tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post8717827818394736295..comments2024-03-17T12:34:47.729-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: DAR and Lithuanian CitizenshipJanice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-70968646632681491212014-06-03T12:23:08.045-07:002014-06-03T12:23:08.045-07:00Thank you for the updated information, Jonas. The...Thank you for the updated information, Jonas. There is a big difference between dual citizenship and renouncing one's citizenship, so that's something to think about.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-13508401445538427552014-06-03T04:37:44.267-07:002014-06-03T04:37:44.267-07:00You might be eligible if your grandmother was Lith...You might be eligible if your grandmother was Lithuanian and she left Lithuania in 1915. However, that means that you are eligible for Lithuanian citizenship, but not a dual one (you would have to renounce your current citizenship). Dual Lithuanian citizenship is given only when ancestors left after 1940 (during the Soviet/German occupation period). That is what Lithuanian law on citizenship saysjonashttp://www.lithuaniancitizenship.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-11198916979934419382013-05-24T22:49:55.655-07:002013-05-24T22:49:55.655-07:00According to the information I have read, you are ...According to the information I have read, you are not eligible. One of the points that is very clear is that the ancestor had to have been living in Lithuania when it was an independent country, between 1918-1940.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-59221249469748231222013-05-24T21:39:17.405-07:002013-05-24T21:39:17.405-07:00Does that mean that through my grandmother who lef...Does that mean that through my grandmother who left Lithuania in 1915 I am not eligible for citizenship? And if she only renounced her Lithuanian citizenship when she got married (in 1920s) but lived all that time in a different country? Will that make a difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-22700538993988841852013-05-08T10:36:03.372-07:002013-05-08T10:36:03.372-07:00What was your husband's father's citizensh...What was your husband's father's citizenship status before leaving Lithuania? Was he born in Lithuania? When did he leave Lithuania to live in Latvia? Did he remain a Lithuanian citizen, or did he become a Latvian citizen? These are all important questions whose answers will help determine your husband's eligible for citizenship.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-52457918092009231932013-05-07T15:44:29.191-07:002013-05-07T15:44:29.191-07:00can one get latvian or lithuanian citizenship if y...can one get latvian or lithuanian citizenship if y husband's dad was born in Lithuania, but went to Latvia to live, when he was 5years old?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-1384112693006442132012-10-23T00:35:02.315-07:002012-10-23T00:35:02.315-07:00A Latvian researcher I am in contact with sent me ...A Latvian researcher I am in contact with sent me information about the citizenship question. According to what he wrote, the great-grandfather was probably stateless, as the U.S. dropped its recognition of the Russian Republic (and had not yet recognized Soviet Russia). He said that former Russian nationals in Latvia between the wars were considered stateless, and Lithuania was probably treatedJanice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-18083095800942871382012-10-11T10:36:55.088-07:002012-10-11T10:36:55.088-07:00I apologize about the LinkedIn link. I was hesita...I apologize about the LinkedIn link. I was hesitant to use the DAR link because they spelled my last name wrong:<br />http://www.dar-mtdiablochapter.org/events<br /><br />I'm planning on following up on the great-grandfather's citizenship question myself, just to find out and satisfy my curiosity. I'll post what I learn.Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-58660134785554228092012-10-11T09:37:24.228-07:002012-10-11T09:37:24.228-07:00I can't get to the link about your ancestor, b...I can't get to the link about your ancestor, because it's on Linked-in and I don't have an account there. Is there somewhere else you can point us to?<br /><br />The statelessness issue is interesting. If you find out anything more about it, I'd be interested to hear. Carol Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062588763657870062noreply@blogger.com