REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
LAW
ON CITIZENSHIP
(as
amended by 2 July 1997, No. VIII-391)
Chapter 1
General Provisions
Article
1. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
The
following persons shall
be citizens of the Republic of Lithuania:
1)
persons who were
citizens of the Republic of Lithuania prior to
15 June 1940, their children
and grandchildren (provided that the persons or their children or grandchildren
have not repatriated from Lithuania);
2)
persons who were permanent residents in the present-day territory of the
Republic of Lithuania in the period from 9 January 1919 to 15 June 1940, as well
as their children and grandchildren, provided that on the day of coming into
effect of the Law on Citizenship they have been permanent residents in Lithuania,
are residing here at the present time and are not citizens of another state;
3) persons of Lithuanian origin residing in other states, if they
left Lithuania prior to 16 February 1918 and did not acquire citizenship
of another state;
4) persons who acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by 4
November 1991 under the Law on Citizenship which had been in effect prior to the
enactment of the Law on Citizenship on 5 December 1991; and
5) other persons who
have acquired
citizenship of
the Republic of
Lithuania under the Law on Citizenship.
Persons specified in item 1 hereof shall be at their request issued
passports of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania or documents confirming the
right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with Article 17
of this Law.
A citizen of the Republic
of Lithuania may not at the same time be citizen of another state, except in
cases provided under this Law.
Article 2. Document Confirming Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
The
passport of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania shall be
the document
confirming citizenship
of the
Republic of Lithuania.
The procedure for issuing
the passport of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania shall be
established by the
Republic of Lithuania Citizen's Passport Regulations.
Article 3. Legal Status of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
Citizens
of the
Republic of
Lithuania shall
have all social and economic,
political, and individual rights and freedoms that are provided
and guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, and
international agreements to
which the Republic of Lithuania is a party.
A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania must observe the Constitution and
laws of the Republic of Lithuania, fulfil the duties prescribed thereunder,
safeguard the interests of the Republic of Lithuania, help strengthen its might
and authority, be loyal to it.
Article
4. Retaining the Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania upon Marriage and
Divorce
Marriage to a foreign national or
to a stateless person,
contracted by a man or woman who is a citizen of the Republic of
Lithuania, also dissolution
of such marriage shall not by itself change the citizenship of either spouse.
Article
5. Retaining the Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania
Residence by a citizen of the Republic
of Lithuania in a foreign
state shall
not by
itself result
in the
loss of citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania.
Beyond the borders of the Republic of Lithuania its citizens shall be
protected and taken care of by the State of Lithuania.
Article
6. Extradition of Citizens of the Republic of
Lithuania shall not be Permitted
A
citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may not be extradited to another state.
Chapter 2
Acquiring Citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania
Article
7. Ways of Acquiring Citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania
Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be acquired:
1) by birth;
2) by implementing the right to citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania;
3) by being granted
citizenship of
the Republic of
Lithuania (by naturalisation);
4) by voicing one's option or on other grounds, as provided by
international treaties with the Republic of Lithuania; and
5) on other grounds provided by this Law.
Article
8. Citizenship of Children whose Parents are
Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
A
child, both of
whose parents at the moment of his birth were
citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, shall
be a citizen of
the Republic of Lithuania regardless of whether he
was born in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, or beyond its
borders.
Article
9. Citizenship of Children One of Whose Parents
is a Citizen of the Republic of Lithuania
A
child, one of whose parents
at the moment of his birth was a
citizen of the
Republic of Lithuania, shall be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, if
1) he or she was born
in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania; or
2)
he was born beyond the borders of the Republic of Lithuania, but
at the moment of
his or her birth
both or one parent had a permanent place of residence in the territory of
the Republic of Lithuania.
If at
the moment of the child's
birth one parent
was a citizen of
the Republic of Lithuania, and
both parents had
a permanent place of residence beyond
the borders of the Republic of Lithuania, the citizenship of the child, until he
is 18 years of age, shall be established by the parents' consent.
A child,
one of whose parents at
the moment of his birth was a
citizen of the Republic of
Lithuania, and the other parent was either
a stateless person or unknown, shall be a citizen
of the Republic of Lithuania regardless of his place of birth.
Article
10. Acquiring Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania by Children Whose Parents are Stateless Persons
A
child, whose parents
are stateless persons and permanent residents
in Lithuania, shall acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article
11. Citizenship of Children Whose Parents are
Unknown
A
child found in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, both of
whose parents are unknown, shall
be considered born in Lithuania and shall
be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, unless there
are grounds for him
or her to acquire a different status.
