Benefits of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania

The possession of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania grants to a person certain rights, freedoms and guarantees, the aliens residing in Lithuania are not granted whereby, or are granted to a narrower extent. Therefore, it is a merit to be a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania for the following reasons:

- The possession of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be considered as the person’s permanent legal relationship with the State of Lithuania, which is based on mutual rights and obligatios. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall have all rights, freedoms and responsibilities established by the Constitution, laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party.

- The State of Lithuania shall defend and protect its citizens not only in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, but also outside boundaries thereof.

- A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may not be expelled from the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

- A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may not be extradited to another state, except in cases provided for in international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party.

- Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall be entitled to freely leave the territory of Lithuania and return to it.

- Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall freely move within the EU Member States, reside and work therein, under the same conditions as nationals of those Member States.

- Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania can benefit from visa issue privileges when travelling to countries, with which Lithuania has entered into agreements regarding an application of such privileges to its citizens (for instance, when travelling to Ukraine, Belarus, Russia).

- Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall participate in political life of the Republic of Lithuania, i.e. shall have a suffrage in Presidential elections, elections to the Seimas of Republic of Lithuania, municipal elections, and elections to the European Parliament.

- Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania can use services provided by the state health and social security systems, and other rights established by law.

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