If your child was born before 2008-07-22 and on the moment of his/her birth you were a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and the child has acquired citizenship of another state at birth, and you want your child to be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, then you have, until the child reaches the age of 18, apply in writing to consider your child a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania. If it is confirmed that your child has acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and another state by virtue of birth, a decision will be made regarding the fact that his/her citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania is established. After the decision on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania is made, your child's data on the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and other state will be entered in the Population Register.

Procedure for the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania for a child

If you have not registered your child's birth, you must first contact the Civil Registry Office and register the child's birth.

You must provide the following documents regarding the statement of your child's citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania:

1. application (application forms – here );
2. child’s birth certificate or equivalent document;
3. a document confirming that at the time of the child's birth, the child's parents or one of them was/were citizen(-s) of the Republic of Lithuania;
4. a document confirming that the child acquired the citizenship of another state by virtue of birth (a document issued by a foreign state stating that the child is a national of that state from birth).

No state levy is payable.

You can submit the documents:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);
3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

The decision on the statement of the child's citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania must be made within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application.

Please note that if your child has acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and another state by virtue of birth, he/she will have the right to have dual (multiple) citizenship for life.

If your child was born from 2008-07-22 to 2011-04-01 and you were a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania on the moment of his/her birth, then your child is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania from birth. If your child has acquired the citizenship of another state at birth, you must provide supporting documents.

Procedure for the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania for a child

If you have not registered your child's birth, you must first contact the Civil Registry Office and register the child's birth.

You must submit the following documents for your child's citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania:

1. A document confirming that at the time of the child's birth, the child's parents or one of them was/were citizen(-s) of the Republic of Lithuania;
2. A document confirming that the child acquired the citizenship of another state by virtue of birth (a document issued by a foreign state stating that the child is a national of that state from birth).

No state levy is payable.

You can submit the documents:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);
3. electronic communications;

4. Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

The decision on the child's citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania is made within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application.

Please note that if your child has acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and another state by virtue of birth, he/she will have the right to have dual (multiple) citizenship for life.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. a travel document or other identity document;
3. a certificate attesting the right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
4. documents evidencing the change of name or surname where such personal data have been changed after the issuance of a certificate attesting to the right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
5. documents certifying that you are not a citizen of another state. Except for the cases when you can be the citizen of both the Republic of Lithuania and another state;

• Person exiled from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 – a person who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his/her descendant, who was/were forcibly expelled from Lithuania by decisions of institutions or courts of occupation regimes in the period from 15 June 1940 to 11 March 1990 for reasons of resistance to occupation regimes, political or social reasons or reasons of origin.
• A person who fled Lithuania before 11 March 1990, – a person who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendant, who left the current territory of the Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 to reside permanently in another state, if their permanent residence on 11 March 1990 was outside Lithuania. This term does not include the persons who departed from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to the territory of the former Soviet Union after 15 June 1940.
• descendant of a person deported from the occupied Republic of Lithuania until 11 March 1990 or departed from Lithuania until 11 March 1990.

6. documents confirming deportation or departure  from Lithuania until 11 March 1990 if you are a citizen of another state.

Exile (I have been deported from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 or I am a descendant of such person).

What is considered an exiled person?

This is a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendants who from 15 June 1940 to 11 March 1990 by the decisions of the authorities or courts of the occupation regimes were forcefully deported from Lithuania for resistance to the occupation regimes, for political, social or origin motives.

What documents confirm exile?

This may be a certificate from the Lithuanian Special Archives, the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania or the Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania.

Where to apply for the exile certificate?

To the General Archives Division of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or to the Special Archives of Lithuania.

DEPARTURE (I have left Lithuania before 11 March 1990 or I am a descendant of such person).

What is considered a departed person?

This is a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendants who before 11 March 1990 left the present territory of the Republic of Lithuania for permanent residence to another state, if their permanent place of residence was not in Lithuania on before 11 March 1990. This term does not include the persons who departed from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to the territory of the former Soviet Union after 15 June 1940.

 You must pay a state levy – 53 EUR.

 ! The state levy must be paid before the provision of services by the institutions.

You can submit your application and documents:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications.

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

The application must be examined no later than within 6 months from the day of receipt of the notification by the Migration Department.

