Schengen short-stay visa
- Fee
- 90 EUR
- Processing
- up to 45 days
- Stay per entry
- 90 days
Under the Schengen Visa Code as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415, children from six and below 12 pay EUR 45, and children under six are exempt.
The UK government says Lithuania follows Schengen area rules, and EU nationals have the right to travel freely there. Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated to 30 December 2025), nationals of the countries in its Annex II are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and nationals of the countries in Annex I must hold a visa; the Schengen Visa Code sets the visa fee at EUR 90. The UK government says only one border crossing point between Lithuania and Belarus remains open.
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90 days in any rolling 180-day period
90 days in any 180-day period, counted across the whole Schengen Area (Regulation (EU) 2018/1806). Canada's travel advice says stays are cumulative and include visits to any Schengen area country within any 180-day period.
This limit is the one set for travellers who need permission to enter. It does not cap a stay you make under freedom of movement.
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Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu (opens in a new tab) · Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) · archived copy Jul 18, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Under the Schengen Visa Code as amended by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415, children from six and below 12 pay EUR 45, and children under six are exempt.
The EU–Armenia visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) sets the fee at EUR 35 and waives it for pensioners and children under 12, among other listed categories.
The EU–Azerbaijan visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) sets the fee at EUR 35 and waives it for pensioners and children under 12, among other listed categories.
The EU–Belarus visa facilitation agreement (Article 6) sets the fee at EUR 35, or EUR 70 when the applicant has requested a decision within two days and the consulate has accepted, and waives it for children under 12, among other listed categories. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 suspended some of the agreement's provisions as regards members of Belarusian official delegations and certain officials.
The EU–Cabo Verde visa facilitation agreement as amended in 2021 (Article 5) sets the fee at 75% of the amount charged under domestic law (the European Commission lists EUR 67.50); children aged 12 to below 18 pay 50% of it, and children under 12 pay nothing, among other listed categories.
Standard fee under the Visa Code (Article 16): children from six and below 12 pay EUR 45, and children under six are exempt. Council Decision (EU) 2022/1500 suspended the EU–Russia visa facilitation agreement in whole as regards Russian citizens from 12 September 2022. The European Commission says Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.
The UK government says Lithuania follows Schengen area rules: your passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area.
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No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.
Under the Schengen Visa Code, visa applicants must hold travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and covering the entire period of the intended stay; the minimum coverage is EUR 30,000. Canada's travel advice says you may be requested to show proof of medical insurance upon entry to Lithuania, and may otherwise be required to obtain health insurance from a Lithuanian insurer on arrival.
No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The UK government says that at Lithuanian border control British travellers may need to show a return or onward ticket and proof of accommodation.
The European Commission's table of reference amounts lists EUR 50 as the minimum amount per day and per person for Lithuania.
Breaching the rules on foreigners' entry, stay, transit or departure is punished by a warning or a fine of seventy to three hundred euro. A foreigner must leave Lithuania before the end of the permitted stay, unless they receive a document confirming their right to stay. A foreigner who has been expelled from Lithuania is banned from entering it for a period of up to 5 years.
within 24 hours of arrival. Done by the accommodation.
Accommodation providers must make sure every guest, except accompanying minor children, shows a valid identity document. Within 24 hours of the day of accommodation, the provider must submit the guest's identity-document data electronically to the National Tourism Information System, a state information system. Rural-tourism providers are excluded from this rule.
The EU says that if you enter or leave the EU with EUR 10,000 in cash (or its equivalent in other currencies) you must declare it to the customs authorities of the EU country you are entering or leaving.
Lithuania is a party to both the 1949 Geneva and the 1968 Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic. Lithuania's Law on Road Traffic Safety (Art. 13) says national and international driving licences issued by parties to the 1926 Paris, 1949 Geneva and 1968 Vienna conventions, and meeting those conventions' requirements, are valid in Lithuania while the holder is not a permanent resident. The UK government says a UK photocard driving licence can be used to drive in Lithuania; holders of a paper licence may need a photocard licence or the correct version of the International Driving Permit. Regitra, Lithuania's state driver-licensing body, says citizens residing in the United Arab Emirates or the Republic of Korea who wish to drive in Lithuania during a vacation or a short visit must obtain an international driving licence issued in those countries.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic · archived copy Aug 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab) Compare every countryNo official source we could read names a best time to visit Lithuania. Canada's travel advice says tornadoes pose a risk in Lithuania, particularly in central and northern parts of the country.
The UK government says only one border crossing point between Lithuania and Belarus remains open, Medininkai–Kamenny Log, and only by private vehicle, and that Russian-plated vehicles are currently only permitted to enter Lithuania for up to 24 hours if transiting to or from the Kaliningrad Oblast. Canada says Lithuania enforces an EU entry ban on vehicles with Russian or Belarusian licence plates, and that certain exceptions apply.
The UK government says the Curonian Spit is divided between Lithuania and Russia, with the southern half part of Kaliningrad, and that the walk along the Spit in Lithuanian territory will eventually reach Russian territory; Canada says the Nida border-crossing point between Russia (Kaliningrad) and Lithuania is closed.
Canada's travel advice says to be cautious of fraudulent websites claiming to sell ETIAS authorizations. The EU's official ETIAS website says ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are collected.
