I Am A Luxembourger

I'm now a citizen Finally! After two years, the journey is complete.  On October 26, 2019, my Luxembourg citizenship application was granted!  It’s been a wild ride of family history discoveries, paperwork, anticipation and bureaucracy. I first learned of my...

Stage 3 Complete

Stage 3 Complete Well, that was anti-climactic.   We’ve been going through this process for almost a year and a half.  It’s mostly been “hurry up and wait”.  Finally, at the end of May, we received the translated application documents.  We had...

National Day – Feiertage

National Day - Feiertage My dad and I coordinated our application trip to coincide with the Luxembourg National Day – Feiertage – on June 23.  The National Day was established to celebrate the birthday of former Grand Duchess Charlotte.  Her birthday was...

Stage 1 Complete

Stage 1 Complete This week, the announcement arrived that our Stage 1 certificate had arrived. That means that Luxembourg agrees with our research confirming my relationship with my Great Grandmother. This is the first step in reclaiming her Luxembourgish citizenship....

Schleck Gran Fondo – an aspirational ride

Schleck Gran Fondo - climbing in the homeland The Schleck Gran Fondo is a Cyclosportive event. It will be held in Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg, on Saturday 26 May 2018. The Schleck Gran Fondo is a road race with two distances. The cyclosportive is on the Luxembourg...