Where the law of another state does not provide for any procedures relating to the renunciation of citizenship or the loss of citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another state, or where such procedures are not reasonable, a notarised statement by the person applying for the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania to the effect that he is renouncing citizenship of another state shall be enclosed; and its official translation to the state language of a foreign state the citizenship whereof is announced, if such application has been drawn up in Lithuanian or in the language of another state.

 Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be reinstated only once.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. a travel document or other identity document;
3. documents certifying that you are a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or a descendant of the person who had the Lithuanian citizenship before 15 June 1940;

CITIZENSHIP HELD BY THE PERSON BEFORE 15 JUNE 1940 (I am a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or a descendant of such person).

What documents confirm that a person had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania citizenship before 1940-06-15?

Internal or foreign passports of the Republic of Lithuania issued before 15 June 1940;

• foreign passports of the Republic of Lithuania issued by diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania after 15 June 1940;
• documents attesting to the person’s service in the Lithuanian armed forces or employment in the civil service;
• birth certificates or other documents directly mentioning the possession of the RL citizenship;
• personal certificates issued before 15 June 1940 in Lithuania or personal certificates issued on the basis of the documents issued before 15 June 1940.

What if I have no documents confirming the Lithuanian citizenship I had before 1940-06-15?

In the absence of such documents, the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania held before 15 June 1940 can be confirmed by documents of studies, work, life in Lithuania up to 15 June 1940 as well as a foreign country passport and other documents.

Can I apply to a court for a finding of the fact of legal significance?

You can only if the Migration Department decides there are no sufficient documentary evidence to confirm that the person was a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or is a descendant of such person, or documents proving that the person may be a citizen of both the Republic of Lithuania and another state at the same time, such data may be established by court.

Who is a descendant of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania?

a child, a grandchild or a grand-grandchild of the person who had the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania held before 15 June 1940.

Where to apply for the issue of documents confirming the fact of birth, death, marriage before 1940-06-15?

To the Lithuanian State Historical Archives.

Where to apply for the issue of documents confirming the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, issued before 15-06-1940, issued passports, service in the Lithuanian Armed Forces, life in Lithuania 1919-01-09-1940-06-15 and/or the fact of learning?

To the Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania.

4. documents confirming the change of name or surname if these personal data have been changed;
5. documents certifying that you are not a citizen of another state. Except for the cases when you can be the citizen of both the Republic of Lithuania and another state;

• Person exiled from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 – a person who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his/her descendant, who was/were forcibly expelled from Lithuania by decisions of institutions or courts of occupation regimes in the period from 15 June 1940 to 11 March 1990 for reasons of resistance to occupation regimes, political or social reasons or reasons of origin.
• A person who fled Lithuania before 11 March 1990, – a person who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendant, who left the current territory of the Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 to reside permanently in another state, if their permanent residence on 11 March 1990 was outside Lithuania. This term does not include the persons who departed from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to the territory of the former Soviet Union after 15 June 1940.
• descendant of a person deported from the occupied Republic of Lithuania until 11 March 1990 or departed from Lithuania until 11 March 1990.

6. documents confirming deportation or departure from Lithuania until 11 March 1990 if you are a citizen of another state.

Exile (I have been deported from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 or I am a descendant of such person)

What is considered an exiled person?

This is a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendants who from 15 June 1940 to 11 March 1990 by the decisions of the authorities or courts of the occupation regimes were forcefully deported from Lithuania for resistance to the occupation regimes, for political, social or origin motives.

What documents confirm exile?

This may be a certificate from the Lithuanian Special Archives, the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Lithuania or the Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania.

Where to apply for the exile certificate?

To the General Archives Division of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or to the Special Archives of Lithuania.

DEPARTURE (I have left Lithuania before 11 March 1990 or I am a descendant of such person)

What is considered a departed person?

This is a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendants who before 11 March 1990 left the present territory of the Republic of Lithuania for permanent residence to another state, if their permanent place of residence was not in Lithuania on before 11 March 1990. This term does not include the persons who departed from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to the territory of the former Soviet Union after 15 June 1940.

You must pay a state levy – 53 EUR.

 ! The state levy must be paid before the provision of services by the institutions.

You can submit your application and documents:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

 In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications.