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Albania | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Algeria | Embassy visa | — |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Angola | Embassy visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Armenia | Embassy visa | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Free movement | — |
| Azerbaijan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Embassy visa | — |
| Bangladesh | Embassy visa | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Embassy visa | — |
| Belgium | Free movement | — |
| Belize | Embassy visa | — |
| Benin | Embassy visa | — |
| Bhutan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bolivia | Embassy visa | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Botswana | Embassy visa | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Free movement | — |
| Burkina Faso | Embassy visa | — |
| Burundi | Embassy visa | — |
| Cabo Verde | Embassy visa | — |
| Cambodia | Embassy visa | — |
| Cameroon | Embassy visa | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Central African Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Chad | Embassy visa | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Embassy visa | — |
| Colombia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Comoros | Embassy visa | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Embassy visa | — |
| Croatia | Free movement | — |
| Cuba | Embassy visa | — |
| Cyprus | Free movement | — |
| Czechia | Free movement | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Denmark | Free movement | — |
| Djibouti | Embassy visa | — |
| Dominica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Dominican Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Ecuador | Embassy visa | — |
| Egypt | Embassy visa | — |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Equatorial Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Eritrea | Embassy visa | — |
| Estonia | Free movement | — |
| Eswatini | Embassy visa | — |
| Ethiopia | Embassy visa | — |
| Fiji | Embassy visa | — |
| Finland | Free movement | — |
| France | Free movement | — |
| Gabon | Embassy visa | — |
| Gambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Georgia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Germany | Free movement | — |
| Ghana | Embassy visa | — |
| Greece | Free movement | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Embassy visa | — |
| Guyana | Embassy visa | — |
| Haiti | Embassy visa | — |
| Honduras | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Free movement | — |
| Iceland | Free movement | — |
| India | Embassy visa | — |
| Indonesia | Embassy visa | — |
| Iran | Embassy visa | — |
| Iraq | Embassy visa | — |
| Ireland | Free movement | — |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Free movement | — |
| Jamaica | Embassy visa | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jordan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kazakhstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kenya | Embassy visa | — |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kosovo | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kuwait | Embassy visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Laos | Embassy visa | — |
| Latvia | Free movement | — |
| Lebanon | Embassy visa | — |
| Lesotho | Embassy visa | — |
| Liberia | Embassy visa | — |
| Libya | Embassy visa | — |
| Liechtenstein | Free movement | — |
| Lithuania | Free movement | — |
| Luxembourg | Free movement | — |
| Macau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Embassy visa | — |
| Malawi | Embassy visa | — |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Embassy visa | — |
| Mali | Embassy visa | — |
| Malta | Free movement | — |
| Marshall Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Embassy visa | — |
| Mauritius | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Micronesia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Moldova | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mongolia | Embassy visa | — |
| Montenegro | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Morocco | Embassy visa | — |
| Mozambique | Embassy visa | — |
| Myanmar | Embassy visa | — |
| Namibia | Embassy visa | — |
| Nauru | Embassy visa | — |
| Nepal | Embassy visa | — |
| Netherlands | Free movement | — |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Niger | Embassy visa | — |
| Nigeria | Embassy visa | — |
| North Korea | Embassy visa | — |
| North Macedonia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Norway | Free movement | — |
| Oman | Embassy visa | — |
| Pakistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Palau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Palestine | Embassy visa | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Embassy visa | — |
| Poland | Free movement | — |
| Portugal | Free movement | — |
| Qatar | Embassy visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Romania | Free movement | — |
| Russia | Embassy visa | — |
| Rwanda | Embassy visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Lucia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Embassy visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Embassy visa | — |
| Senegal | Embassy visa | — |
| Serbia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Embassy visa | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Free movement | — |
| Slovenia | Free movement | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Somalia | Embassy visa | — |
| South Africa | Embassy visa | — |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Spain | Free movement | — |
| Sri Lanka | Embassy visa | — |
| Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Suriname | Embassy visa | — |
| Sweden | Free movement | — |
| Switzerland | Free movement | — |
| Syria | Embassy visa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tajikistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tanzania | Embassy visa | — |
| Thailand | Embassy visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Togo | Embassy visa | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tunisia | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkey | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkmenistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uganda | Embassy visa | — |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Vanuatu | Embassy visa | — |
| Vatican City | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Vietnam | Embassy visa | — |
| Yemen | Embassy visa | — |
| Zambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | Embassy visa | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
EU nationals have the right to travel freely in Lithuania. Under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated to 30 December 2025), nationals of the countries in its Annex II are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and nationals of the countries in Annex I must hold a visa. The EU says ETIAS, the travel authorisation that will be required of visa-exempt nationals, is currently not in operation.
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry says that under Law No XIV-1888 of 20 April 2023 the acceptance of Schengen visa applications of Russian and Belarusian citizens at Lithuania's visa authorities abroad is suspended, except when the Ministry mediates the application, for example for family members of Lithuanian or EU citizens, or when the trip cannot be postponed. The European Commission says Russian nationals will no longer be able to receive multiple-entry visas.
Under the Schengen Visa Code the short-stay visa fee is EUR 90; children from six and below 12 pay EUR 45, and children under six are exempt.
The EU says ETIAS is currently not in operation, that no applications are collected, and that it will announce the start date several months before launch. It says ETIAS will be an entry requirement for visa-exempt nationals and lists a EUR 20 application fee.
The UK government says only one border crossing point between Lithuania and Belarus remains open, Medininkai–Kamenny Log, that crossing is only possible by private vehicle as scheduled buses are not operating, and that Lithuania denies entry to cars registered in Belarus, with certain exemptions.
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