www.canadaone.org/category/notes/ Check of applicants for reception of the Lithuanian citizenship on knowledge of language and the country constitution is provided by the law on citizenship of 1991. The inquiry on passage of tests is included into number of necessary documents at giving of the application on citizenship.
The persons who have reached of 65 years, invalids are released from the test for knowledge of the constitution I and II groups, the person with heavy chronic mental diseases.
Russia is in the lead in the list of the countries natives from which become citizens of Lithuania. In 2006 citizenship of the country was received by 151 Russian. In comparison with Latvia and Estonia in Lithuania the question of naturalisation of the Russian-speaking population costs not so sharply. In 1989 after disintegration of the USSR Lithuania has given citizenship to all persons legally living in the territory irrespective of a nationality. Latvia and Estonia recognized as citizens only those who had citizenship of the country till 1940, and their descendants.