Comments on: Unexpected proof of post-1940 flight from Lithuania http://www.lithchat.com/iseivija/unexpected-proof-of-post-1940-flight-from-lithuania.html Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: If you read only one post about Lithuanian dual citizenship… http://www.lithchat.com/iseivija/unexpected-proof-of-post-1940-flight-from-lithuania.html/comment-page-1#comment-1069 If you read only one post about Lithuanian dual citizenship… Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:51:03 +0000 http://www.lithchat.com/?p=388#comment-1069 [...] the camps, and it’s free. It takes some time (I think my search took about two months), but I received in the mail a stack of photocopies of trip manifests that showed my grandparents’ trip from Germany to [...] [...] the camps, and it’s free. It takes some time (I think my search took about two months), but I received in the mail a stack of photocopies of trip manifests that showed my grandparents’ trip from Germany to [...]

]]> By: Moacir P. de Sá Pereira http://www.lithchat.com/iseivija/unexpected-proof-of-post-1940-flight-from-lithuania.html/comment-page-1#comment-803 Moacir P. de Sá Pereira Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:08:03 +0000 http://www.lithchat.com/?p=388#comment-803 Haha... I just looked at yr email address. Alio, vadove... ITS won't send anything legalized, at least they didn't to me. Considering how disinterested the consul was in what I brought in to show the post-1940 leaving, I think you're best off with: 1. Your BC w/ apostille 2. Your mom's naturalization papers into the US w/ (fed) apostille. Assuming she's still alive, you can have her do a FOIA search on herself and request the documents. Then you need to legalize them. That will possibly take up to two months, however. 3. Your mom's BC. If she was born in LT before 1940, get it from the Archyvai and you're gold with just that. If she was born after 1940, you'll need to then prove that her parents were LT citizens before 1940--which you can also do via the Archyvai. Of course, if your mom was a citizen of LT before 1940, nearly anything imaginable that proves that she was living in the US before 1990 will go--though, unfortunately, that might not include your birth certificate. Anything attesting to citizenship in the US, though, would be great. Naturalization papers would be best. Finally, talk to your consulatas--Vytautas in Chicago was very very useful for me. Haha… I just looked at yr email address. Alio, vadove…

ITS won’t send anything legalized, at least they didn’t to me. Considering how disinterested the consul was in what I brought in to show the post-1940 leaving, I think you’re best off with:

1. Your BC w/ apostille

2. Your mom’s naturalization papers into the US w/ (fed) apostille. Assuming she’s still alive, you can have her do a FOIA search on herself and request the documents. Then you need to legalize them. That will possibly take up to two months, however.

3. Your mom’s BC. If she was born in LT before 1940, get it from the Archyvai and you’re gold with just that. If she was born after 1940, you’ll need to then prove that her parents were LT citizens before 1940–which you can also do via the Archyvai.

Of course, if your mom was a citizen of LT before 1940, nearly anything imaginable that proves that she was living in the US before 1990 will go–though, unfortunately, that might not include your birth certificate. Anything attesting to citizenship in the US, though, would be great. Naturalization papers would be best.

Finally, talk to your consulatas–Vytautas in Chicago was very very useful for me.

]]> By: matas http://www.lithchat.com/iseivija/unexpected-proof-of-post-1940-flight-from-lithuania.html/comment-page-1#comment-802 matas Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:56:54 +0000 http://www.lithchat.com/?p=388#comment-802 Thanks for the passport info. I wonder how strict they are to the guidelines listed on the consulate website. Aside, I actually have one document from a displaced persons camp in Germany that lists my mother's name and her parents names. I will inquire with ITS to see if they have others. Do you believe it possible, or necessary - to get an apostille on the documents from Germany? btw - I know you from about 18 years ago - small world... Thanks for the passport info. I wonder how strict they are to the guidelines listed on the consulate website. Aside, I actually have one document from a displaced persons camp in Germany that lists my mother’s name and her parents names. I will inquire with ITS to see if they have others. Do you believe it possible, or necessary – to get an apostille on the documents from Germany? btw – I know you from about 18 years ago – small world…

]]> By: Moacir P. de Sá Pereira http://www.lithchat.com/iseivija/unexpected-proof-of-post-1940-flight-from-lithuania.html/comment-page-1#comment-801 Moacir P. de Sá Pereira Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:21:40 +0000 http://www.lithchat.com/?p=388#comment-801 They photocopied my passport at the consulate. They don't keep it. They also don't, I suspect, care about it. You're born in Ohio--that's proof of US citizenship. The passport just proves you are who you say you are when you submit the application. If you're not submitting in person, I suppose you could get a copy of your passport notarized and sent along. Getting the Lithuanian passport, however, may involve an in-person visit. At the federal level, apostilles are available from the Dept. of Authentication--I discussed that in an earlier post and linked to this: http://www.netherlands-embassy.org/article.asp?articleref=AR00001778EN They do a good job of explaining the process of getting an apostille for a federal document. Again, though, your passport probably doesn't need it! They photocopied my passport at the consulate. They don’t keep it. They also don’t, I suspect, care about it. You’re born in Ohio–that’s proof of US citizenship. The passport just proves you are who you say you are when you submit the application. If you’re not submitting in person, I suppose you could get a copy of your passport notarized and sent along. Getting the Lithuanian passport, however, may involve an in-person visit.

At the federal level, apostilles are available from the Dept. of Authentication–I discussed that in an earlier post and linked to this:

http://www.netherlands-embassy.....00001778EN

They do a good job of explaining the process of getting an apostille for a federal document. Again, though, your passport probably doesn’t need it!

]]> By: matas http://www.lithchat.com/iseivija/unexpected-proof-of-post-1940-flight-from-lithuania.html/comment-page-1#comment-800 matas Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:08:32 +0000 http://www.lithchat.com/?p=388#comment-800 I've been going through this process in almost the exact same timeframe as you. I too have large gaps in information. I just hit the confusion surrounding apostilles, and searching on the web I just found your story. Did you get a copy of your US passport with apostille - and if so, how did you go about that? Can it be done at the state level? I'll also need to do birth certificate, but am in California, born in Ohio so that will be another challenge... I’ve been going through this process in almost the exact same timeframe as you. I too have large gaps in information. I just hit the confusion surrounding apostilles, and searching on the web I just found your story. Did you get a copy of your US passport with apostille – and if so, how did you go about that? Can it be done at the state level? I’ll also need to do birth certificate, but am in California, born in Ohio so that will be another challenge…

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