Lithuania, along with other Baltic countries, today is not as convenient for visiting by Russians as it was just a few years ago, because we need a visa to travel here. The Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow, as well as visa centers in thirteen other cities of the Russian Federation, issue visas. The nice thing is that having a Lithuanian visa in your hands, you can travel to other countries that are part of the Schengen zone. We will talk about what functions the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow performs, as well as its location and the intricacies of obtaining a visa.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries
The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow represents the main diplomatic mission of this Baltic state in the Russian Federation. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to the Russian Federation is Mr. Renatas Norkus, who replaced his predecessor Antanas Vinkus in January 2012.
The independence of Lithuania was recognized by the authorities of the last days of the Soviet Union that lived in September 1991. A month later, Russia established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Lithuania. In October 1997, in Moscow, representatives of the two states signed the Treaty on the Russian-Lithuanian border, as well as an agreement providing for the delineation of the economic zone and the continental shelf located in the Baltic Sea.
Address and opening hours of the Embassy of Lithuania in the Russian capital
If you decide to independently apply for a visa to this Baltic country, then you will have to personally come to the consular department. Address of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow: 10 Borisoglebsky Lane. Documents can be handed in every weekday (excluding holidays) from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Embassy employees also issue visas daily from two to three in the afternoon. More detailed information about the consulate and its work can be obtained by visiting the website of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow - http://ru.urm.lt.
How to get to the Lithuanian Consulate?
To get to house number 10 on Borisoglebsky Lane, where, in fact, the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow is located, you need to take the Filyovskaya (blue) metro line to the Arbatskaya station. There is only one way out of the city. Having risen to the surface, it is necessary to move towards the cinema "Artistic". On your left hand you will see an underground passage, get down into it and turn right, and then left at the end of the transition. Go to the second turn to the right and turn into it. Thus, you will appear on Povarskaya street. On it you need to move to the third turn to the left (about 500 meters). This will be Borisoglebsky Lane. Walking along it 100 meters, on the left you will see the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow. In total, you will spend no more than 15-20 minutes on the way from the metro station.
Lithuanian Embassy: Visa
The consular department at the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow issues visas to the following categories of people:
- to citizens of Russia (with the exception of permanent residents in areas where there are visa departments of the Republic of Lithuania);
- foreign citizens permanently residing in the Russian Federation;
- persons without citizenship, as well as citizens of those states that do not have diplomatic missions of Lithuania.
You can get a visa either by collecting all the necessary documents yourself and taking them to the Lithuanian Embassy, or by using the services of travel agencies. Please note that in the first case, before you go to the consular department, you must pre-register by phone or online. Otherwise, the paper will not be accepted from you.
What documents are needed for a Lithuanian visa?
We offer to deal with the list of basic documents that the Lithuanian Embassy will require from you for a visa. So, this list includes:
- A passport with a validity period of at least another three months from the date of the planned return to the territory of the Russian Federation. Also, the passport must have at least two clean pages.
- A correctly completed online application form, which can be found on the website of the Lithuanian Embassy. You can fill it in both Lithuanian and Russian. Then you need to print all five pages of the questionnaire and sign.
- Two matte photographs measuring 35 by 45 millimeters on a white background. The photo should be taken no more than three months ago.
- Copies of all completed pages of an internal Russian passport. For children who do not yet have an internal passport, a birth certificate must be provided.
- A certificate from your place of employment, printed on company letterhead and certified by the seal of the organization and the signature of the official. In it you need to indicate your position, salary, date of employment, as well as the duration of the vacation.
- Confirmation of your solvency (bank statement, traveler's checks with copies);
- Medical insurance (original and copy). Its duration should cover the entire period of your stay in the Schengen countries. In this case, you must be insured at least thirty thousand euros.
- Confirmation of reservation and full payment or prepayment of the hotel.
Visa deadlines and consular fees
An ordinary visa to Lithuania is issued in five working days. The consular fee in this case is 35 euros. For an urgent visa, which will be ready in three working days, you will have to pay 75 euros. In addition, when submitting documents to the visa department, it is necessary to additionally pay 1,400 rubles as a service fee for a regular visa and 2,800 rubles for an urgent one.