Planning a trip to Lithuania, located in the heart of Europe, where you can see a fascinating combination of historical and modern architectural styles in its cities, but if you do not have detailed information about the visa, it is not a problem. In this article, we will provide you with detailed information about the Lithuanian Schengen visa that you need to make your trip a reality. By obtaining the visa, you will be able to become one of the millions of travelers who visit this country every year for tourist purposes.
Lithuania Visa Types
You can apply for a Lithuanian Schengen visa to realize your temporary trip to Lithuania, which is included in the list of Schengen countries. The reasons for applying for this type of visa can be tourism, visiting family or friends, business trip, medical examination or treatment, short-term study, exchange programs and many other non-permanent nuances. However, if you wish to receive long-term studies (such as bachelor's, master's, doctorate, etc.) in Lithuania lasting more than 90 days or to work permanently in an institution located in Lithuania, you should also apply for a Lithuanian national visa if you have official invitations or acceptance letters from those educational and work institutions.
Lithuania Schengen Visa
As in other Schengen countries, there are single-entry and multiple-entry types of Lithuanian Schengen visa. At the same time, you can also apply for long-term visas, i.e. for three months, six months, one year, two years or five years. You can enter any Schengen country after obtaining a Lithuanian Schengen visa. However, in any case, we absolutely recommend that you make your first entry into the Schengen area from the country where you received your visa, i.e. Lithuania. Otherwise, if you try to enter the Schengen area with a Lithuanian visa from another country (especially Western European countries), the border service of that country may turn you back and not allow you to enter the country, unless you mention it during your visa application. This experience has been experienced in some cases and therefore we advise you to avoid this risk.
If you are applying for a Lithuanian Schengen visa, you must indicate the maximum number of days you will stay in Lithuania during your trip. In most cases, people planning a trip to Lithuania add Latvia, Estonia, Poland and other European countries to their tour plans. Such cases are nuances that will not cause any problems in your visa application. It will be enough for you to apply for a visa to the Lithuanian embassy just by indicating the country where you will stay the most during your general trip, Lithuania.
Collection of Documents for Lithuanian Schengen Visa Application
When applying for a Lithuanian Schengen visa, you must submit the following documents:
Original and copy of the first page of your foreign passport
Copies of your previous visas and entry-exit stamps, if applicable
A copy of your identity card
Reference from the place of work* and, if applicable, an extract from the salary card (for persons studying, a reference from the educational institution) Reference and statement from the bank account in your name (Detailed information about the amount is mentioned below)
Copies of extracts* of properties in your name and a copy of your car's passport, if applicable
Proof of your marital status* (copy of your marriage certificate if you are married, birth certificates if you have children under 18 or divorce certificate if your marriage has broken down)
2 pieces of 3.5x4.5 size, biometric and your photo on a white background
Airline reservations you make for your trip
Hotel reservations you made for your trip
Schengen-compliant travel insurance that will fully cover your trip
Application form filled in English
A printed version of the document issued from the system on confirmation of appointment
If the visa is applied for a business visit rather than a tourist one, in this case, an official invitation letter related to that work, event or meeting
Documents marked with "*" must be submitted to the embassy in English. If you have obtained the original document in Azerbaijani rather than in English, in this case, each of these documents must be translated into English and certified by a notary and submitted to the embassy.
After your documents have been accepted, in any case, during your visa procedure, you may receive a call from the embassy and you may be asked to submit new documents. In some cases, during the visa procedure, the Lithuanian Embassy requires the applicants to purchase the hotels they have booked and submit the documents confirming this to the Embassy.
The amount in your bank account is based on the travel dates you have indicated, i.e. the length of your stay in Schengen, the price of the flight tickets and hotels you have booked, etc. varies depending. In general, it is recommended that you have at least 2,000-4,000 AZN in your bank account for a one-week trip (equivalent to Euro or US dollars). This amount should fully cover your travel plan. When calculating the amount, you can sum up the average daily cost of 60-70 euros for each day you indicate that you will stay in the Schengen area with the price of your ticket and hotel reservations, and assume a little higher than the figure you received.
If you are an entrepreneur, you can submit the documents that will replace the certificate from the workplace (a copy of the TIN, a certificate issued by the Ministry of Taxes about your turnover, an extract from the register of your company) to the embassy. If you are not working, studying or in any case sponsoring another person to cover the costs of your trip, in this case a copy of that person's identity card, proof of employment (if self-employed, the documents listed above), proof of bank account and statement (this bank account can be both in your name and in the name of the sponsor), if you have a family bond, a document confirming this (for example, if it is a parent, your own birth certificate, if it is a brother or sister, both of your birth certificates, etc.) and a paper about sponsorship to the embassy must be presented. If the applicant is under 18 years of age, in this case, if he is traveling alone, a copy of the permission document to leave the country from both parents or, if he is traveling with one of the parents, must also be submitted during the visa application.
It should be noted that even if you submit documents such as TIN, turnover certificate from the Ministry of Taxes, extract from the register of your company or sponsorship paper, permission paper, you must have each of these documents translated and certified into English by a notary.
Visa Procedure
Application for a Lithuanian visa is made at the consular department of the Lithuanian Embassy or at the visa application center of Lithuania VFS Global. It varies depending on your choice. The decision on the visa is made by the consul at the consular department of the Lithuanian Embassy in Baku.
To submit the documents to the visa center, you need to call in advance and make an appointment at the visa center or the embassy itself. The visa center accepts documents from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00 every day.
The visa application can be made no earlier than 6 months before the date of the trip, and personal presence during the application is mandatory. Children under the age of 12 do not need to be brought to the Consular Department of the Embassy of Lithuania, as fingerprints are not taken from them (but in each case, a separate time should be taken for them, as the processing of the application takes time).
The Lithuanian Schengen visa procedure usually takes 10 calendar days (excluding official non-working days related to holidays) from the date of application.
When applying for a visa directly at the consulate, only a visa fee of 35 euros is paid. Payment is accepted only in cash and in euros. In case the applicant applies to the visa center, in addition to 35 euros, 15.9 euros (31 AZN) must be paid for the service fee of the visa center, and this payment is made on the spot when submitting the documents. The service fee of the visa center is accepted only in manat.
Note that there is no significant difference between applying for a visa directly to the embassy or to the visa center. It's just that when you try to make an appointment for a visa application at the Lithuanian embassy, the nearest appointment time is usually a week away, while the nearest appointment date at the visa center can be in the next day or two. Experience shows that in some cases, the answer to the visa application submitted to the embassy can be issued one or several days earlier than in other cases.
Probability of Obtaining a Lithuanian Schengen Visa
As with the visa application of any country, your chance of getting a visa in Lithuania depends on the state of your profile. Your workplace and position should be normal, your monthly income should be in the standard salary range (in experience there have been many cases of obtaining visas for people with monthly income in the range of 300-500 AZN), you should show enough money in your bank account to cover your entire trip, the nuances that bind you to the country (having property in your name) , the presence of your family and children) and your travel history are factors that increase your chances of getting a Lithuanian Schengen visa. Our experience shows that the Lithuanian embassy is one of the embassies that repeatedly issued the first Schengen visa to people who did not have a Schengen visa before. That is, for those who have not had a visa before, the Lithuanian embassy is one of the embassies that will be considered relatively successful for visa application. However, in any case, of course, the fact that you already have visas is a nuance that increases your chances of getting a Lithuanian Schengen visa many times over.
Visa Support to Lithuania
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