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Lithuanian passports to include record about ethnicity
BC, Vilnius, 11.07.2014.Print version
The Parliament of Lithuania adopted amendments to the Law on Passport on Thursday allowing to include a record about ethnicity in a passport after submitting a written application, informs LETA/ELTA.
56 members of Parliament voted for the amendments, 11 voted against with 24 abstentions.
Changes to the law initiated by Member of Parliament Mecislovas Zasciurinskas will take effect on 1 January 2015.
Passports issued before this date will not be subject to this regulation.