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Post by cmarx84 on Dec 21, 2014 22:09:49 GMT -5
I'm interested in starting the process for re-acquiring Luxembourg nationality/dual citizenship thru ancestry...I see that one of the conditions is that you must "have a grandparent who possessed Luxembourg nationality on the date of 1 January 1900."
My great-great grandparents were born in Luxembourg and immigrated to Aurora, Illinois around the 1880's. Does the above condition mean that in order for me to be eligible for citizenship, they had to have still been considered Lux. citizens as of 1900?
I caught a YouTube video of a family who were eligible because the grandmother who immigrated never obtained U.S. naturalization- women were not as concerned back then since they could not yet vote or have many rights I suppose. If this is one way to prove Lux. nationality, how could I go about proving whether or not my great-great grandma became a citizen?
Thank you! I have been using ancestry.com the past couple years and ended up meeting a group of Luxembourg cousins who came to Aurora this past summer for a visit- what a blast!
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Post by wolfy3000 on Dec 29, 2014 10:34:05 GMT -5
Hi CMarx, I can't comment on whether your case needs to prove "no-naturalization" or not. However, to find if your ancestors naturalised before 1900 you can do the following: Look online (Familysearch.org or Ancestry.com) at the 1900 Census Report. They should be listed as NA (Naturalized), PA (First Papers aka In the Process) or AL (Alien). Do a google search for "1900 census naturalisation codes" for more explanation. That should give you an idea. Then if you need official proof, you could get a certified copy of the census page or get a certification of no naturalization record found from USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) for $20.00. genealogy.uscis.dhs.gov/Regards |
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Post by Flavia on Jan 6, 2015 12:35:32 GMT -5
I am sure you are able to require your citizenship recovery. For what I have noticed so far, since you had a Luxembourgish ancestor who was born before 1.1.1900, you are elligible, independent of naturalization.
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Post by Trevor Eischen on Jan 8, 2015 14:17:10 GMT -5
I think you're eligible, cmarx84. I do not think the records really exist or are easily accessible enough for members of the Luxembourg bureaucracy to spend time combing through your relatives' naturalization history. But definitely focus on female ancestors. I continue to hear from applicants that they relied heavily on great-grandmothers who did not naturalize.
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Post by Wes on Jan 14, 2015 20:50:07 GMT -5
It's my understanding that it does not matter if your ancestor naturalized. Mine Did. The Luxembourg citizenship law at the time did not recognize American citizenship. So by becoming an American they did not lose their Lux citizenship. They would have to return to Luxembourg and formally renounce for it to be offical.
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Post by Cheryl on Sept 22, 2015 10:39:34 GMT -5
I am in this same situation, and a current citizen of the US. What would be the benefit of going through all of this for the Luxembourg Nationalization?
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Post by Hello! on Sept 26, 2015 10:16:28 GMT -5
Hi,
I'm wondering if you received your Luxembourg citizenship. One question I have is whether the law's designation of "grandparent" is restricted to one's parents parents, in other words, doesn't apply to great-grandparents and so forth.
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Post by Ryan on Sept 26, 2015 15:24:52 GMT -5
Hi,
I'm wondering if you received your Luxembourg citizenship. One question I have is whether the law's designation of "grandparent" is restricted to one's parents parents, in other words, doesn't apply to great-grandparents and so forth.
I have received my confirmation of acquisition of citizenship about two years and have and use my new passport. For all purposes, the word "grandparent" is meant to read "ancestor" not necessarily just one's grandparents. In my case, I ended up going back to (I believe) my great-great-great grandmother and grandfather who were born in Luxembourg before 1900 and were still living as of/after 1900. |
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Post by SteveD0098 on Oct 13, 2015 13:58:18 GMT -5
cmarx84. I am also starting the process for acquiring nationality/dual citizenship through ancestry. I work in Aurora, IL. I was wondering where you are at in the process now. I have heard of a group in Sheboygan, WI that for a fee can help you with the documentation. Has anyone found this to be of help? Thank you in advance. |
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Post by dan on Oct 16, 2015 18:05:59 GMT -5
I think the group you are talking about is the Luxembourg American Cultural Society in Belgium, Wisconsin. They can help you but it will cost you $1,500 or so (maybe $2,000). You can do it yourself. I did it without all the help you can find online, now, like this group.
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