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Inclusion of birth of a child who was born in a foreign state into record of Lithuania

Inclusion of birth of a child who was born in a foreign state into record of Lithuania

In accordance with legislation of the Republic of Lithuania, if at least one of parents of a child who was born in a foreign state is a citizen of Lithuania, birth of a child must be included into record of the Lithuanian Civil Registry Office. Birth of a child must be included into record of Lithuania regardless of citizenship of a child.

 When including birth of a child into record, the following documents must be submitted:

  1. Document confirming the identity of a person;
  2. Birth certificate issued by a foreign state. This document must be legalized or certified with an Apostille certificate, unless specified otherwise by the International Treaties of the Republic of Lithuania and the European Union legislation, and must be translated into Lithuanian.

 Documents may be submitted to:

  • The Lithuanian Civil Registry Office.
  • The Lithuanian diplomatic mission, which will transfer documents to the Lithuanian Civil Registry Office;
  • By using E-Government Gateway Portal.

Documents may be transferred in person or through an authorized person in Lithuania in the Civil Registry Office, applications have been sent whereto.

 

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