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application by a person for the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania must be examined no later than within 6 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

Where the law of another state does not provide for any procedures relating to the renunciation of citizenship or the loss of citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another state, or where such procedures are not reasonable, a notarised statement by the person applying for the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania to the effect that he is renouncing citizenship of another state shall be enclosed; and its official translation to the state language of a foreign state the citizenship whereof is announced, if such application has been drawn up in Lithuanian or in the language of another state.

Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be reinstated only once.

You can apply for acquisition of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. Permanent residence permit to live in Lithuania;
4. A document confirming that You have been legally permanently resident in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 10 years;
5. a document confirming that you have a legitimate (drop-down) living source in Lithuania;

An foreigner, together with a request for a permanent residence permit, must submit documents confirming that he/she has sufficient funds and/or receives regular income sufficient for subsistence in the Republic of Lithuania. The amount of the alien's means of subsistence is assessed taking into account the amount of subsistence for living in the Republic of Lithuania determined by the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, which may be considered sufficient for the foreigner requesting to issue a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania. When a foreigner is supported by a family member, the family member's obligation to support the foreigner and the documents confirming that he has sufficient funds and/or receives regular income sufficient for himself and the foreigner to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, are provided. The amount of subsistence for each dependent of the family member, including the family member himself, is assessed by reference to the amount of subsistence in the Republic of Lithuania established by the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, which may be considered sufficient for living in the Republic of Lithuania by an foreigner applying for a residence permit.

6. documents certifying that have passed the examinations of the fundamentals of the Lithuanian language and the Constitution;

The procedure for the examination in the state language and in the basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the procedure for the issue of the relevant certificates shall be established by the Government the Republic of Lithuania.

The requirement to pass the state language examination and the test of the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania does not apply to:

• Persons who have reached 65 years of age,
• persons with a 0 to 55 percent capacity level 
• persons who have reached the retirement age
• persons with a high and medium level of special needs in the manner prescribed by legal acts
• people with severe chronic mental illness and behavioral disorders.

7. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.
8. written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship.

You must pay a state levy – 62 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions).

You can submit your notification and documents:

1. upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania:
2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

 In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

For more information about the Lithuanian language test and „bases of Lithuanian Constitutional Law“ exam contact  egzaminai@nsa.smm.lt or 8 658 18281, website - www.nsa.smm.lt (Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra (National Education agency), D. Katkaus g. 44, Vilnius). 

Examination of the state language and the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania for persons aged 65, persons with a 0–55 percent capacity for work, and persons who have reached the age of retirement and who have been identified as having big and medium special needs in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts as well as individuals with severe chronic mental illness.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. marriage certificate;
4. a document certifying the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania of the spouse;
5. permanent residence permit to live in Lithuania;
6. a document certifying that you have been legally married to a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania for the last 7 years and have been legally resident together in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 7 years;
7. documents certifying that have passed the examinations of the fundamentals of the Lithuanian language and the Constitution;

The procedure for the examination in the state language and in the basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the procedure for the issue of the relevant certificates shall be established by the Government the Republic of Lithuania.

The requirement to pass the state language examination and the test of the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania does not apply to:

• persons who have reached 65 years of age;
• persons with a 0 to 55 percent capacity level; 
• persons who have reached the retirement age;
• persons with a high and medium level of special needs in the manner prescribed by legal acts;
• people with severe chronic mental illness and behavioral disorders.

8. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes);
9. written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship.

You must pay a state levy – 62 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions).

You can submit your applicatiom and documents:

1. the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

 In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

Information about examinations of the Lithuanian language and fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania can be found on the website of the Education Development Centre (D. Katkaus g. 44, Vilnius, tel. (8 5) 275 2362): www.upc.smm.lt.

Examination of the state language and the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania for persons aged 65, persons with a 0–55 percent capacity for work, and persons who have reached the age of retirement and who have been identified as having big and medium special needs in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts as well as individuals with severe chronic mental illness.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. marriage certificate;
4. a document certifying the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania of the spouse;
5. a document confirming that Your spouse is an exile or political prisoner, or their child born in exile;
6. permanent residence permit to live in Lithuania;
7. a document confirming that You are married to a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and have been legally resident in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 5 years with your spouse;
8. documents certifying that you have passed the examination of the fundamentals of the Constitution;

The procedure for the examination in the state language and in the basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the procedure for the issue of the relevant certificates shall be established by the Government the Republic of Lithuania.

