Loss of citizenship of another country

Do the following

1. Get the necessary document to prove loss of citizenship

2. Find out whether the document must be legalised and/or translated

   Legalisation of foreign documents

   Present the document to us either as an original or as a certified copy.

   • If your document must be legalised, and you don´t want to submit the original, request a copy of  the legalised document. After that, get legalisation for the copy as well.
   • A certified copy can be issued either by a notary public or by the same authority that issued the original document.

3. Fill out the online form

   You can use this form to request:

   • the addition of a new citizenship
   • the removal of a lost citizenship
   • the deletion of incorrect citizenship information
   • the addition or correction of your place and country of birth

   Citizenship and foreign place of birth

   Filling out the form does not require authentication

   If you are not able to use the online form, fill in and print out the paper form and deliver it together with your original documents.

   Paper form: Citizenship and foreign place of birth

4. Deliver the original documents within 1 month of submitting the online form

   A) By post

   • Send the form and documents to Digital and Population Data Services Agency, PL 1003, 00531 Helsinki, FINLAND. If your current or most recent municipality of residence is in Åland, send the documents to Statens ämbetsverk på Åland.

   B)    By bringing the documents to our service location

   • You can leave documents at the Agency´s lobby service or mailbox. Book an appointment in advance, if you want personal customer service.

   NOTE. You may submit an electronic document via the online form or by email only if it was originally issued in electronic format by a foreign authority. The document must be verifiable through a QR code or a web link. If necessary, the electronic document must also be legalised. An electronic document does not mean a scanned document.

   If you do not present the documents within the time limit, the information provided on the form will not be registered in the Finnish Population Information system. In such a case, you will receive a negative decision.

   See more detailed instructions for submitting documents.