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Post by twoj on Aug 2, 2016 7:10:23 GMT -5
Well that's great news for you! You might also want to send an email to get a written response stating the same thing.
To me this is a paradigm shift in what is written in the law and what they accept. So the need to be a Luxembourger in 1900 is irrelevant, as long as they were a Luxembourg national prior to 1900 and were alive on 1900.1.1
This seems to open the door wider on who is eligible and should make the declaration easier for others.
Well looks like you have a bit of work cut-out for you to get the phase 1 documents together, this forum has lots of information and resources to help you along.
Let us know if you need any assistance.
good luck
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Post by Charlie on Aug 4, 2016 22:59:41 GMT -5
So when does the Luxembourg government close the re-acquisitiion of Luxembourg citizenship for decsendants of Luxembourgers? I thought it was 2018. After that, decsendants will have to acquire citizenship through other means. So anyone considering obtaining citizenship through grandparent, etc., should get on it now before it's too late. The whole process takes about 2 yearrs to complete, roughly.
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Post by twoj on Aug 5, 2016 6:23:53 GMT -5
From my understanding the deadline is December 31st, 2018 for the submission of phase 2, and although the process may take 2 years, you only really need to get the certificate from phase 1 in order to submit phase 2.
A general worse case scenario is that if you submit Phase 1 in the spring of 2018 you should have the certificate back by Autumn of 2018, and then a quick trip over to Luxembourg to submit the phase 2. So you have the rest of 2016 and 2017 to prepare the phase 1.
Just as a note my phase 1 took about 3 months to prepare so maybe that helps give an indication.
So there is still time to get it done, but of course I recommend starting ASAP.
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Post by DAK on Aug 5, 2016 15:30:00 GMT -5
FYI they revised the law in 2016. I initially had an (almost) panic attack as there was discussion about removing the recovery avenue (art 29 from 2008).
Because of the built-in sunset clause, they are leaving it and changing a couple of dates. Now phase 1 needs to be submitted by December 31, 2018, and phase 2 complete by December 31, 2020.
Of course as this shows, they could change the law at any time and eliminate the program entirely, so I recommend submitting phase 1 before the end of this year if you can.
Cheers,
DAK
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Post by twoj on Aug 5, 2016 16:34:46 GMT -5
Interesting DAK
Is this information published anywhere? I just did a quick search but didn't find anything, where did this info come from?
thanks
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Post by AdA on Aug 5, 2016 18:03:16 GMT -5
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Post by John on Aug 5, 2016 21:11:19 GMT -5
Not only can the law be revised at any time, there was some discussion of whether or not they should demand a language proficiency component to the program. However, I think the government decided not to make it a requirement in the end. Yeah, so anyone thinking about doing this, should get on it ASAP.
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Post by NGS on Aug 10, 2016 19:01:02 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
Glad I found this site. When my wife reclaims citizenship, what does that mean for me in terms of passports, citizenship, etc.? I'm guessing nothing.
Thanks!
Nick
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Post by twoj on Aug 11, 2016 9:36:02 GMT -5
Hi Nick
You would be unfortunately correct, the citizenship applies to any children you may have, as long as your wife registers them with Luxembourg, but nationality is not automatically given to spouses. There are different conditions depending on your situation - if you were going to live/work in Luxembourg I would think you could get a residence situation (right to live & work there) and then from there you could apply for nationality. If you are not living there then I don't think there is much recourse in your situation, when they change the law on nationality I saw it might include the extension of nationality to the spouse, but that is just speculation at the moment.
Just to complete the question, no nationality, no passport, or etc, it all stems from nationality.
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Post by mmccurry on Aug 17, 2016 17:18:04 GMT -5
If anyone is interested I finally got a response to my email. According to it they also want your ancestor's naturalization records. That's not a problem for me because I already had them but it's a requirement I haven't seen anywhere else. It also says that the ancestor has to have been born in territory that is currently part of Luxembourg. That's not an issue for me but I was under the impression that you where eligible if your ancestor was born somewhere that was Luxembourg territory at the time but isn't anymore.
Dear Mr McCurry
In order to obtain the Luxembourg ancestor lineage certificate, the applicant in short has to prove that he/she is descended in direct line from an ancestor which was born on the territory of the current Grand-Duchy between 1815 and 1900 and which was alive on 1st January 1900.
To enable us to examine your request, please sent us the following documents by classic mail:
birth, marriage and death certificate of your Luxembourgish ancestor still alive on 1st January 1900;
a certificate of naturalization established in the name of your Luxembourgish ancestor, showing when and in which disposition he got the US citizenship;
birth and marriage certificates of all persons that prove your direct-line descendance of that ancestor;
your birth certificate and a simple copy of your passport.
In order to receive the certificate of naturalization of your Luxembourgish ancestor, please take contact with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in Washington.
Please also find attached a brochure in English language (in PDF-Format) about the law of 23rd October 2008 on Luxembourg citizenship, including information on the re-acquisition procedure based on article 29 of this same law.
With my best regards,
Florent SADLER
Employé de l’État
LE GOUVERNEMENT DU GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG
Ministère de la Justice
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