• Persons who have reached 65 years of age,
• persons with a 0 to 55 percent capacity level 
• persons who have reached the retirement age
• persons with a high and medium level of special needs in the manner prescribed by legal acts
• people with severe chronic mental illness and behavioral disorders

9. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes);
10. written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship.

You must pay a state levy – 62 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions).

You can submit your notification and documents:

1. upon arrival directly  to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

Information about examinations of the Lithuanian language and fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania can be found on the website of the Education Development Centre (D. Katkaus g. 44, Vilnius, tel. (8 5) 275 2362): www.upc.smm.lt.

Examination of the state language and the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania for persons aged 65, persons with a 0–55 percent capacity for work, and persons who have reached the age of retirement and who have been identified as having big and medium special needs in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts as well as individuals with severe chronic mental illness.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. marriage certificate;
4. a document certifying the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania of the spouse;
5. permanent residence permit to live in Lithuania;
6. a death certificate of a spouse,
7. a document confirming that You have been legally permanently resident in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 5 years;
8. documents certifying that you have passed the examination of the fundamentals of the Constitution;

The procedure for the examination in the state language and in the basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the procedure for the issue of the relevant certificates shall be established by the Government the Republic of Lithuania.

• Persons who have reached 65 years of age;
• persons with a 0 to 55 percent capacity level; 
• persons who have reached the retirement age;
• persons with a high and medium level of special needs in the manner prescribed by legal acts;
• people with severe chronic mental illness and behavioral disorders.

9. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes);
10. written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship.

You must pay a state levy – 62 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions).

You can submit your application and documents:

1. upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

Information about examinations of the Lithuanian language and fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania can be found on the website of the Education Development Centre (D. Katkaus g. 44, Vilnius, tel. (8 5) 275 2362): www.upc.smm.lt.

Examination of the state language and the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania for persons aged 65, persons with a 0–55 percent capacity for work, and persons who have reached the age of retirement and who have been identified as having big and medium special needs in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts as well as individuals with severe chronic mental illness.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You can apply for acquisition of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. a document confirming that, at the time of filing this application, you have the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania;
4. a document certifying that you have been legally resident in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 5 years;
5. a document confirming that you have a legitimate (drop-down) living source in Lithuania;

An foreigner, together with a request for a permanent residence permit, must submit documents confirming that he/she has sufficient funds and/or receives regular income sufficient for subsistence in the Republic of Lithuania. The amount of the alien's means of subsistence is assessed taking into account the amount of subsistence for living in the Republic of Lithuania determined by the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, which may be considered sufficient for the foreigner requesting to issue a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania. When a foreigner is supported by a family member, the family member's obligation to support the foreigner and the documents confirming that he has sufficient funds and/or receives regular income sufficient for himself and the foreigner to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, are provided. The amount of subsistence for each dependent of the family member, including the family member himself, is assessed by reference to the amount of subsistence in the Republic of Lithuania established by the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, which may be considered sufficient for living in the Republic of Lithuania by an foreigner applying for a residence permit.

6. a document certifying that you are a stateless person;
7. documents certifying that have passed the examinations of the fundamentals of the Lithuanian language and the Constitution (drop-down);

The procedure for the examination in the state language and in the basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the procedure for the issue of the relevant certificates shall be established by the Government the Republic of Lithuania.

The requirement to pass the state language examination and the test of the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania does not apply to:

• Persons who have reached 65 years of age;
• persons with a 0 to 55 percent capacity level; 
• persons who have reached the retirement age;
• persons with a high and medium level of special needs in the manner prescribed by legal acts;
• people with severe chronic mental illness and behavioral disorders.

8. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.

You must pay a state levy – 62 EUR(the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions)

You can submit your notification and documents:

1. upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications;

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of naturalisation and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

Information about examinations of the Lithuanian language and fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania can be found on the website of the Education Development Centre (D. Katkaus g. 44, Vilnius, tel. (8 5) 275 2362): www.upc.smm.lt.

Examination of the state language and the fundamentals of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania for persons aged 65, persons with a 0–55 percent capacity for work, and persons who have reached the age of retirement and who have been identified as having big and medium special needs in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts as well as individuals with severe chronic mental illness.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

• A person who has been granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under the simplified procedure;
• through naturalisation, by way of exception or by restoring it, as well as on the grounds established by international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party, must take a public and solemn oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania.