Article
12. Conditions for Granting Citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania
A
person, upon
his or
her request,
may be
granted citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania, provided
that he or she agrees to take
the oath to the Republic and meets
the following conditions of citizenship:
1)
has passed the
examination in the Lithuanian language (can speak and read
Lithuanian);
2)
for the last ten years has
had a permanent
place of residence in the
territory of the Republic of Lithuania;
3) has a permanent place of employment or a constant legal source of
support in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania;
4)
has passed the
examination in the basic provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of
Lithuania; and
5)
is a stateless person,
or is a citizen of a state under the
laws of which
he loses citizenship
of said state
upon acquiring
citizenship of
the Republic of
Lithuania, or if the
person notifies in writing
of his decision to refuse citizenship
of another
state upon
being granted citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania.
The
procedure for issuing examinations certificates on the fundamentals of the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and the Lithuanian language shall be
established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
Persons
meeting the conditions
specified in this Article
shall be granted citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania upon taking into consideration the interests of the
Republic of Lithuania.
The requirements of items 1 and 4 of Article 12 of this Law shall not
apply to persons who are 65 years of age and over, to persons who are
considered Group I or II invalids and to persons sick with severe chronic mental
diseases.
Article 13. Reasons Precluding the
Granting of Citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania
Citizenship of the
Republic of
Lithuania (naturalisation)
shall not
be granted to :
1)
persons who have
committed crimes against humanity or acts of genocide;
2)
persons who took part in criminal activities against the Republic of Lithuania;
3)
persons who, before
coming to
Lithuania, have
been imposed custodial sentence for a premeditated crime for which
criminal liability is provided under the laws
of the Republic of Lithuania, or have been sentenced in Lithuania for a
premeditated crime punishable by a custodial sentence;
4)
persons who are chronic alcoholics, drug addicts or toxic substances abusers;
and
5)
persons who are ill with especially dangerous infectious diseases.
Article
14. Granting Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania to a Person who has Contracted Marriage with a Citizen of the
Republic of Lithuania
A
person, who has contracted marriage
with a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania,
and has maintained one's marital status during the
last 3 years while
residing in Lithuania, shall
be granted citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania, provided he meets the
conditions specified by paragraphs 1, 4, and 5 of part 1 of Article 12
of this Law.
Persons who have contracted marriage with the citizens of the Republic of
Lithuania: deportees, political prisoners and their children born in exile shall
be granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania provided that they have
maintained their marital status during the last three years, have moved for
permanent residence to the Republic of Lithuania together with their spouse who
is a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania and provided that they meets the
conditions set in items 4 and 5 of part 1 of Article 12 of this Law.
Article 15. Oath to the Republic
of Lithuania
Persons, who are granted
citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania by way of naturalisation or by voicing their option, as well
as under Article
16 of this Law, shall take the following oath:
"I (name, surname), accepting citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania, pledge to
be loyal to the Republic of Lithuania, to observe the
Constitution and laws of the Republic, to defend the independence of
Lithuania, to protect the
territorial integrity of the
state. I
pledge to
respect the
state language
of Lithuania, its culture
and customs,
and to
strengthen the democratic
Lithuanian state."
The oath to the Republic shall be administered in public, in a solemn
atmosphere. A
person accepting
citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania
shall read aloud
the text of the oath in the Lithuanian language and sign it.
Article 16. Granting of
Citizenship by Way of Exception
The President of the Republic, in pursuance of this Law, may grant, by
way of exception, citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania to citizens of foreign states for special merit to
Lithuania without applying the conditions for the granting of citizenship
provided by Article 12 of this Law.
The granting of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by way of
exception shall by itself bring about no legal consequences for the family
members of the person who acquired citizenship.
Chapter 3
Retention of the Right to
Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. Restoration of Citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania. Loss of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and
Restoration Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
Article 17. Retention of the Right to Citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania
The
right to citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania shall be retained for an indefinite period for:
1)
persons who were citizens of the Republic of Lithuania prior to 15
June 1940, to their children and grandchildren (provided that said
persons, their children and grandchildren have not repatriated from Lithuania)
who are residing in other states;
2) persons of Lithuanian origin who are residing in other states.
A person, whose parents or grandparents, or one of the parents or
grandparents are Lithuanians and the person himself admits that he considers
himself Lithuanian, shall be considered a person of Lithuanian origin.
