2020 05 04 Lithuanian Passport Will Be Available on the Same Day

The identity and citizenship of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall be approved by an identity card and a passport of the Republic of Lithuania. It has been established in the Republic of Lithuania Law on Identity Card and Passport that an identity card shall be designated for use in the Republic of Lithuania and may be used to travel to foreign states where identity cards are recognized as a travel document. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania can travel with an identity card through all the countries of the European Union, whereas a passport of the Republic of Lithuania is intended for travelling to all foreign countries, including the non-EU countries, as well as for usage in the Republic of Lithuania.

All citizens residing in the Republic of Lithuania must hold an identity card or a passport from the age of 16 years. Citizens who reside in the Republic of Lithuania and have attained the age of 16 years shall submit documents for the issue of an identity card or a passport to the division of the Migration Department not later than within one month after they attain the age of 16 years.

Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania residing abroad or citizens of the Republic of Lithuania under the age of 16 years shall also have passports issued at their request.

Identity cards and passports of the Republic of Lithuania shall be issued and replaced by the Migration Department, in certain cases – by the diplomatic missions or consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania. In order to collect a new identity document, a person must submit an identity card or a passport to be replaced. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania may, upon request, order and hold both an identity card and a passport.

Since 04 May 2020, the Vilnius Division of the Migration Department has started to provide a new service – a collection of passport of the Republic of Lithuania on the same day, if an application is submitted before 12 p.m. Thus, it is aimed at putting forward the procedure for issuing a passport and an identity card of the Republic of Lithuania, by providing faster customer service.

Up to now, it was possible to receive a passport of the Republic of Lithuania issued in 1 working day as a matter of urgency. Such procedure shall remain in all divisions of the Migration Department, except for the Vilnius Division of the Migration Department, where a passport of the Republic of Lithuania is issued on the same day. Address of the Vilnius Division of the Migration Department: Naugarduko St. 100, Vilnius, phone for consulting: +370 707 67 000. A fee for issuance of a passport of the Republic of Lithuania on the same day is EUR 190.

After the entry into force of the amendments, the prior practice will be abandoned and there will be no longer a requirement to bring a photo of the person for a document production. A face of the person will be scanned with biometric data capture device at the division of the Migration Department, thereby ensuring photo quality and data security. Children under the age of 1 year will be subject to exceptions.

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