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Post by Trevor Eischen on Jan 8, 2015 14:02:08 GMT -5
Hey guys, First: Thank you for keeping up with this forum. It's great to see a variety of people on this site helping one another with specific questions. Second, and hopefully I'm not repeating an earlier thread (I'm a lazy moderator): I just received my letter in the mail this week. Woo. I now want to apply for my Luxembourg passport. What is the process? I'm pretty sure Luxembourgers in America can go through the embassy/consulate, but I'm not 100 percent certain. I also know there's a 50 euro fee, but someone emailed me about a processing fee of 30 euros. A commenter explained this to me a long time ago on one of my blog posts, but I'm having difficulties finding it. I thought this discussion would be good to have on the forum regardless. Thanks, all!  |
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Post by John on Jan 8, 2015 22:52:20 GMT -5
Trevor,
I'm happy that you posted this. I was also considering asking the same question here. I'm curious what the process entails and the costs involved for obtaining a Luxembourg passport once we successfully reclaim Luxembourg nationality.
Interested in learning more about this.
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Post by Flavia on Jan 9, 2015 19:10:05 GMT -5
You should contact the embassy. I contacted the Belgium embassy here in Brazil (there are only consulates of Luxembourg here and they only issue an emergency passaport) and an employee told me there arent biometric machines here, so I would only be able to issue the passport in Lux. In USA things may be different. You should write/call the embassy.
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Post by John on Jan 11, 2015 5:36:02 GMT -5
You should contact the embassy. I contacted the Belgium embassy here in Brazil (there are only consulates of Luxembourg here and they only issue an emergency passaport) and an employee told me there arent biometric machines here, so I would only be able to issue the passport in Lux. In USA things may be different. You should write/call the embassy. Flavia, Once we receive our letter, like the one Trevor said he received a few days ago, confirming that we are now citizens, can we simply take that letter to the nearest embassy and apply for a passport? |
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Post by Trevor Eischen on Jan 12, 2015 15:54:14 GMT -5
You should contact the embassy. I contacted the Belgium embassy here in Brazil (there are only consulates of Luxembourg here and they only issue an emergency passaport) and an employee told me there arent biometric machines here, so I would only be able to issue the passport in Lux. In USA things may be different. You should write/call the embassy. Flavia, Once we receive our letter, like the one Trevor said he received a few days ago, confirming that we are now citizens, can we simply take that letter to the nearest embassy and apply for a passport? That's the impression I got from some others, John -- in addition to the letter, I also had two other slips of paper that seem like they would be something I could hand in to the embassy in order to obtain my passport. Fluency in French would perhaps empower me to understand what precisely I must do, hahaha. I'm going to email some people at the Luxembourg embassy in Washington (all their contact information, including the ambassador's, is listed on the website). I'll relay what information they send to me to everyone here on the forum and blog. |
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Post by Trevor Eischen on Jan 20, 2015 23:32:40 GMT -5
OK, guys, I got a response from Boris at the Luxembourg Embassy in Washington, D.C. Here's the part of his reply where he lists what's needed. Even with this information, I implore you to message him so that you can at least interact through email. I left out the first part of his email, which is hysterical, but I did not want to share on this forum.
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Post by John on Jan 21, 2015 5:22:01 GMT -5
Trevor,
Thank you for the update.
Hmmmm, sounds slightly complicated but I am not applying in the US, so I'll have to follow up with the consulate where I am at.
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Post by Trevor Eischen on Jan 21, 2015 18:49:13 GMT -5
Trevor, Thank you for the update. Hmmmm, sounds slightly complicated but I am not applying in the US, so I'll have to follow up with the consulate where I am at. Sending the digital copies is easy, but the money wiring is certainly confusing. It might be different in other countries; there seems to be a lack of consistency in terms of process. |
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Post by Trevor Eischen on Jan 30, 2015 13:20:06 GMT -5
Hey, guys — I just received some more useful information from Boris at the Luxembourg embassy in Washington that might provide a better understanding of the passport process and what being a dual-citizen actually entails from a legal standpoint. This is important for people who intend on using the passport for travel purposes. This is U.S.-centric information and might not pertain to those of you from other nations who are working on or have received citizenship.
