which the child would acquire a different status. Article
  27. Conditions for Granting Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  28. Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be granted to a person if he meets the following conditions: 1) has passed the examination in the Lithuanian language; 2) at the time of submission of the application is habitually resident in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania; 3) has been residing in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania for the last ten years; 4) has a legal source of support in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania; 5) has passed the examination in the basic provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania; 6) is a stateless person or is a citizen of a state under the laws of which he shall lose citizenship of the said state upon acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and notifies in writing of his decision to renounce citizenship of another state held by him after he is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
  29. The procedure of examination in the Lithuanian language (state language) and in the basic provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and the procedure for issuing the appropriate certificates shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
  30. Persons meeting the conditions provided for in this Article shall be granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania taking into account the interests of the Republic of Lithuania. The requirements of Article 12, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 and 5 shall not be applied to persons who are 65 years of age or over, persons who have been established 0-55% capacity for work and persons who have reached pensionable age and who have been established according to the procedure laid down by legal acts as persons with high or medium level of special needs, also to persons ill with grave chronic mental illnesses.
  31. The provisions of this Article, paragraph 1, subparagraph 6 shall not apply to citizens of foreign states who have refugee status in the Republic of Lithuania.
  32. A person who is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall swear an oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  33. Circumstances on the Ground whereof Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall not be Granted Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall not be granted to persons who: 1) have prepared, attempted or committed international crimes such as: aggression, acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes; 2) have prepared, attempted or committed criminal acts against the State of Lithuania; 3) before coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania have been imposed in another state a sentence of deprivation of liberty for a premeditated crime for which the laws of the Republic of Lithuania also establish criminal liability or have been convicted in Lithuania for a premeditated crime punishable by a sentence of deprivation of liberty; 4) according to the procedure established by laws have no right to be issued a document confirming the right to permanently reside in the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  34. Granting Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania upon Contracting a Marriage
  35. A person, who contracted a marriage with a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and has maintained his marital status for the last 7 years while residing in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, shall be granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania provided that he meets the conditions established in this Law, Article 12, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6, and there are no circumstances specified in Article 13 of this Law.
  36. Persons who contracted marriage with citizens of the Republic of Lithuania: deportees, political prisoners or their children born in exile shall be granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania if, after contracting marriage, they move to the Republic of Lithuania for permanent residence and provided that they have resided for the last five years in the Republic of Lithuania together with their spouse who is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and meet the conditions established in this Law, Article 12, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 2, 5 and
  38. A person who, after contracting marriage with a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, has resided in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania for over a year may, in case of death of his spouse, be granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania after he has resided in the Republic of Lithuania for a five-year period, provided that he meets the conditions established in this Law, Article 12, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 and there are no circumstances specified in Article 13 of this Law. Article
  39. Oath of Allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania
  40. Persons who are granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, shall not later than within 1 year from the day of entry into force of the Decree of the President of the Republic, whereby the person is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, publicly and solemnly swear an oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania. The person swearing an oath shall have the right to choose one of following texts of the oath : 1) "I (name, surname), becoming a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, unconditionally pledge to be loyal to the Republic of Lithuania, to observe the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania, to defend the independence of the State of Lithuania, the territorial integrity of the state and the constitutional order. I do swear to respect the state language of Lithuania, its culture and customs, to strengthen the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law in Lithuania. So help me God.”; 2) "I (name, surname), becoming a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, unconditionally pledge to be loyal to the Republic of Lithuania, to observe the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania, to defend the independence of the State of Lithuania, the territorial integrity of the state and the constitutional order. I do swear to respect the state language of Lithuania, its culture and customs, to strengthen the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law in Lithuania.”
  41. The oath of persons shall be administered in the Ministry of the Interior by the person authorised by the Minister of the Interior and in the diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter – consular post) – the head of the consular post or the person authorised by him.
  42. The person shall swear the oath standing before the person administering the oath, shall read the text of the oath having placed his hand on the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. Having finished reading the text of the oath the person shall sign the nominal oath sheet. The requirements established in this paragraph shall not apply to persons who are unable to do so for reasons relating to their disability.
  43. The wording of the oath shall not be revised or altered. The failure to comply with this provision as well as the refusal to sign the nominal oath sheet or its conditional signing shall mean that the person has not sworn the oath. The nominal oath sheets shall be given over to the person who administered the oath.
  44. The persons who, when acquiring the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, lose the citizenship of another state, shall take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania after they provide evidence that they have lost the formerly held citizenship of another state.