Persons
for whom the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
is retained
shall, at
their request,
be issued documents
confirming the right.
Said
persons together with
members of their families
may enter the Republic of
Lithuania without visas
and reside
in Lithuania without
having the
requirements of the
Law on Immigration applied
to them, as well as depart from Lithuania. Laws may also provide for other
rights of said persons.
Persons
specified in item 1 of Part 1
hereof shall implement the right to citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with Article 1 of this Law.
Persons specified in item 2 of Part 1 hereof shall implement the right to
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania after they renounce citizenship of
another state and return to Lithuania for permanent residence.
Article 18. (Repealed 3
October 1995)
Article
19. Loss of Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania
Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be lost if:
1)
a person renounces citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania ;
2)
a person acquires citizenship of another state;
3)
a person breaks
his actual links with
the State
of Lithuania; and
4)
on the grounds provided by international agreements to which the Republic of
Lithuania is a party.
Article
20. The Right of a Citizen of the Republic of
Lithuania to Renounce Citizenship
The
right of a citizen of the Republic
of Lithuania to renounce citizenship may not be abridged, except in cases
specified hereunder.
A
person's application
concerning renunciation
of citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania may not be considered if criminal action
has been brought against
him or if
a court sentence in respect of the persons has become effective and
enforceable.
Article
21. Loss of Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania upon Breaking Actual
Links with the State of Lithuania
A person may be recognised as having lost citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania if he breaks his
actual links with the State of Lithuania by:
1)
having lived
abroad for
a continuous period in
excess of 3 years with an invalid passport
of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania; and
2)
joining the military service of
another state or taking employment as
a state official in another state
without the permission of the
competent bodies of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article
22. Restoration of Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania
A
person deprived
of citizenship
of the Republic of
Lithuania under paragraphs 1, 2, 3,
and 4 of Article 19 of this Law may have the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania restored to him on his
application, provided
that at the
moment of
filing of the application
the person is a permanent resident in the territory of the
Republic of Lithuania, and meets the conditions specified in paragraphs
2, 3, and 5 of part 1 of Article 12 of this Law.
Article
23. Declaring the Act on the Granting of Citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania Invalid
The
Act on the granting of citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania shall be
declared invalid if the naturalised person or the person who
voiced his option
[of nationality], has acquired citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania
by presenting forged documents or
by any other
fraud, or has not
renounced citizenship of another state, or if the court establishes that
the person, prior to or after the
granting of citizenship, committed
crimes against humanity under
international law or
acts of genocide, or
committed crimes against the Republic of Lithuania.
The
Act on the granting of citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania may also
be declared invalid
if the court establishes that in the
period after 15
June 1940 the person
organised or carried out deportation
or extermination of the
residents [of Lithuania],
suppressed the resistance movement
in Lithuania, or, after 11 March 1990, took part in the activities directed
against the independence and
territorial integrity of
the Republic of Lithuania.
A
citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who, after having been issued documents of
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, acquires citizenship of another state
or is issued the passport of a citizen of another state or any other document
confirming the citizenship of that state shall lose citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania as of the day of acquisition of citizenship of another state or the
day of issue of the passport of a citizen of that state or any other document
confirming the citizenship of that state.
Upon receiving the passport
of a citizen of another state or any other
document confirming his citizenship of another state after having been
issued documents of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, a person must
within 30 days give a written notification thereof to the migration service of
his place of residence in Lithuania (town, district) or the Migration Department
at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania or a diplomatic
mission or consular institution of the Republic of Lithuania abroad.
The acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be
declared invalid if it is discovered that the person acquired the documents
confirming his citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania unlawfully
or without due grounds.
Chapter 4
Citizenship of Children upon the Change of Parents'
Citizenship
Article 24. Change of Children's
Citizenship when both Parents Change their Citizenship
If
both parents acquire
citizenship of
the Republic of
Lithuania, or if both parents lose it,
citizenship of children under 14 years of age shall change accordingly. Adoptive
parents shall be held as parents and adopted children - as children.
Article 25. Acquisition of
Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by Children if one of the Parents
Acquires Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
If
one of the parents acquires citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania,
whereas the other parent
retains citizenship of
another state, the child of such
parents may acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania on the written
application of both parents. If the child’s parents are divorced, the child
may acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania on a written application of
one of the parents who has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and
with whom the child is staying following the court decision
or with whom the child is actually living.
