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About Lithuania
Lithuania officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest, with a maritime border with Sweden to the west.
Required Document
- Completed application form
- 35 x 45 mm Photograph (one)
- Passport and the copy
- Residence permit and Share Code – Original and Copy
- Travel Medical Insurance
- Employment Proof
- If Unemployed then Social benefit entitlement letter.
- Last 3 months’ current account (original and copy)
- Original birth certificate and its copy (if Minor children)
- Document to prove the purpose of travel
How to apply for a Lithuania visa?
- Prepare the required documents
- Complete and download the visa application form
- Schedule your Lithuanian Visa appointment
- After scheduling your appointment and gathering all required documents, attend the appointment at the designated visa centre or embassy.
- Submit all documents that the Lithuanian embassy requests.
- It will take 15 calendar days for your visa to be processed.
Types of Visa
1. Airport transit visa (A)
Airport transit visa (A) – a visa valid for transit through the international transit areas of one or more airports of the Schengen Member States. To make a transit to a country non-member of the Schengen Area through the territory of Lithuania from the UK or backward you need to submit for a transit visa.
2. Short-stay visa (C)
Short-stay visa (C) – 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 days. A Schengen visa is a short-stay visa, i.e. for stays up to 90 days, allowing its holder to circulate in the Schengen Area.
3. National visa (D)
National visa (D) – a visa allowing one to enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it for a period longer than 90 days. A single entry national visa shall be issued to an alien who has been granted a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania. A multiple-entry national visa shall be issued to an alien whose purpose of entry into the Republic of Lithuania is long-term stay in the Republic of Lithuania. If you intend to stay in the Republic of Lithuania for purpose of Study for more than 90 days within 180 days, you must acquire National visa (D) – Study Visa
Visa Fee
| Visa Category – Short Stay | Visa fee (in Euro) |
| All Visa Categories – Tourism/Visitor Family & Friends/Conference/ Business/ Transit | 90 |
| All Visa Categories Gambia Nationals – Tourism/Visitor Family & Friends/Conference/ Business/ Transit | 120 |
| Family Members of EU Nationals | 0 |
| Nationals of countries with a visa facilitation agreement with the European Union: Belarus, (Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) | 35 |
| Children between 6 and 12 years old | 45 |
| Children less than 6 years old | 0 |
Processing time of visa
Processing time – 15 working days.
Note: The processing time can exceed the above mentioned period up to 30 days and, exceptionally, 60 days, if your application needs further scrutiny or if you need to submit additional documents.