  45. The procedure for administering the oath at the Ministry of the Interior or the consular post shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania or the institution authorized by it.
  46. The consular posts shall within 7 days notify the Office of the President of the Republic and the institution authorised by the Minister of the Interior of the persons who took an oath at these consular posts. The institution authorised by the Minister of the Interior shall within 7 days notify the Office of the President of the Republic of the persons who took an oath at the Ministry of the Interior.
  47. Upon granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania the rights and obligations of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania shall arise only after the person takes the oath to the Republic of Lithuania Article
  48. Granting of Citizenship by Way of Exception
  49. The President of the Republic, invoking this Law, may grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania to citizens of foreign states or stateless persons for special merit to the Republic of Lithuania, who integrated into Lithuanian society, without applying with respect to them conditions for the granting of citizenship provided for in Article 12 of this Law. The activities of a citizen of a foreign state or a stateless person whereby the person makes a substantial contribution to the strengthening of statehood of the Republic of Lithuania, to increasing the might of the Republic of Lithuania and promoting its authority in the international community shall be considered as merits to the Republic of Lithuania.
  50. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to persons listed in Article 20 of this Law.
  51. The granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception shall by itself entail no legal consequences with respect to family members of the person who acquired citizenship. The provision shall not apply to an underage child of a person who acquired citizenship, provided the underage child is a stateless person. The issue of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania of the underage child who is a stateless person shall be settled in accordance with the provisions of Articles 8 or 9 of this Law.
  52. A person who has lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania on the grounds set in paragraph 1 of Article 18 of this Law may not be granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception. CHAPTER III RETENTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA. LOSS AND RESTORATION OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Article
  53. Retention of the Right to Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  54. The right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be indefinitely retained by: 1) the persons who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940, their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who are habitually resident in other states; 2) the persons of Lithuanian descent who are residing in other states.
  55. Persons who retain the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be issued, upon their application, according to the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, documents confirming the right.
  56. Persons specified in this Article, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 shall implement the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania after they renounce the held citizenship of another state. The condition shall not apply to: 1) the deportees, political prisoners, as well as their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren; 2) persons who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 and left to reside in other states during the occupations of 15 June 1940 – 11 March 1990, the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the persons.
  57. The persons specified in this Article, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 shall implement the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania upon renouncing the held citizenship of another state. Article
  58. Loss of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  59. Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be lost: 1) upon renouncing citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania ; 2) upon acquiring citizenship of another state; 3) on the grounds provided for by international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania; 4) if a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania is serving in the military service of another state or is employed in the state service of a non-EU member state having no permission of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania; 5) after the court recognizes that the person has lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania when he, being in possession of the permit indicated in subparagraph 4 of this paragraph, serves in the military service of another state or is employed in the foreign state service, in this way prejudicing the interests of the Republic of Lithuania.
  60. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to persons who acquired citizenship of another state with which the Republic of Lithuania has concluded a contract on dual citizenship. Article
  61. The Right of a Citizen of the Republic of Lithuania to Renounce Citizenship
  62. The right of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania to renounce citizenship may not be restricted, except in cases specified in this Article.
  63. A person's application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may not be considered if the applicant is suspected or accused of having committed a criminal act or if a court judgement in respect of the person is final and enforceable. Article
  64. Restoration of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  65. A person who has lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under the legislation in force before the date of entry into force of the new version of the this Law as well as Article 18, paragraph 1 of this Law may have citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania restored to him upon his application, provided that at the moment of filing of the application the person is not a citizen of another state and meets the conditions established in this Law, Article 12, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 2, and 4 and provided that there are no circumstances specified in Article 13 of this Law.
  66. A person who has lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under the legislation that was in force before the date of entry into force of the new version of the this Law as well as under Article 18, paragraph 1 of this Law and who meets the conditions established in this Law, Article 1, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1, 2 or 3 may be restored citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania upon such person's application without applying to the person conditions established in Article 12 of this Law provided that the person is not a citizen of another state.
  67. A person who has lost citizenship before the age of 18 years may be restored the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania if, upon reaching the age of 18 years, he resolved about the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  68. Declaring the Act on Acquiring the Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or on Granting the Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania as Invalid
  69. The act on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be declared invalid by the court if it establishes that the person, upon acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation or by exercising the right of option, did this by presenting forged documents or by any other fraud, or did not renounce citizenship of another state, or if the court establishes that the person, prior to or after having been granted citizenship prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as: aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or had no right according to the procedure established by law to be issued the document confirming the right to permanently reside in the Republic of Lithuania or prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania.
