Firwat Lëtzebuerg | Luxembourg Means To Me

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Firwat Lëtzebuerg? What Luxembourg Means to Me

Let’s work together to make sure that every qualified applicant to reclaim Luxembourg citizenship has the chance to do so.

December 31, 2020 is the deadline for most people applying to recover Luxembourg Citizenship. Because of Covid19, thousands of people now face a huge challenge – will they be able to travel to Luxembourg before December 31st?
You might think that the Government in Luxembourg will change the deadline. However, both the deadline and requirement to apply in person are written into Luxembourgish law. Therefore, any change will require a bill to be voted on in the legislative assembly to become law. This is far from an overnight process. Passing a new law normally takes 4 months minimum.
We do not want any qualified applicant to lose this opportunity to reclaim citizenship due to circumstances out of their control. To get the law changed, we the people have to take action.

Background to our Appeal

Learn more about how we plan to present ourselves to the Luxembourg government here. To see the video of our webinar on Covid19, Travel to Europe, Dual Citizenship, and why we’re making this appeal, please click below.

How can I help?

We are asking all applicants reclaiming Luxembourg Citizenship & current dual citizens to record a 1-3 minute long video answering for you, “Why Luxembourg?”

More specifically:

Why you applied for Luxembourg citizenship?
Why you are proud to be a Luxembourger?
What the opportunity of citizenship AND/OR what Luxembourg means to you.
See further instructions below.

What will we do?

We will create a compilation video of the different #FirwatLëtzebuerg videos.
The video will request the Deputies of Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies to modify the Nationality Law so that all qualified applicants have the opportunity to complete their recovery declaration. That message will be recorded in Luxembourgish language.
The compilation will feature moments from all the videos crafting a positive message. The idea of the video will be to show our passion for Luxembourg and how we can contribute to a more vibrant future as citizens.
The video will be distributed online via social media and through the press and media in Luxembourg.

Practical Points:

Basics:

Who Can Participate: All applicants to reclaim Luxembourg citizenship or those who have already obtained citizenship
The video can be recorded by phone, webcam or other
Video Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Your face must appear in the video
Please submit the video to team@luxcitizenship.com.
If the file is over 30 megabytes, please use wetransfer.com.
The deadline to submit is Monday, May 18th.

Video Planning

Please record video in a well-lit space
You can speak in English, French, German, or Luxembourgish
If you speak in another language, we will need your text for subtitles
You should not talk about “I want Luxembourg nationality to move to Germany.” This video is focused on Luxembourg, what the country and being Luxembourgish mean to you

Who

We welcome the whole family to participate, but due to YouTube rules we will need express consent from the parents
All are welcome to participate. The video will be uploaded to the LuxCitizenship YouTube channel and social media accounts but will not be branded as a LuxCitizenship video or a message from LuxCitizenship. This is a message sent by the applicants to reclaim Luxembourg citizenship from the Americas. The video files will be publicly downloadable and usable across any appropriate channels.