LACS Receives more than $36,000 in COVID-19 Cultural Organizations Grant Program
The Luxembourg American Cultural Society is pleased and grateful to be named a grant recipient from the COVID-19 Cultural Organization Grant program, being awarded $36,631.50
The LACS Announces Adjusted Hours
The LACS has announced revised hours, due to the drop in visitor-ship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Center will now be closed Wednesdays in addition to Tuesdays.
Ministry of Justice to Draft a Bill Extending Dual Citizenship Deadline One Year
Many of you have expressed concern about the approaching deadline for those applying for dual citizenship. The Ministry of Justice is fully aware of the problem of travel restrictions for some applicants of the dual citizenship living abroad, and is currently preparing a draft bill to extend the current deadline for another year.
Of course this bill has to pass through the legislative process in Parliament, but the Ministry of Justice is confident that there will be broad support and that the adoption can take place in the near future.
Citizenship Update
The staff at the LACS received the following statement from Luxembourg’s Ministry of Justice:
“Due to the current situation, we consider criminal background checks valid up to 6 months after their issue date”