If
one of the parents acquires citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania,
whereas the other parent
remains a stateless person, the child of
such parents may acquire
citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania on the application
of the parent who has acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article
26. Retention of Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania by Children if one of
the Parents Loses Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania
If
one of the parents loses citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania,
whereas the other parent is a
citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, the
child of such parents shall retain citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
until he is 14 years of age.
Article
27. Consent of Children Necessary
for Changing their Citizenship
If
the parents change
their citizenship,
citizenship of their
children who are 14 to 18 years of age may be changed only upon the
children's written consent.
Chapter
5
Procedure for Resolving Issues Concerning Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania
Article 28. Filing Applications and Motions on Issues Concerning
Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
Issues
concerning the
granting of
citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania, implementation, renunciation or restoration of
the right to citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania shall be
considered upon
a written application filed
by the person concerned.
The
following documents shall be
appended to the application for the granting of citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania: the document confirming the
person's identity, the
person's birth certificate,
documents confirming the person's permanent place of residence and employment
(occupation) or any other legal source of support,
also documents
confirming the
absence of reasons specified
in paragraphs 4 and 5 of
Article 13 of this Law.
Application for the implementation of the right to citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania shall be accompanied by documents confirming that the
person possessed citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940
(or is the child or grandchild of such a person); documents confirming said
person’s identity (passport or equivalent document), his Lithuanian origin,
citizenship of another state and renunciation thereof (or documents confirming
that said person is a stateless person), and also confirming his permanent place
of residence.
Documents, proving that a person possessed citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940 shall be the following documents: extant
internal and foreign passports of the Republic of Lithuania issued prior to 15
June 1940; foreign passports of the Republic of Lithuania issued by diplomatic
missions or consular institutions of the Republic of Lithuania abroad after 15
June 1940; documents concerning service in the Lithuanian army or employment in
state service; birth certificates or other documents having direct reference to
the possessed citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania. In the absence of the
above documents the following documents may be presented: documents regarding
studies, work and residence in Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940; statement under
oath certified by a notary or an officer of the diplomatic mission or consular
institution of the Republic of Lithuania abroad; notarised statement by three
citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who themselves had been citizens of the
Republic of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940 corroborating that the person had
been a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940; a certified
copy of a foreign passport and other documents. Lithuanian origin shall be
confirmed by documents testifying directly or indirectly that the person’s
parents or grandparents, or one of the parents or grandparents are Lithuanian,
also the person's written statement confirming that he considers himself
Lithuanian. In the absence of reliable documents confirming the person's
Lithuanian origin, the issue shall be decided on by the Citizenship Committee.
The submitted documents must meet the requirements set by the laws of the
Republic of Lithuania.
Applications for the renunciation of citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania shall be accompanied by: the passport of a citizen of the Republic of
Lithuania, the Citizen's Certificate or certificate on the decision concerning
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (in the event that said person has not
been issued the passport of a
citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, a confirming document issued by the
migration service of the police commissariat of the person's place of residence
shall be presented); a copy of the passport of the Soviet Union or other state
which said person possesses, either notarised or certified by the official who
accepts the application for the renunciation of citizenship; documents
confirming said person's permanent place of residence and place of employment
(occupation); and a receipt confirming that State dues have been paid.
The following documents shall be appended to the application concerning
the restoration
of citizenship
of the Republic of
Lithuania: a document confirming the
person's identity,
the person's birth certificate,
the document presenting the grounds for the loss
of citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania, documents confirming
the person's
permanent place
of residence
and employment (occupation) or any other legal source of support.
Applications of persons who
are under
18 years
of age concerning the
granting of
citizenship of
the Republic
of Lithuania, implementation of the right to citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania, renunciation of the
right to the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, or
restoration of
the right shall be filed
by such persons' legal
representatives.
The
Ministries of Internal Affairs, and
Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Lithuania shall have the right to submit motions to recognise
a person as having lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under
Article 21 of this Law.
Applications concerning the
granting of citizenship of the
Republic of
Lithuania, renunciation
of citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania,
or restoration
of citizenship
of the Republic of
Lithuania shall be addressed to the President of the
Republic and filed with the
appropriate executive institution of local government. Citizens of the Republic
of Lithuania permanently residing in a foreign state may submit applications to
renounce citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania to diplomatic missions or
consular institutions of the Republic of Lithuania located abroad.
Persons
specified in paragraph 1 of part 1
of Article 17 of this Law shall file applications concerning the implementation
of the right to citizenship
of the
Republic of
Lithuania with agencies of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania or
with diplomatic missions or consular institutions of the Republic of
Lithuania abroad.
