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Changes to the procedure of issuing national visas from 1 July 2023 Added 2023-06-13 As of 1 July 2023, following the entry into force of changes to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Legal Status of Aliens, aliens residing outside Lithuania will only be able to lodge applications for national visa through the external service provider chosen by the Migration Department. Until now, such applications were accepted by Lithuanian diplomatic missions, consular offices or visa application...
No more restrictions on arrivals from abroad Added 2022-05-03 From 1 May 2022 travelers arriving in Lithuania from any country of the world are no longer be subject to any COVID-19 management requirements. Please note that the issuance of visas for citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus is suspended.
Quotas established for the carriers are running out Added 2021-05-10 According to a press release published by the Migration Department on 5 May, 2021, quota, established for the calendar year for foreigners, who come to the Republic of Lithuania to work as drivers of international freight transport vehicles, is nearly exhausted. Therefore, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania urges all employers, who consider inviting employees from the third countries, to...
Minister Budrys to participate in the Transatlantic Security Forum in Washington D.C.  Added 2025-02-05 On 5-7 February, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys will visit Washington, D.C., to participate in the international security Forum GLOBSEC, focused on current issues in the transatlantic security agenda. During his visit, the Minister will also have bilateral meetings with U.S. administration officials. 
Added 2025-02-05 On 4 February, on the sidelines of the Kosciuszko Forum in Gdansk, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski. The Lithuanian and Polish ministers discussed bilateral cooperation, critical infrastructure protection, strengthening regional security and defence, and support for Ukraine, as well as the democratic forces of Belarus. They discussed the situation on...
Added 2025-02-04 On 4 February, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, is participating in the Kościuszko Forum in Gdańsk, Poland. Minister Budrys took part in the forum's opening discussion titled "The European Aspirations of Our Eastern Neighbors and Russia's Imperial Policy: The Role of the West." 
Added 2025-01-31 “2024 became a historic year – for the first time, twice as many Lithuanian citizens returned to Lithuania as compared to those who left,” noted Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys, while commenting on preliminary data from the State Data Agency regarding international migration of Lithuanian citizens in 2024. 
Added 2025-01-31 On 30 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the outgoing Ambassador of Ukraine to Lithuania, Petro Beshta. 
Added 2025-01-30 Today, 30 January, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys participated in the commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
Added 2025-01-29 On 29 January, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys met his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis, who is visiting Vilnius. The two ministers discussed bilateral cooperation, security, and assistance to Ukraine.
Added 2025-01-28 On 27 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, in Brussels. K. Budrys and K. Kallas discussed EU-US relations, sanctions policy against Russia, and support for Ukraine.
Added 2025-01-28 On 27 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the new Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Minister for Defence, Simon Harris, at the margins of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. The Foreign Ministers discussed Lithuania’s support for Ukraine and security issues.
Added 2025-01-27 Sunday, on the eve of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, along with other EU ministers, met with the leader of the Belarusian democratic forces Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.