There are several options:

1. You are:

• stateless person;
• a person who has been granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception;
•  a person who has stated in writing his or her will to renounce his or her foreign nationality.

You must submit the following documents:

1. Request to take the oath to the Republic of Lithuania in free form, where you shall indicate your first name (s) and surname (s), date and number of the decree of the President of the Republic, whereby you has restored or granted Lithuanian citizenship, as well as the place, where you want to take the oath to the Republic of Lithuania (Ministry of the Interior or the respective consular post), an address to which you will be notified about date, time and place of the oath to the Republic of Lithuania, and the phone number and email to contact.;
2. personal identity document;
3. documents proving that your are not a citizen of another state, if you had it before acquiring the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. The requirement to provide proof of the loss of citizenship of another state shall not apply where the law of that state does not provide for any procedures relating to the renunciation of its citizenship or the loss of its citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another state, or where such procedures are not reasonable by a decision of the Minister of the Interior.
4. a document confirming the disability (if the person due to disability is prevented from coming to take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania).

2. You are a person who has stated in writing his/ her will to renounce his/her foreign nationality, however, the law of the state of your citizenship does not provide for any procedure for renunciation or loss of the citizenship of another state or in your opinion, these procedures do not meet the criteria of reasonableness.

 You must submit the following documents:

1. Request to take the oath to the Republic of Lithuania in free form, where you shall indicate your first name (s) and surname (s), date and number of the decree of the President of the Republic, whereby you has restored or granted Lithuanian citizenship, as well as the place, where you want to take the oath to the Republic of Lithuania (Ministry of the Interior or the respective consular post), an address to which you will be notified about date, time and place of the oath to the Republic of Lithuania, and the phone number and email to contact.;
2. personal identity document;
3. a notarized statement, that you renounced citizenship of another state and an official translation of the statement into a state language which citizen you are, if such the statement is written Lithuanian or another language of the state.
4. an explanation of the reasons why you cannot renounce the citizenship of another state;
5. documents confirming the reasons given in your explanation;
6. a statement in which you agree to immediately inform the competent foreign state authorities about the voluntary decision to become a Lithuanian citizen of the Republic and the oath Lithuanian Republic, to make a decision under the provisions of the foreign nationality act for the loss of your foreign nationality and, within one year from the date of taking the oath of office, submit to the Lithuanian authorities a document confirming the loss of citizenship of another state);
7. a document confirming the disability (if the person due to disability is prevented from coming to take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania).

If the Minister of the Interior makes a decision to allow you to take an oath without evidence of loss of citizenship of another state no later than the next working day as of the date of this decision You will be informed in writing about the decision, by sending you a copy of this decision. After that you will be invited to take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania.

No state levy is payable.

You can submit your request and documents:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications.

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

You can take the oath to the Republic of Lithuania:

• In Ministry of the Interior;
• At the diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania;
• In exceptional cases - at home, in a medical institution.

You must take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania within 6 months or 2 years, respectively (See question " Within what time do I have to take the oath to the Republic of Lithuania?

The date, time and place of taking an oath at the Ministry of the Interior or at a consular post shall be determined not later than:

• 2 months - if you are a stateless person;
• 4 months - if you are a person who has declared his / her intention to renounce another nationality.

The oath to the Republic of Lithuania must be taken at the Ministry of the Interior or at a consular post no later than (after all necessary documents are submitted):

• 3 months - if you are a stateless person;
• 5 months - if you are a person who has declared his / her intention to renounce another citizenship.

The text of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania shall not be amended or changed. Non-compliance with this provision, as well as refusal to sign the personal oath form or signing with reservations shall mean that the person concerned has not taken an oath.

Repeat applications for the granting or restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by persons who have not taken an oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania within the time not be considered, unless the person concerned missed this time limit for particularly serious reasons

 In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another).

You must take an oath within six months from the effective date of the decree of the President of the Republic on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, if you are:

1. a stateless person;
2. a person who is a citizen of a state under the law of which you shall lose citizenship of that state on acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
3. a person who has been granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception

You must take an oath within two years from the effective date of the decree of the President of the Republic on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, if you are:

1. a person who has expressed his will in writing to renounce his citizenship of another state after you are  granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.