  70. The court shall declare invalid the act on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania also in case it establishes that the person concerned organised or carried out in the period after 15 June 1940 deportation or genocide of the residents, other crimes against humanity or war crimes against the residents of the Republic of Lithuania, suppressed the resistance movement in Lithuania against the occupational regimes or, after 11 March 1990, took part in the actions directed against the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Lithuania.
  71. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who acquires citizenship of another state with the exception of persons specified in this Law, Article 18, paragraph 2, shall lose citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania as of the day of acquiring of citizenship of another state.
  72. A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania upon acquiring citizenship of another state must within 30 days give a written notice thereof to the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him or the migration office, sub-office, group or the passport subdivision of the territorial police body (hereinafter - the Migration Service) or the consular post.
  73. The acquiring of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be declared invalid if it is discovered that the decision on the person’s citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania was given infringing this or other laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
  74. The provision of paragraph 5 of this Article shall not apply if it transpires that under the legislation of another state the person was considered citizen of that state without having expressed his will to become its citizen and he has not been issued the certificate of citizenship of that state. CHAPTER IV PROCEDURE FOR SETTLING THE ISSUES OF CITIZENSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA Article
  75. Submitting Applications and Submissions on the Issues of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  76. Persons habitually resident in the Republic of Lithuania shall submit applications and documents on citizenship of the the Republic of Lithuania according to this law, Article 1, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 and exercising the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to this law, Article 17, paragraph 3 to the migration service. Persons habitually resident abroad shall submit applications and documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to this law, Article 1, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 and 3, on retention of the right to citizenship according to this Law, Article 17, paragraph 1 and implement of the right according to this Law, Article 17, paragraphs 3 and 4 to the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorized by him or the consular post.
  77. The following documents shall be appended to the application to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to this law, Article 12: a copy of the person’s identity card; a copy of the birth certificate; a document entitling to permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania at the moment of submission of the application; a document providing evidence that the person has been living in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania over the last 10 years; a document attesting that the person has a legal source of support; a document evidencing that the person has passed the examination in the state language and basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania. The following documents shall be appended to the application to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to Article 14 of this law: a copy of the person’s identity card; a copy of the birth certificate; a copy of the marriage certificate; a copy of the document attesting the Republic of Lithuania citizenship of the spouse; a copy attesting that the person is a deportee or political prisoner, if the person applied for the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under this law, Article 14, paragraph 2; a copy of the death certificate of the spouse if the person applied for the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under this law, Article 14, paragraph 3; document attesting the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania at the moment of submission of this application; a document attesting that the person has been living in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania for the period referred to in this law, Article 14; a document evidencing that the person has passed the examinations in the state language and basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania according to the requirements specified in this law, Article
  78. If a person holding a citizenship of another state applies for the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania he shall submit a written application for the renunciation of the citizenship of another state held when he is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
  79. The following documents shall be appended to the application to implement the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania: a copy of the person’s identity card; a document attesting the person’s place of residence or its copy; documents certifying retention of the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania; documents proving kinship with the person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or heir copies; a document certifying that the person has renounced the citizenship of another state had, except for the persons specified in this law, Article 17, paragraph 3, subparagraphs 1 and
  81. Documents attesting that the person had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 shall be: the surviving internal or foreign passport of the Republic of Lithuania issued before 15 June 1940; foreign passports of the Republic of Lithuania issued by the diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania after 15 June 1940; documents on military service in the army of the Republic of Lithuania or on being employed in state service of the Republic of Lithuania; certificate of birth or other documents giving direct reference to the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania held; identity cards issued according to the documents issued in Lithuania before 15 June
  82. If there are no such documents. the following documents may be submitted: documents concerning studies, work, life in Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940; a sworn statement approved by a notary or an official of the consular post; an approved copy of a foreign state passport and other documents. The Lithuanian origin is confirmed by the documentary evidencethat the person’s parents or grandparents, one of the parents or grandparents is or was Lithuanian as well as the person’s written statement where he recognises himself Lithuanian. If there are no sufficient documents in evidence of the Lithuanian citizenship held by the person prior to 15 June 1940 or confirming his Lithuanian origin, the issue may be examined by the Commission set up by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for examining the issues of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or the data are established by court.
