Lithuania - Travel & Tourist - Shengen National visa

The entry into and stay in the Republic of Lithuania of an alien who is not a citizen of an EU Member State shall be subject to the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 with all the subsequent amendments, listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those third countries whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (hereinafter – Visa Regime Regulation). In the cases established by the Visa Regime Regulation, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania may grant exemptions from the visa requirement.

The alien to whom visa-free travel regime is applied shall be entitled to enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it without a visa for up to three months within each half a year starting from the first day of entry into the Republic of Lithuania or any other Schengen State.

The alien in possession of a valid Schengen visa shall be entitled to enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it for the time period specified in the visa, but not longer than for up to three months within each half a year starting from the first day of entry into the Republic of Lithuania or any other Schengen State.

A member of the family of a citizen of an EU Member State, who is not a citizen of an EU Member State, but is in possession of a residence permit indicated in the Corrigendum to Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 612/68, shall be entitled to enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it without a visa for up to three months within each half a year.

There are the following types of visas:

1) the Schengen visa:

There are the following types of Schengen visas:

1) airport transit visa (A);
An airport transit visa entitles aliens to stay in the transit area of an international airport of the Republic of Lithuania, intended for reaching another state, during a stopover or change of aircraft.
2) transit visa (B);
An alien possessing a transit visa may pass in transit through the Republic of Lithuania each time staying in the Republic of Lithuania for not longer than five days starting from the first day of entry into the Republic of Lithuania or any other Schengen State.
3) short stay visa (C).
An alien in possession of a short stay visa shall be entitled to enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it for not longer than three months within each half a year starting from the first day of entry into the Republic of Lithuania or any other Schengen State.

2) the National visa.
An alien in possession of a national visa may enter the Republic of Lithuania and stay in it for a period longer than three months. 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.