Minors and incapacitated persons have no duty  to take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania.

You can take an oath at the Ministry of the Interior or at a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania. If a person due to disability is unable to come to the Ministry of the Interior, the oath to the Republic of Lithuania may be given at home or in a medical institution.

A person's oath at the Ministry of the Interior shall be administered by the Minister of the Interior or the Vice Minister authorised by the Minister of the Interior, whereas an oath at a diplomatic mission or consular post shall be administered by the head of the respective diplomatic mission or consular post.

You must choose one of the texts of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania:

1) “I, (name, surname), on becoming a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, do solemnly, without reservation, swear my allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania, to observe the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania, to defend the independence, territorial integrity and constitutional order of the State of Lithuania. I pledge to respect the state language, culture and customs of Lithuania, to strengthen the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law in Lithuania. So help me God.”;

2) “I, (name, surname), on becoming a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, do solemnly, without reservation, swear my allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania, to observe the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Lithuania, to defend the independence, territorial integrity and constitutional order of the State of Lithuania. I pledge to respect the state language, culture and customs of Lithuania, to strengthen the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law in Lithuania.”

You can apply for the oath to the Republic of Lithuania to the the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or the diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

You will become a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and acquire rights, freedoms and responsibilities as a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania only after having taken the oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania.

Yes. You can. Yours relatives and other guests, media representatives may take part in ceremony of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania.

The copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another

The signature of the person in the statement, where he renounced citizenship of another state  must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another.

No, you can't. A person shall apply  for taking an oath to the Republic of Lithuania upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania, through an authorized person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department), also electronic communications. In the documents are submitted through a representative or by electronic communications, it shall be accompanied by, a copy of the identity document validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

You can apply for acquisition of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception

You must submit the following documents:

1. Application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception (drawn up in free form);
2. personal identity document;
3. a document certifying your current citizenship;
4. recommendations of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania describing the person’s activities which significantly contribute to the consolidation of the statehood of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as to the strengthening of its power and authority in the international community;
5. other documents evidencing outstanding merits to the Republic of Lithuania and integration into the Lithuanian society.
6. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.

You must pay a state levy – 61 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions)

You must submit your application to the President of the Republic through the Office of the President of the Republic.

The granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception shall not ipso facto entail any legal consequences for the spouse, child or other family members of a person who has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.

 A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired.

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. It is considered that a person has integrated into the Lithuanian society if he/she is permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania and is able to communicate in the Lithuanian language, and if he/she does not live in the Republic of Lithuania, is able to communicate in Lithuanian language and there are other obvious evidence that the person has integrated into Lithuanian society.

Your application and documents regarding the granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception must be examined by the Citizenship Affairs Commission and it must submit proposals to the President of the Republic of Lithuania on this matter.

The President of the Republic of Lithuania makes a decision on granting the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception and formalises it by decree.

If you have acquired the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before you reached 18 years of age because your parents or one of the parents has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by naturalisation.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here );
2. personal identity document;
3. Permanent residence permit to live in Lithuania;
4. a document confirming that You have been legally permanently resident in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 5 years;
5. a document confirming that you have a legitimate (drop-down) living source in Lithuania;

An foreigner, together with a request for a permanent residence permit, must submit documents confirming that he/she has sufficient funds and/or receives regular income sufficient for subsistence in the Republic of Lithuania. The amount of the alien's means of subsistence is assessed taking into account the amount of subsistence for living in the Republic of Lithuania determined by the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, which may be considered sufficient for the foreigner requesting to issue a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania. When a foreigner is supported by a family member, the family member's obligation to support the foreigner and the documents confirming that he has sufficient funds and/or receives regular income sufficient for himself and the foreigner to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, are provided. The amount of subsistence for each dependent of the family member, including the family member himself, is assessed by reference to the amount of subsistence in the Republic of Lithuania established by the Minister of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, which may be considered sufficient for living in the Republic of Lithuania by an foreigner applying for a residence permit.

6. a document confirming that you are not a citizen of another state. If you are a citizen of another state, you must submit a written declaration that you will renounce the citizenship of the other state when you are reinstated citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
7. Documents evidencing the change of the name or surname where such personal data have been changed after the loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
8. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.
9. Written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship (see paragraph 6).

