I want to renounce citizenship
- I want to get the personal identity card and/or the passport of the Republic of Lithuania
- I want to report a lost document
- Notification of acquired citizenship of another state
- Multiple citizenship
- I want to renounce citizenship
- I want to submit a mediation letter (invitation)
- Service passport
- Your rights in the European Union
I want to renounce citizenship
The renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania is one of the ways of losing citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
I want to renounce citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania myself
You must submit an application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania electronically through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and attach the following documents:
- A document attesting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (personal identity card, passport, and if no document certifying citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania has been issued – a document issued by an institution authorized by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania or a diplomatic or consular institution of the Republic of Lithuania confirming that you are a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and have not contacted for the issue of a document confirming the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania);
- A personal document issued by a foreign state institution, if any;
- A document issued by a competent authority of a foreign state confirming that you are a citizen of that state or will acquire the citizenship of that state after you lose your citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
Application procedure:
You must submit an application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania electronically through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS). Upon submitting the application, You will have to book a visit to the Migration Department, diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania. Upon arrival at the territorial division of the Migration Department, diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania, You must submit the originals of the documents, digital copies of which You have attached when completing the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
Important:
- after completing the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, within 4 months from the date of filling in this application through MIGRIS, You must appear in person at the Migration Department or consular post to submit the originals of the documents, digital copies of which You have attached when completing the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, or notarised or equivalent copies of the original documents;
- if the original documents or notarised or equivalent copies of the original documents are provided to the Migration Department or consular post by Your representative, then he/she must enclose a valid identity document and a representation document. If the said documents are submitted to the Migration Department by an authorised representative, then he/she must additionally attach a representation agreement or a certified copy of this agreement (when the original documents are provided by representatives) or a notarised power of attorney (when original documents are provided by other authorised representatives);
- the documents attached to application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, except for the travel documents included in the list of travel documents approved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania entitling an alien to enter the Republic of Lithuania, must be dranw up in Lithuanian, or You must submit a translation of these documents into Lithuanian, which must be certified by a person or institution entitled to certify translation from one language to another;
- when completing the application for the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, You must attach the originals of the documents or the notarised or equivalent copies of the original documents. Each separate document issued by a foreign state and each separate document certified by a notary or equivalent procedure of a foreign state must be legalized or endorsed with an Apostille, unless otherwise provided by international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania or legal acts of the European Union. This provision shall not apply to travel documents, nor in cases where it is not possible to legalize or endorse the documents with an Apostille in a foreign country or part thereof affected by a humanitarian crisis.
The application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania must be examined no later than within 6 months from the day of receipt of the notification at the Migration Department.
If you are suspected or accused of having committed a criminal offense, a valid and enforceable court judgment is passed in respect of you or, in case you renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, you become a stateless person, then your application for the renouncement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania cannot be considered.
I want to renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania for my underage child
You must submit an application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania electronically through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and attach the following documents:
- A document – proof of your child's citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (a personal identity card, a passport, and if no document certifying the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania has been issued – a document issued by the institution authorised by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania or a diplomatic or consular institution of the Republic of Lithuania confirming that you are a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and have not applied for the issue of the document confirming the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania);
- Your child's identity document issued by a foreign state institution, if any;
- A document issued by the competent authority of a foreign state to demonstrate that your child is a citizen of that state or that your child will acquire citizenship of that state after losing citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Free form written consent of a child from 14 to 18 years of age for the loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
You must pay a state levy – EUR 44.
Application procedure:
You must submit an application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania electronically through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS). Upon submitting the application, You will have to book a visit to the Migration Department, diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania. Upon arrival at the territorial division of the Migration Department, diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania, You must submit the originals of the documents, digital copies of which You have attached when completing the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
Important:
- after completing the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, within 4 months from the date of filling in this application through MIGRIS, You must appear in person at the Migration Department or consular post to submit the originals of the documents, digital copies of which You have attached when completing the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, or notarised or equivalent copies of the original documents;
- if the original documents or notarised or equivalent copies of the original documents are provided to the Migration Department or consular post by Your representative, then he/she must enclose a valid identity document and a representation document. If the said documents are submitted to the Migration Department by an authorised representative, then he/she must additionally attach a representation agreement or a certified copy of this agreement (when the original documents are provided by representatives) or a notarised power of attorney (when original documents are provided by other authorised representatives);
- the documents attached to application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, except for the travel documents included in the list of travel documents approved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania entitling an alien to enter the Republic of Lithuania, must be dranw up in Lithuanian, or You must submit a translation of these documents into Lithuanian, which must be certified by a person or institution entitled to certify translation from one language to another;
- when completing the application for the application for renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, You must attach the originals of the documents or the notarised or equivalent copies of the original documents. Each separate document issued by a foreign state and each separate document certified by a notary or equivalent procedure of a foreign state must be legalized or endorsed with an Apostille, unless otherwise provided by international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania or legal acts of the European Union. This provision shall not apply to travel documents, nor in cases where it is not possible to legalize or endorse the documents with an Apostille in a foreign country or part thereof affected by a humanitarian crisis.
The notification must be examined no later than within 6 months from the day of receipt of the notification at the Migration Department.
If you are suspected or accused of having committed a criminal offense, a valid and enforceable court judgment is passed in respect of you or, in case you renounce the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, you become a stateless person, then your application for the renouncement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania cannot be considered.