  83. The application for renouncing citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania: shall be supported by the following documents: copies of the passport of citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, identity card, copies of the passport (if the person has not been issued documents confirming citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, a document issued by the migration service or the consular post shall be submitted attesting that the person is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and has not applied for the receipt of the document in evidence of his citizenship); a copy of the available documents evidencing the person’s place of residence, personal document issued by the foreign state institution; documents evidencing the person’s p[lacer of residence or copies of the documents. If the person requests to let his underage child renounce citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania together with him, the application of the other parent shall be submitted together. If the parents of the child are divorced, the child may renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania if requested in writing by one of the parents with whom the child remains to reside on court decision or with whom the child has been habitually resident.
  84. The application for the restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraph 1 of Article 20 of this law shall be supported by the following documents: a copy of the person’s identity card; a copy of the birth certificate; a document concerning the grounds for the loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania held; a document certifying the right to permanently reside in the Republic of Lithuania at the moment of submission of the application; a document certifying that the person has a legal source of support; a document attesting that the person lost citizenship of another state held.
  85. The application for the restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to paragraph 2 of Article 20 of this Law shall be accompanied by the following documents: documents attesting that the person had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania prior to15 June 1940 or permanently resided in the period from 9 January 1919 to 15 June 1940 in the present-day territory of the Republic of Lithuania or documents or their copies attesting Lithuanian descent or kinship relationship with the person who held Lithuanian citizenship prior to 15 June 1940 or was habitually resident in the present-day territory of the Republic of Lithuania from 9 January 1919 to 15 June 1940; copy of the document attesting the identity of the person or its copy; a document evidencing that the person has lost the held citizenship of another state.
  86. The application for the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception shall be accompanied by the following documents: a copy of the identity card; recommendations of the state politicians of the Republic of Lithuania, of the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania merited to the state of Lithuania indicating the person’s activity of special significance to the Republic of Lithuania as well as other documents attesting the person’s activities of special importance for the Republic of Lithuania and his integration into the Lithuanian society.
  87. The application for the restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraph 3 of Article 20 of this Law shall be accompanied by the following documents: a copy of the document certifying the person's identity; a copy of the person's birth certificate; a document evidencing the person’s place of residence or its copy; the person’s written statement certified by the notary in which the person indicates that he chooses citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Such statement of the person shall be transmitted to an appropriate institution of a foreign state.
  88. The issues of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be considered only upon a written application of the person himself. Application of persons who are under 18 years of age, requesting granting or acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, renouncing citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or returning it shall be submitted by their representatives.
  89. The decision to recognise the person to have lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under subparagraph 5 of paragraph 1of Article 18 and decision to declare the act of granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania invalid according to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 21 shall be taken by the Vilnius regional administrative court. The right to apply to the court on the issues indicated in this paragraph shall be vested with the President of the Republic, the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania or the institution authorised by him. Having adopted the decision to recognise the person as having lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or to recognise the act on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania as invalid shall publish the information in the supplement “Informaciniai pranešimai” to the official gazette “Valstybės žinios”.
  90. The applications to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or to restore it according to paragraph 1 of Article 20 of this Law as well as applications to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception shall be filed with the President of the Republic. The persons shall submit applications to grant or restore the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania via the Migration service and to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception – directly to the President of the Republic.
  91. The applications to renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or to restore the citizenship according to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 20 of this Law shall be filed with the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him. Persons residing in the Republic of Lithuania shall file the said applications via the migration service and persons habitually resident abroad – via the consular post or the institution authorised by the Minister of the Interior.
  92. In cases when the laws of a foreign state do not provide for the procedure of renunciation or loss of citizenship upon the acquisition of citizenship of another state the person shall lodge a written declaration where he shall indicate that he renounces the citizenship of another foreign state held as he acquires the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Such a declaration by the person shall be sent over to an appropriate foreign state institution by the state institution which adopts the decision on the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
  93. The President of the Republic, the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him or the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the institution authorised by him shall have access to the information held by the State institutions or municipal institutions or agencies of the Republic of Lithuania which is required for adopting the decisions indicated in this Law. Article
  94. Citizenship Commission
  95. The President of the Republic shall form the Citizenship Commission (hereinafter - the Commission) for preliminary consideration of issues of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and approve the rules for the consideration of issues of citizenship in the Commission.
  96. The Commission shall have the right to invite to its meetings the person the issue of whose citizenship is being decided, to instruct state institutions to give their opinion within the time period prescribed by the Commission and to present all the necessary documents relating to the application or recommendation under consideration in the Commission. The Commission desiring to obtain information about the circumstances specified in Article 13 of this aw shall appeal according to its competence to the State Security Department of the Republic of Lithuania, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, if such circumstances have not been checked by the institution which prepared the documents on the granting or return of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to paragraph 1 of Article 20 of this Law. If the Commission so decides, the Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of the Lithuania may b applied requesting information on the circumstances specified in Article 13 of this Law.