You must pay a state levy – 61 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions)

 You can submit your application:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another).

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications.

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department of local police office.

Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be reinstated only once.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. a document confirming that you are not a citizen of another state. Does not apply if you acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania at birth if you are deported or left Lithuania until 11 March 1990 or you are a descendant of such a person;
4. documents confirming exile or departure from Lithuania until 1990-03-11, if you are a citizen of another state (see Item 3).

Person exiled from the occupied Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 – a person who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his/her descendant, who was/were forcibly expelled from Lithuania by decisions of institutions or courts of occupation regimes in the period from 15 June 1940 to 11 March 1990 for reasons of resistance to occupation regimes, political or social reasons or reasons of origin.

A person who fled Lithuania before 11 March 1990, – a person who held citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 or his descendant, who left the current territory of the Republic of Lithuania before 11 March 1990 to reside permanently in another state, if their permanent residence on 11 March 1990 was outside Lithuania. This term does not include the persons who departed from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to the territory of the former Soviet Union after 15 June 1940.

5. Documents evidencing the change of the name or surname where such personal data have been changed after the loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
6. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.
7. Written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship (you are a citizen of another state and do not meet the conditions for multiple citizenship).

You must pay a state levy – 61 EUR (provide a link to ) (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions)

 You can submit your application:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. Through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

 In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for restoration of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be reinstated only once.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here );
2. personal identity document;
3. Documents evidencing the change of the name or surname where such personal data have been changed after the loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
4. a document certifying your citizenship of another state.
5.  recommendations of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania describing the person’s activities which significantly contribute to the consolidation of the statehood of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as to the strengthening of its power and authority in the international community.
6. Other documents evidencing your outstanding merits to the Republic of Lithuania and integration into the Lithuanian society.
7. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.

You must pay a state levy – 61 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions).

You must submit your application to the President of the Republic through the Office of the President of the Republic.

Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be reinstated only once.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired.

Your application and documents regarding the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania are examined by the Citizenship Affairs Commission and submits proposals to the President of the Republic of Lithuania on this matter.

The President of the Republic of Lithuania makes a decision on the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and formalises it by decree.

When the President of the Republic reinstates the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by decree, you must take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania. The rights and obligations of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania arise only after you take an oath to the Republic of Lithuania.

Repeated applications for the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by persons who have not taken an oath to the Republic of Lithuania are not examined, except for cases when this time limit is missed for very important reasons.

The application for the reinstatement of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania is written in Lithuanian, and the documents attached to it must be translated into Lithuanian if they are drawn up in another language.

If a person submits copies of documents, they must be notarised.

Documents issued by foreign states, a person's declaration that he/she renounces the citizenship of another state, and his/her official translation into the official language of the state whereof the person is a citizen must be legalized or certified by Apostille if the international treaties of the Republic of Lithuania or the legislation of the European Union law does not provide otherwise.

No. If you have been granted the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of exception and you have lost it, you cannot reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here );
2. personal identity document;
3. Document attesting the Lithuanian origin;
4. Documents confirming the change of name or surname if these personal data have been changed.
5. a document confirming that you are not a citizen of another state. If you are a citizen of another state, you must submit a written declaration that you will renounce the citizenship of the other state when you are granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (see paragraph 7).
6. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.
7. Written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship (see paragraph 5). Where the law of another state does not provide for any procedures relating to the renunciation of citizenship or the loss of citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another state, or where such procedures are not reasonable, a notarised statement by the person applying to the effect that he is renouncing citizenship of another state shall be enclosed).

You must pay a state levy – 60 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions)

You can submit your application and documents:

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania in a simplified procedure and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the relevant institution.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. personal identity document;
3. Document attesting the Lithuanian origin;
4. Documents evidencing the change of the name or surname where such personal data have been changed after the issue of the certificate confirming the Lithuanian origin.
5. a document confirming that you are not a citizen of another state. If you are a citizen of another state, you must submit a written declaration that you will renounce the citizenship of the other state when you are granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (see paragraph 7).
6. police clearance certificate (from the institutions of foreign states where you lived before your arrival to Lithuania confirming that you had not been punished for a deliberate crime which is considered as a very serious crime under the laws of the Republic of Lithuania before your entry to live in the Republic of Lithuania or you were not punished in the Republic of Lithuania for a very serious crime, whether or not the criminal conviction has expired for these crimes.
7. Written declaration that you will renounce your other citizenship (see paragraph 5). Where the law of another state does not provide for any procedures relating to the renunciation of citizenship or the loss of citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another state, or where such procedures are not reasonable, a notarised statement by the person applying to the effect that he is renouncing citizenship of another state shall be enclosed).

