Question concerning multiple citizenships
Dear all,
I'm hoping someone is this sub can help me with the following issue:
Me and my mother are in the process of restoring or Lithuanian citizenship. My grandmother was a person who left Lithuania before 1940 so we do qualify for dual citizenship.
However, we are (or were) also gathering documents for having or italian citizenship declared (my mother is the granddaughter of a italian woman. I do am aware that my case face some difficulties under the new law). According to Italian Law citizenship is granted at birth, even if unrecognized at the time by the state (that is, in the absence of any formal documentation) and the judge or consulate role is merely to declare this existing situation, not to create anything new. In civil law terms: the law suit here is of declaratory effects, not constitutive. So, to sum up, this doesn't count, at least on what concerns Italian law, as acquiring any new citizenship. Other civil law countries, such as Brazil, where we are from, always interpreted this situation in this exact way and allowed dual citizenship with italian citizenship even in cases where dual citizenship by acquisition was forbiden (such as Brazil prior to 2021).
My question is how Lithuania would interpret this situation and I was hoping to know if someone here ever faced a similar situation.
Because, as far as I am concerned, Lithuania does allow dual citizenship to those who had multiple citizenships at birth (which would be the case here) as well as to those who are restoring it (my case). So we would be covered by the law.
Thanks!!!