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Post by luxlouise on Apr 17, 2015 12:30:32 GMT -5
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone has had any experiences going through the application process with multiple family members? In particular I am wondering if its beneficial if there are several members in a family that want to apply to try and coordinate and submit all the applications together? Does anyone know if this might save on submitting multiple copies of birth certificate records from descendants this way? I am thinking that it could add up to request multiple certified birth certificates for grandparents/great grandparents in Minnesota ($26 a piece) and if there are several 3rd of 4th generation family members that are interested in applying would we each need to submit a copy of a grandparents/great grandparents records or could we compile all our records together in one 'group' application? Sorry if this is confusing-just curious to know if anyone has ever tried to do this.
Thanks louise
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Post by kristin on Apr 17, 2015 17:11:08 GMT -5
Hello luxlouise! I'm from Minnesota too! Southwest Minnesota to be precise. I am in the process of going through the application process with my siblings and mom. The Luxembourg Immigration office told me that they want us to all apply together. This saves them time authenticating paperwork. I think this only works if you are applying together in the same lineage. So cousins would have to apply with their own lineage was my understanding but I could be wrong. Here is an email address for the Luxembourg Immigration office: Immigration.Public@mae.etat.lu
Good luck! Kristin
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Post by moike92 on May 3, 2015 6:56:08 GMT -5
I was told that if you are applying with relatives such as brothers and sisters that you just need to include their birth certificates with all of the other documents you are going to be sending in. I was also told I should include a hand written letter. So as I am applying with my brother we will have all the documents needed that show our proof of ancestry together in an envelope along with our birth certificates as well and then I will write out that my brother and I are both applying so that they will know that we are in need of 2 of the certificates of ancestry. After everything has been processed, 2 certificates of ancestry will be mailed back to us together in the same envelope.
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Post by luxlouise on May 3, 2015 10:53:46 GMT -5
Hi Moike92-thanks for sharing and this is really helpful! I also recently came across a couple of videos online of one woman's experience applying for citizenship along with other family members and she described the process and even gave a glimpse of how she organized her documents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzdSQGfQZmEI would be interested in hearing more about how others are keeping their documents and research organized! I am finding a ton of information on our decedents which is absolutely fascinating! I would love to keep everything well packaged, maybe in some sort of book, so that I could also share with family members who do not use the internet.
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Post by moike92 on May 3, 2015 12:53:36 GMT -5
The family research is indeed quite interesting. I have scanned every one of my documents into a folder to keep on my laptop. as for the things I needed from Europe I only had to get in contact with 2 people. My great Grandfather was actually born in France, So I had to get in touch with the city of Florange for His birth Certificate. Luckily everyone after that stayed fairly close to Dudelange, Luxembourg so I only had to contact the commune in Dudelange. What I liked about the Commune in Dudelange is the worker who actually responded to my emails and sent me the documents I needed was extremely nice. She sent me everything I needed asap and I actually received here in the U.S. in 6 days. She had also sent me duplicates of everything. All Certified. So I have everything needed to send in to Luxembourg and I also have extra certified copies that I can keep and do something special with like what you are talking about. As for organizing everything that is going to be sent in, that is just a nightmare for me. I happen to be super OCD when it comes to organizing.
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Post by moike92 on May 3, 2015 12:57:30 GMT -5
My grandfather actually helped speed up my search for the documents. Before I had decided to reclaim Lux citizenship, he had already been making a family tree of his side and my grandmothers side of family. Birth dates, death dates, marriage dates, even had photo copies of some of the certificates. This made requesting my documents extremely easy. Since I had the exact dates of everything, the people I contacted in Europe were able to locate and ship the documents I needed in a matter of minutes.
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Post by Flavia on May 3, 2015 18:58:24 GMT -5
I applied for myself, my sister, my father and my son. It was cheaper this way and it ended up ok. After we received the certificat de nationalite, my uncle applied for himself, his three kids and 6 grandchildren, 10 altogether. He sent the papers in January and in Frebruary he received the email saying he had to deposit 100 euros (10 for each certificat). So, no problems whatsovever.
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Post by moike92 on May 3, 2015 19:11:29 GMT -5
Why did you have to pay for the certificate?
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Post by Flavia on May 3, 2015 19:50:39 GMT -5
The certificat de nationalite costs 10 euros.
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Post by Flavia on May 3, 2015 19:52:11 GMT -5
I meant my uncle received the email saying he just had to pay and get the certidicates. He didn't even had to go to Lux for phase two. The same happened to me.
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Post by moike92 on May 3, 2015 20:04:29 GMT -5
Why is that? Would be way cheaper without having to travel to Lux for the phase 2 requirements.
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Post by moike92 on May 4, 2015 4:32:03 GMT -5
How long did the whole process take you since not having to go to Lux for Phase 2?
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Post by Flavia on May 4, 2015 9:13:41 GMT -5
How long did the whole process take you since not having to go to Lux for Phase 2? Well, my process was made through the consulate of Luxembourg in Sao Paulo, which I learned never to use again. They made me pay about 700 euros for nothing. Well, but I submitted the papers for them on Feb 24th, 2014. They actually sent the papers to the Ministry of Justice in Luxembourg in the beginning of June,2014. On September 10th, 2014 I received the email saying that I was already a Luxembourgish citizen and just had to pay to receive the certificat the nationalité. After this, my uncles and cousins sent their documentation attached with my father's certificat de nationalité straight to the ministry and their process took two or three months. Those cousins who descend from a woman, my aunts, didnt get the certificate straight.. they received at home a plain white paper that stated they had a Luxembourgish ancestor... so now they have to go to Luxembourg for phase two.
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Post by moike92 on May 4, 2015 10:18:33 GMT -5
Ah I got it. So it was faster for you because you descended from a straight line of luxembourgish men.
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Post by Flavia on May 4, 2015 12:04:45 GMT -5
Ah I got it. So it was faster for you because you descended from a straight line of luxembourgish men. Yes, even though this is not written anywhere. A straight line of luxembourgish men who didnt naturalize in Brazil.
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