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Post by Cristina B on Feb 6, 2015 18:26:09 GMT -5
Hi Trevor,
I asked for an appointment at the embassy to have my daughter's passport. I was asked to send again all the documents that you mention. If they are not in English, they need to be translated . Fortunately I kept a copy of the documents I had sent. With these documents, the embassy will ask for your registration number in Luxembourg, something like a Social Security number. After this step, you can have your passport appointment. I recommend to make the payment on line, I used my Bank of America account, go to transfers, then click At other banks. Go to add account and click International. You need to write all the information exactly as provided by the embassy and you put the currency in Euros. The system asks you how much you want to send and you put 50 Euros. (About $65 USD). Then it will tell you the total with the wire transfer fee which was of $35USD. So the total amount you need to pay is a little less than $100 USD. If you are paying a different amount, there is something wrong in your transaction.
You will receive an e-mail telling you when the money was received in Luxembourg. It was very easy, from home and it took less than 10 minutes.
My own case, the same day I got my certificate (I was in Luxembourg) I went to the passport office. I did not give than any other paper but my identification, and the passport was ready in less than two weeks. They told me that they usually give the passports in less time but it was summer and they had many passport applications.
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Post by Daniel B. on Feb 11, 2015 22:10:07 GMT -5
Trevor,
Congrats on your citizenship! It was I that told you about the extra 30 euro charge on the passport fee. My bank assured me that the only charge for the wire would be theirs and added it to the amount I sent. I called BCEE and they said that they did not charge a fee but they were not the final destination. They forwarded the passport fee to another bank that did charge a fee and that is where the extra 30 euros came in. Boris at the embassy warned me about it. I'm not sure if this is still happening but I'd be interested to know as my sister will need to do it in a few months.
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Post by Goedert on Mar 9, 2016 18:40:17 GMT -5
Do you know if a resident of another country but U.S. is allowed to have his/her passport issued at the Luxembourg embassy in Washington? I read from the letter which is depicted in this blog post - trevoreischen.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/a-wannabe-no-more/ - the advise that "In countries where Luxembourg has no diplomatic or consular mission there, the request is to do with the diplomatic or consular mission of Belgium, which represents Luxembourg on consular matters". Happens that apparently these honorary consulates ou Belgium embassy only issue emergency passports with no biometric data and expiration date within one year, as Flavia told above. Besides that, I also read from the instructions given by the embassy consular officer above asking for the presentation of "Your US driver’s license regarding your present address". Does that mean a restriction for U.S. residents or is just a way of saying recomendations to a presupposed american talker? |
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Post by Jason on Sept 12, 2016 12:40:16 GMT -5
He Guys! I know I'm a little late to the conversation, but if anyone ever has a question about reclaiming Luxembourg Citizenship, or if you need help with the process itself, you can always contact the Luxembourg American Cultural Society at www.lacs.lu/dual-citizenship/We have helped hundreds of people through the process and would love to help you too. We do charge a fee for our services, but we make the process easy and stress free for you. Feel free to contact Sara or Scott for more information: sjacoby@lacs.lu sdeheck@lacs.lu |
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Post by twoj on Sept 15, 2016 11:30:48 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the embassy in the US and/or the passport office in Luxembourg will mail the passport once it is ready or does it need to be picked up in person?
Not living very close to Washington it is a trip that is a long way just to pick up the document.
From what I see on the Luxembourg website it seems they only talk about pickups, ie they don't mail it.
thanks
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Post by AdA on Sept 15, 2016 17:28:37 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the embassy in the US and/or the passport office in Luxembourg will mail the passport once it is ready or does it need to be picked up in person? Not living very close to Washington it is a trip that is a long way just to pick up the document. From what I see on the Luxembourg website it seems they only talk about pickups, ie they don't mail it. thanks In Luxembourg you have to pick up in person or ask someone to do it provided you have given the name of the person when you went to the office. As for DC, no idea.... |
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