Visas

Visas

Do I need a visa to enter the Republic of Lithuania? 

Schengen Visa

Short-stay visa – a visa valid for transit through or an intended stay in the territory of the Schengen Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

National visa (D)

A national visa - a visa allows to enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it for a period longer than 90 days.

NOTE: National visas (D) or Temporary Residence Permits are not issued through the Embassy of Lithuania in Egypt. They are issued at the Migration Department through external service providers (VFS visa centres) outside of Egypt. A list of those visa centers can be found here. 

Schengen visa

Decisions on the issuance or refusal to issue a visa, annulment and revocation of a visa are made by diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania, assigned to perform functions related to the issuance of visas by order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. 

Visa authorities of the Republic of Lithuania are competent for examining and deciding on an application for a Schengen visa if:

a) Lithuanian territory constitutes the sole destination of the visit(s);
b) if the visit includes more than one destination, or if several separate visits are to be carried out within a period of two months, Lithuanian territory shall constitute the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length of stay, counted in days, or the purpose of stay; or
c) if no main destination can be determined, Lithuanian external border should be first the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of Schengen Member States.

The examination of applications, interviews (where appropriate), the decision on applications and the printing and affixing of visa stickers shall be carried out only by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Cairo.

The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Cairo shall examine and decide on an application lodged by a third-country national legally present but not residing in its jurisdiction if the applicant has provided justification for lodging the application in Egypt (residence permit). Such applicants should contact the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Cairo by email consul.egypt@mfa.lt before lodging their applications.

Please click here to find the completed list of Embassies of Lithuania, visa centres and representation arrangements with the other Schengen Member State.

Lodging an application

Applications have to be lodged at the Lithuanian Visa Application Centre in Cairo or Alexandria:

Address in Cairo: 52 Lebanon St. 4th Floor, Mohandesin, Giza

Address in Alexandria: 62 El-Gaish Rd, Al Ibrahimeyah Bahri WA Sidi Gaber, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 5424083, Egypt

E-mail: info.lithegypt@vfshelpline.com

Website:  Welcome to VFS Global| vfsglobal

• An appointment for the lodging of an application is required and can be obtained on the Lithuanian Visa Application Centre website
  
• The applicant is required to appear in person
• Applications shall be lodged no more than six (6) months, and for seafarers in the performance of their duties no more than nine (9) months, before the start of the intended visit, and, as a rule, no later than 14 calendar days before the start of the intended visit. 

Supporting documents
In addition, applicants shall submit supporting documents according to the purpose of their travel:
 

• Tourism checklist

• Business checklist

• Family or friend visit checklist

• Study or training checklist

• Political, science, cultural, sport or religious visit checklist

• Medical treatment checklist

• Family members of EU/EEA or Swiss nationals checklist

• Airport transit checklist

• Prior consultations
  On the grounds of a threat to public policy, internal security, international relations or public health, a Schengen Member State may require the central authorities of other Schengen Member States to consult its central authorities during the examination of applications lodged by nationals of specific third countries or specific categories of such nationals. Such consultation shall not apply to applications for airport transit visas.

• Decision on the application
  Visa issue procedure can take from 15 up to 45 calendar days. This is outlined in the Article 23 of the Community Code on Visas (Regulation No. 810/2009).
  
  1. Applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible in accordance with Article 19.
  2. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 45 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.
  
  EU and Lithuanian citizen’s family members Schengen visas must be issued as quickly as possible.
  
  However, in the event where an application requires further investigation, the consul, in accordance with the Community Code on Visas (article 23), can further extend the waiting period to 45 days.
  
  Applicants who have been refused a visa receives are notified by means of the standard form on the refusal, annulment or revocation of the visa, stating the reasons for the decision.

• Right to appeal
  Applicants have the right to appeal against the decisions to the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (Žygimantų St. 2, LT-01102 Vilnius, tel .: +370 5 264 8703) within 14 days from the date of the delivery of the decision. In accordance with the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Legal Status of Aliens and the Law on Administrative Proceedings of the Republic of Lithuania, an appeal must be lodged in Lithuanian, and documents written in other languages must be translated into Lithuanian and approved in accordance with the established procedure. A stamp duty of EUR 30 must be paid for the appeal (if the appeal is lodged to a court only by electronic means, 75 % of the amount of the stamp duty must be paid).

• Rights derived from an issued visa
  Mere possession of a uniform visa or a visa with limited territorial validity shall not confer an automatic right of entry. Visa holders at the external border are required to provide evidence that they fulfil the entry conditions as they set in Article 6 of the Schengen Borders Code.

• Family members of an EU citizen or a citizen of an EFTA Member State
  According to the Article 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, every citizen of the Union shall have the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, subject to the limitations and conditions laid down in the Treaties and by the measures adopted to give them effect. These restrictions and conditions are, among others, set out in Directive 2004/38 / EC13 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. If applicants meet the status of a family member of an EU citizen as laid down in the Directive, the visa authority of the Republic of Lithuania will give them every opportunity to obtain the required visa and provide them with the best conditions to obtain it*, including:
  
  • no visa fee;
  • visas are issued as soon as possible (the processing of a visa application for more than 15 days can only be exceptional and duly justified), and an appointment should be made on more favourable conditions than for other third-country nationals;
  • a limited list of supporting documents (a proof that there is an EU citizen, from whom certain rights are derived, that the visa applicant is a member of the family of such an EU citizen and that the person applying for a visa accompanies the EU citizen in the host Schengen Member State, or joins him or her there).
  
  * The same conditions also apply to family members of a national of an EFTA (European Free Trade Association) Member State.

• Complaints procedure
  Applicants may lodge complaints about the conduct of staff at visa authorities of the Republic of Lithuania and, where applicable, of the external service providers or the application process. In accordance with Article 2 p. 5 of the 1999 June 17 Law on Public Administration of the Republic of Lithuania No. VIII-1234, a complaint is a written application of a person to a public administration entity, stating that his or her rights or legitimate interests have been violated and asking to defend them. Pursuant to Article 3 p. 8, the complaint shall be lodged to the visa authority of the Republic of Lithuania concerned or directly to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  
  Complaints are examined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 and Section 3 of the Law, decisions on appeals shall be taken within 20 working days. Where, for objective reasons, the complaint cannot be dealt with within that period, the period may be extended, but for no longer than ten (10) working days. The person shall be notified in writing of the extension within two (2) working days, and the reasons for the extension shall be indicated.