Lithuania Seeks to Revoke Citizenship of Dual Nationals Who Support Aggressors

Lithuania Seeks to Revoke Citizenship of Dual Nationals Who Support Aggressors

KEY TAKEAWAYS

1. Lithuania plans to strip dual citizens supporting aggressors of their Lithuanian citizenship.
2. The country also aims to revoke citizenship for individuals who pose a threat to national security.
3. Discussions are underway to introduce limitations for foreigners seeking to acquire or restore Lithuanian citizenship.

Lithuania seeks to revoke the citizenship of dual citizens who support aggressors and pose a threat to national security. The Ministry of Interior has drafted a proposal to strip these individuals of their Lithuanian citizenship, urging for the changes to be implemented swiftly.

Minister of Interior Agnė Bilotaitė emphasized that individuals supporting aggressors or engaging in anti-Lithuanian activities should not hold the country’s passport. The proposed changes will provide authorities with additional tools to protect national security.

"Persons engaged in anti-state activities and supporting aggressor countries cannot be citizens of the Republic of Lithuania. These amendments provide the state with tools to protect the interests of national security," said Minister Bilotaitė.

Limitations for Acquiring or Restoring Lithuanian Citizenship

The amendments also aim to limit the ability of individuals posing a threat to national security to obtain or restore Lithuanian citizenship, expanding the grounds for loss of citizenship. The proposal suggests that Lithuanian citizenship should be revoked for those publicly supporting foreign states that threaten the security of Lithuania, EU member states, and their allies.

The proposed changes would revoke citizenship from dual citizens posing a security threat to Lithuania, regardless of how they obtained it. Previous changes to the Citizenship Law, applied last year, allowed the revocation of citizenship from a Russian ice dancer, Margarita Drobiazko. However, some individuals serving in the Russian armed forces or participating in Russian politics have had their citizenship restored. The new proposal aims to strip these individuals of their Lithuanian citizenship permanently.

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