Reinstatement of the Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania

Reinstatement of the Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania

ATTENTION!  All applications for the reinstatement of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be submitted electronically through the Lithuanian Migration Information System MIGRIS personally by the applicant. 

If a person, when filling in the application for the reinstatement of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, indicates in the MIGRIS system that he or she will come to the consular post to submit the originals of the uploaded documents, the Migration Department will perform a preliminary assessment of the documents. If there are no deficiencies, the Migration Department will send a message to the person via MIGRIS stating that the person must personally visit the consular post within 4 months and submit the originals of the uploaded documents. Only upon receipt of such notification will the person be able to register for the visit to the Embassy.

Right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania

Persons who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before June 15, 1940 and their descendants (children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren) have an indefinite right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether they are permanently resident in the Republic of Lithuania or in any other state. The requirement to renounce citizenship of another state (e.g. U.S.) does not apply to persons who may be citizens of both the Republic of Lithuania and another state at the same time, i.e.:

• persons who were exiled from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before March 11, 1990 and their descendants (children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren); OR
• persons who left Lithuania before March 11, 1990 and their descendants (children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren).

Required documents

1. Valid passport(s) of an applicant;
2. Documents indicating directly that an applicant (or at least one of his/her parents, grandparents or great-grandparents) held a citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before June 15, 1940). More detailed information and examples are available at I want to become a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania - Migracijos departamentas (migracija.lt) (see "Reinstatement of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania").
3. Documents proving that the person (or one of his/her parents, grandparents or great-grandparents) was exiled or left Lithuania before March 11, 1990). Please check information here I want to become a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania - Migracijos departamentas (migracija.lt) (see "Reinstatement of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania").
4. Documents indicating relation between the applicant and the person who held Lithuanian citizenship prior to June 15, 1940 (e.g. birth certificates) and documents evidencing the change of name or surname if a person’s or his/her ancestors' name or surname were changed or modified (e.g. marriage certificates, court decisions, U.S. naturalization certificates and Social security administration official documents, etc.).

IMPORTANT:

Application must be submitted only together with all supporting documents.
All foreign documents (except passports) must be translated into Lithuanian. Translations should be official.
All foreign documents (for example, U.S. birth certificate, marriage certificate; except the passports) must bear Apostille or be legalized. In order to get Apostille for the document issued in the U.S., please contact the Office of the Secretary of State in the U.S. state where it was issued or the Departament of State for federal U.S. documents (for federal documents, such as the U.S. naturalization certificates). If the foreign document was issued by other foreign countries, you can contact the closest diplomatic post of that foreign country and ask for guidance.
Enclosed documents shall be originals or copies validated by a public notary. All the notary certified copies (except those issued in the Republic of Lithuania) should be additionally certified with Apostille.

Detailed information regarding Lithuanian Citizenship related issues is published on the website of the Migration Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs: https://www.migracija.lt/ 

Please note that the Embassy has no possibilities to comment about the processing of the documents, all questions regarding submitted applications should be addressed to the Migration Department through MIGRIS or by phone +370 5 271 7112, e-mail info@migracija.gov.lt.