Lithuania - Passport & Nationality - Lithuanian Citizenship (Naturalisation)

Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania may be granted to a person if he meets the following conditions:

1. has passed the examination in the state language*;
2. at the time of submission of the application has a document certifying his right to habitually reside in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania;
3. has been residing in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania for the last ten years;
4. has a legal source of support ;
5. has passed the examination in the basic provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania1;
6. is a stateless person or is a citizen of a state under the laws of which he shall lose citizenship of the said state upon acquiring citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or notifies in writing of his will to renounce citizenship of another state held by him after he is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania**.

Oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania
The citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be granted by the President of the Republic. Upon granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania the rights and obligations of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania shall arise only after the person takes the oath to the Republic of Lithuania. The person must swear an oath of allegiance to the Republic of Lithuania within 1 year from the day of entry into force of the Decree of the President of the Republic, whereby the person is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
Reasons on the ground whereof citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall not be granted

Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall not be granted to persons who:
1. have prepared, attempted to commit or committed international crimes such as: aggression, acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes;
2. have prepared, attempted to commit or committed criminal acts against the State of Lithuania;
3. before coming to reside in the Republic of Lithuania have been imposed in another state a custodial sentence for a premeditated crime for which the laws of the Republic of Lithuania also prescribe criminal liability or have been convicted in Lithuania for a premeditated crime punishable by a custodial sentence;
4. according to the procedure established by laws have no right to be issued a document certifying the right to habitually reside in the Republic of Lithuania.
Where to apply and what documents shall be submitted?
The applications for granting citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be submitted to the President of the Republic of Lithuania via the migration service.
The following documents shall accompany the application to grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania under the Article 12 of the Law on Citizenship:
• a copy of the person’s identity card;
• a copy of the birth certificate;
• a document entitling to habitually reside in the Republic of Lithuania at the moment of submission of the application;
• a document providing evidence that the person has been living in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania over the last 10 years;
• a document evidencing that the person has a legal source of support;
• a document evidencing that the person has passed the examination in the state language and basic principles of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.
• If a person hold a citizenship of another state he shall submit a written application for the renunciation of the citizenship of another state held when he is granted citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
How the documents shall be processed?
Documents issued by the foreign states must be legalized or approved by the „Appostile“ according to the conditions laid down by law.
Documents issued abroad must be translated into Lithuanian language. Translations must be certified according to the conditions laid down by law.
Copies of the documents must be certified according to the conditions laid down by law.