Explore Lithuanian citizenship through your family history.
HRA offers a focused Lithuanian citizenship-by-descent service. The starting point is to assess the relevant family history and evidence—not to assume that ancestry alone guarantees eligibility or that every applicant follows the same route.
Brief initial telephone discussion at no charge. A paid consultation is arranged where appropriate. Attorney follow-up is ordinarily within one working day.
Which issue brings you here?
You believe an ancestor may provide a basis for an application.
An eligibility enquiry, not a legal eligibility criterion.
View serviceYou need help locating or coordinating family and archival records.
Archival research and document procurement form part of the service.
View serviceYou want assistance preparing an application and liaising with the appropriate parties.
Application support and official liaison as appropriate.
View serviceYou need advice on a decision or potential appeal.
Assess the decision, available procedure and scope of possible assistance.
View serviceHow HRA can assist
Eligibility assessment
Consider the family history and relevant circumstances.
Archival searches
Assist with identifying and pursuing relevant historical records.
Document procurement and coordination
Help assemble the records required for the assessed route.
Translation coordination
Arrange or coordinate required translations as part of the process.
Application support and liaison
Assist with preparing the application and liaising with Lithuanian counsel or authorities as appropriate.
Appeal enquiries
Assess the decision, available procedure and scope of possible assistance.
Start with the evidence you have
Prepare a short family tree, the names and places relevant to the claimed lineage, approximate dates and a list of documents already available. Do not upload passports, identity documents, certificates or sensitive family records through the general enquiry form. The firm will explain what is required and how to provide it.
From family history to an assessed application
Initial family-history enquiry
Describe the lineage and records you have.
Evidence and route assessment
Consider eligibility and the applicable route.
Document preparation and liaison
Procure, translate and coordinate records.
Application or advice on the next step
Prepare the application or advise on the available procedure.
This is an orientation guide, not a guaranteed approval sequence or processing-time estimate.
Fees and scope
Ask the firm to explain the applicable fee terms, when professional fees become payable and which third-party costs or disbursements may arise. The agreed written terms should govern the engagement.
Important distinctions
A citizenship application, proof of ancestry and the later issue of travel documents are not interchangeable. The relevant route and current administrative requirements must be assessed for the individual matter. Outcomes and timing remain subject to the authorities and the evidence. HRA's service is limited to Lithuanian citizenship by descent. It is not a general immigration or investment-residence service.
Attorney authority
Hugh Raichlin Attorneys
Full-service Johannesburg firm
Citizenship work is handled within the firm's full-service practice. No associate is assigned as specialist lead without the owner's instruction.
View profileFrequently asked questions
Does a Lithuanian ancestor automatically mean I qualify?
What can I send in the first enquiry?
Can you help where records are missing?
Does HRA offer general immigration services?
Related practice areas
Begin with your family history, not an assumption.
Send a short enquiry and the firm will explain the next assessment step.
This website provides general information, not legal advice. Sending an enquiry does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship. Each matter is assessed on its own facts.