You must pay a state levy – 60 EUR (the state levy must be paid before the services are provided by the institutions)

You can submit your application and documents

1. Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

2. through an authorised person or other representative (only in the territorial division of the Migration Department);

 In this way, the signature of the person in the application must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to testify authentication of the signature of the person and the copies of the documents submitted must be validated by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents.

Documents issued by foreign authorities, with the exception of travel documents, or copies thereof certified by a person or authority having the right to authenticate copies of documents, these documents must be verified by a certificate (Apostille) or legalised and translated into Lithuanian (the translation must be validated by the person or authorities having the right to translation from one language to another)

An authorized person may submit documents only upon arrival directly to the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.

3. electronic communications

Documents on citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania submitted by an electronic communication means shall be signed by a qualified electronic signature or electronically, which ensure the integrity and irreplaceability of the text.

An application for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania in a simplified procedure and the accompanying documents must be drawn and submitted for consideration to the Citizenship Affairs Commission no later than within 3 months from the date of receipt of the application by the relevant institution.

A person may be denied citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania because of the following circumstances, if he/she:

1) prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime;

2) prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the Republic of Lithuania;

3) prior to coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, were sentenced to imprisonment in another state for a premeditated crime which is a grave crime under laws of the Republic of Lithuania, or were punished for a grave crime in the Republic of Lithuania, irrespective of whether or not the conviction for the crimes specified in this subparagraph has expired;

4) in accordance with the procedure laid down by law, is not entitled to obtain a document attesting to the right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. a travel document or other identity document;
3. a certificate attesting the right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
4. documents confirming the change of name or surname if these personal data have been changed, provided that these personal data in the submitted documents do not correspond to the data of the travel document or other identity document;
5. two identical 40 x 60 mm personal photos.

You must pay a state levy  – 11 Eur;

! The state levy must be paid before the provision of services by the institutions.

You can submit your application and documents:

Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

An application by a person for a certificate attesting the right to restore citizenship of the Republic of Lithuaniamust be examined no later than within 2 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

A certificate attesting the right to restore citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be issued at the request of a person for an unlimited period.

You will receive confirmation that you have right to reinstate the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. You will be able to apply for a permanent or temporary (5 years) residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania.

The person must submit it in person. Applications for the issue of a certificate attesting the right to restore citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania for children under the age of 18, for incapacitated persons are filed by their representatives, who are required to provide representation and identity documents.

Currently, family members are not included in the certificates attesting the right to restore citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.

No. No urgent procedure provided.

It has no expiry date.

You must submit the following documents:

1. application (application forms – here);
2. a travel document or other identity document;
3. a certificate of Lithuanian origin;
4. documents confirming the change of name or surname if these personal data have been changed, provided that these personal data in the submitted documents do not correspond to the data of the travel document or other identity document;
5. two identical 40 x 60 mm personal photos.

You must pay a state levy  – 11 Eur;

! The state levy must be paid before the provision of services by the institutions.

You can submit your application and documents:

Upon arrival directly to:

• the territorial division of the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania.

An application by a person for a certificate of Lithuanian origin must be examined no later than within 2 months from the date of receipt of the application by the Migration Department.

A certificate of Lithuanian origin shall be issued at the request of a person for an unlimited period.

• You will receive confirmation that you are a person of Lithuanian origin and you will have the right to acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania in a simplified manner;
• You can apply for a permanent or temporary (5 years) residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania.

The person must submit it in person. Applications for the issue of a certificate of Lithuanian origin for children under the age of 18, for incapacitated persons are filed by their representatives, who are required to provide representation and identity documents.

Currently, family members are not included in the certificates of Lithuanian origin.

No. No urgent procedure provided.

It has no expiry date.