K. K. and I. K. The case of reinstatement of Lithuanian citizenship

The father and the grandfather of the applicant were citizens of Lithuania. The great-grandfather of the applicant was born in Lithuania in 1906. The great-grandmother of the applicant was born in Lithuania in 1917. The great-grandfather and the great-grandmother of the applicant were citizens of Lithuania prior to 15 June 1940. The whole family of the great-grandfather and the great-grandfather were deported in 1948 from Lithuania to Krasnoyarsk Region in Boguchansk District, Russia. In 1957, the great-grandfather died in exile. Other members of the family lived in exile for 10 years.

After the assessment of the circumstances provided in the dossier, the Migration Department of Lithuania passed a positive decision on a restoration of citizenship of Lithuania without renouncing the earlier granted citizenship of Russia in respect of the person (the applicant) and his sister (Dual citizenship).