Persons specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of part 1 of Article 17 of
this Law
shall address
applications concerning
the implementation of the
right to citizenship
of the Republic of Lithuania
to the Ministry of Internal Affairs
of the Republic of Lithuania and
file said
applications with the
executive institution of local government.
After the conditions provided under part 6 of Article 17 of this Law are
met, the Ministry of Internal Affairs shall issue persons who are implementing
the right to citizenship of the Republic with
passports of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania.
Article 29. Citizenship Committee
For
preliminary consideration of issues of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania,
the President of the Republic shall form a Committee for the issues of
Citizenship and shall approve the Rules for the Examination of Issues of
Citizenship in the Citizenship Committee.
The
Citizenship Committee shall have
the right to invite to its meetings the person whose citizenship is being
considered, as well as to instruct
state agencies to express, within the time period prescribed
by the Committee,
their opinion and present all necessary
documents on the application or motion that
is being considered by the Committee.
A
meeting of the
Committee shall be operative if not less than two thirds of the
members take part therein.
Decisions of the Committee shall be adopted by majority vote and registered in
the minutes which shall be signed by all the members participating in the
meeting.
The
Citizenship Committee shall
submit to the President of the Republic
proposals to comply with the applicants' requests
concerning citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania; in
cases where the Committee refuses to recommend the granting of
citizenship, it shall notify the applicant thereof in writing, setting forth the
reasons for refusal
The Committee shall examine applications requesting the granting
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under Article 16 of this Law and
shall submit to the President of the Republic proposals to comply with requests.
Article 30. Repealed
Article
31. Adopting Decisions on Applications and Motions concerning the Issues of
Citizenship
The issues concerning the granting, renunciation, restoration and loss of
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under Article 21 of this Law, as well
as issues concerning the invalidation of the Acts on the granting of citizenship
shall be resolved by the President of the Republic, who shall issue appropriate
decrees thereon.
Decisions concerning the implementation of the right to citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania shall be adopted by the Minister of Internal Affairs
of the Republic of Lithuania.
If it comes to light that the person has acquired citizenship of another
state, the Minister of Internal Affairs shall state the fact of loss of
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under item 2 of Article 19 of this Law.
Said person shall be considered to have lost citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania from the day of acquisition of citizenship of the other state.
Decrees of the President of the Republic concerning the granting of
citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and decisions of the Minister of
Internal Affairs concerning the right to citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania under Part 6 of Article 17 of this Law shall become effective only
after said person has taken an oath at the executive institutions of local
government or at a diplomatic mission or consular institution of the Republic of
Lithuania abroad.
Persons who by acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania lose
their citizenship of any other state shall take an oath to the Republic of
Lithuania after they present proof that they have lost citizenship of the other
state.
Within 7 days after said oath, the executive institutions of local
government, or diplomatic missions or consular institutions of the Republic of
Lithuania abroad shall inform the Office of the President of the Republic and
the Ministry of Internal Affairs thereof.
Article
32. Adoption of Decisions on
the Change of Citizenship of Children
In
cases specified in
Articles 24-27
of this
Law, the Ministry of
Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall consider issues
concerning the change of the children's citizenship and prepare the
necessary documents.
Article 33. Publication of Legal
Acts on Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
Decrees of the President of the Republic concerning the granting,
restoration, or loss of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as on
the invalidation of the Act on the granting of citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania shall be published in "Valstybes
žinios" (Official Gazette).
Article
34. Repeat Consideration of Applications and Motions Concerning Issues of
Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania
Repeat
application concerning the
granting of citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania or
restoration of
citizenship of
the Republic of Lithuania shall be considered no sooner than one year
after the adoption of the previous decision.
Article
35. Preparation of Documents Concerning Citizenship of the
Republic of Lithuania
Documents concerning citizenship
of persons
who are permanent
residents in
Lithuania shall
be prepared
by the Ministry of
Internal Affairs
of the Republic of
Lithuania; documents of persons
permanently residing in other
states shall be prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Lithuania together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The rules for the preparation of documents of citizenship of the Republic
of Lithuania shall be approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
Chapter 6
International Agreements
Article
36. Application of International Agreements on Questions of Citizenship
If
an international agreement to which the Republic of Lithuania
is a
party prescribes
rules other
than those established by
this Law, the provisions
of the
international agreement shall prevail.
Vytautas
Landsbergis