Personal Identity Card Issuance Within One Working Day as of 31 January 2020. Republic of Lithuania Passport Issuance Within the Same Day

Since 31 January 2020, a possibility to order a personal identity card, as a matter of urgency, within 1 (one) working day has been renewed again.

Until now, it was necessary to wait 5 (five) working days after the order of a personal identity card as a matter of urgency. Currently, citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, who have submitted an application for identity document in any division of the Migration Department before 12 p.m., will be able to collect identity document on the next working day.

A personal identity card, as well as a passport of the Republic of Lithuania is generally issued within 1 (one) month.

Since 01 April 2020, a new service is intended to be provided – issuance of a passport of the Republic of Lithuania as a matter of special urgency, i.e. within the same working day. Currently, a passport of the Republic of Lithuania is issued, as a matter of urgency, within 5 (five) working days or 1 (one) working day.

At the moment, a legislative draft on the fee for issuing a passport of the Republic of Lithuania as a matter of special urgency has been prepared and is currently being coordinated at the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. In order to collect a passport of the Republic of Lithuania as a matter of special urgency - within a few hours - a new fee of EUR 190 is intended to be established. Persons will be able to collect a passport of the Republic of Lithuania on the same day from 11 a.m., if ordered before 9 a.m., and on the same day from 2 p.m., if ordered before 12 p.m. It is worth mentioning that such a service will only be provided in Vilnius.

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