  97. A meeting of the Commission shall be valid if not less than two-thirds of the members take part therein. Decisions of the Commission shall be adopted by a simple majority vote of all the Commission members and recorded in the minutes. The minutes shall be signed by all the Commission members participating in the meeting.
  98. The Commission shall consider requests to grant or return citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and submit to the President of the Republic proposals to grant the applications. In case the applicant is not granted or returned the citizenship, he shall be notified thereof in writing, setting forth the reasons for refusal
  99. The Commission shall consider applications to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under Article 16 of this Law and shall submit to the President of the Republic proposals to grant the applications. Article
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  101. Adoption and Implementation of Decisions on Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  102. The citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be granted, restored under paragraph 1 of Article 20 of this Law by the President of the Republic and shall issue decrees thereon. The decree of the President of the Republic on the restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraph1 of Article 20 of this Law shall be issued after the person submits a document certifying that he has lost citizenship of another state held or a document certifying that he is a stateless person. The decrees of the President of the Republic on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, its restoration shall be also signed by the Minister of the Interior.
  103. If it is established that the person has acquired citizenship of another state, except for persons specified in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of this Law, or that a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania is serving in the military service of another state or is employed in the state service of a non-EU member state having no authorisation of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him shall adopt a decision on the loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under subparagraphs 2 or 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 18 of this law.
  104. The decisions on the renunciation, restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under subparagraphs 2 and 3 of Article 20 of this Law shall be adopted by the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him. Decisions on the restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraph 2 of Article 20 of this law may be adopted only after the person submits a document certifying that the person has lost the held citizenship of another state or a document certifying that he is a stateless person.
  105. The decisions on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under subparagraphs 1, 2 or 3 of Article 1 of this Law of persons habitually resident in the Republic of Lithuania as well as the decisions on the implementation of the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraph 3 of Article 17 of this Law shall be adopted by the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him or the migration service and on the retention under subparagraph 1 or 3 of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of this Law of the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by persons habitually resident abroad as well as the retention of the tight to citizenship under paragraph 1 of Article 17 of this Law and on the implementation by these persons of the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 17 of this Law - by the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him.
  106. The decision on recognising the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania invalid under paragraph 5 of Article 21 of this Law or the decision not to apply the provision of paragraph 5 of Article 21 of this Law shall be adopted by the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by him, when the issue is considered by the Commission formed by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for considering the issues of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  107. Adoption of Decisions on the Citizenship of Children Decisions on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania of children habitually resident in the Republic of Lithuania shall be adopted under Articles 8-11 of this Law by the migration service and on the children habitually resident abroad – by the institution authorised by the Minister of the Interior. Article
  108. Publishing of Acts on the Issues of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania The orders of the Minister of the Interior or the head of the institution authorised by him on the renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 20 of this law, loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under subparagraphs 2 and 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 18 of this Law shall be published in the supplement “Informaciniai pranešimai” to the official gazette “Valstybės žinios”. Article
  109. Reconsideration of Applications and Submissions on the Issues of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  110. The persons’ applications for the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or restoration thereof under paragraph 1 of Article 20 of this Law shall be adopted not sooner than one year after the adoption of the former decision.
  111. Persons who have not sworn allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania within the time period set in paragraph 1 of Article 15 of this Law shall resubmit the application and documents on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, according to the procedure set in this Law. Article
  112. Preparation of Documents of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
  113. The documents of citizenship of persons habitually resident in the Republic of Lithuania shall be prepared by the migration service while those of persons habitually resident abroad - by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the Minister of the Interior or the institutions authorised by them. The documents of citizenship of children habitually resident in the Republic of Lithuania shall be prepared by the migration service and those of children habitually resident abroad - by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the Minister of the Interior or the institution authorised by them.
  114. In the cases specified by this Law and in other cases when there are not sufficient documents for resolving the issue of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, the issue may be considered by the Commission set up by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for Considering the Issues of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. The Commission shall submit the finding as guidance document. 3.The rules for the preparation of documents of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, the composition of the Commission for Considering the Issues of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and the provisions of the Commission shall be approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER 5 FINAL PROVISIONS Article
  115. Application of International Treaties on Citizenship Issues If an international treaty ratified by the Republic of Lithuania which enters into effect establishes rules other than those set by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania or other legal acts in effect during the conclusion of this Treaty or after the effective date of this treaty, the rules of the international treaty shall apply. . I promulgate this Law passed by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC VALDAS ADAMKUS

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