Multiple cizitenship

Multiple cizitenship – the right of Lithuanian citizen to have citizenships of other countries.

A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may be a citizen of another state at the same time, provided he meets at least one of the following conditions:

1. he has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and citizenship of another state at birth;
2. he is a person who was exiled from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990;
3. he is a person who left Lithuania before 11 March 1990;
4. he is a descendant of a person referred to in point 2 or 3 of this Article;
5. by virtue of marriage to a citizen of another state he has ipso facto acquired citizenship of that state;
6. he is a person, who has been adopted by a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania until the age of 18 and therefore has acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania pursuant to Article 17 (1) of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Citizenship;
7. a person is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania if he or she was adopted by the citizen (citizens) of another state before he reached the age of 18 and therefore he has acquired the citizenship of another state;
8. he has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception while being a citizen of another state;
9. he is a person who has retained citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or who has citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania restored for his outstanding merits to the State of Lithuania;
10. he has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania while having refugee status in the Republic of Lithuania.
11. he has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania at birth and has acquired citizenship of another country till he was 18 years old.