Information for the citizens of the United Kingdom and their family members on the right of residence under the Withdrawal Agreement

The nationals of the United Kingdom and their third-country family members who are the beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement residing in the Republic of Lithuania will be only exempt from registration in the Entry/Exit System (EES) if they hold a valid residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania.

The beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement who do not hold the residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania will be registered in the Entry/Exit System. It means that their entries and exits to and from the territory of European countries using the Entry/Exit System will be electronically registered in the Entry/Exit System. 

The beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement registered in the Entry/Exit System can later ask to have their data deleted or amended in the System if they show that they are documented Withdrawal Agreement beneficiaries in their host EU Member State.  

The documents providing the right to reside in the Republic of Lithuania (certificates proving the right of temporary or permanent residence in Lithuania) issued to UK nationals and their family members before 31 December 2020 will remain valid till their expiry date, however, they will not exempt from the registration in the Entry/Exit System.

The family members of the Withdrawal Agreement beneficiaries residing in Lithuania, who will join them later to reside in Lithuania, will be registered in the Entry/Exit System unless they are the holders of a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania, but the EES will not track automatically their time spent in EU.

For more information please refer to the website of the Migration Department under the Caption BREXIT: https://www.migracija.lt/brexit.

For the information provided by the European Commission on the exemption of UK nationals who are the beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement and their family members from registering in the Entry-Exit System please refer to:

• Entry/Exit System (EES) at https://travel-europe.europa.eu/ees/faqs-ees_en

and 

• https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/05752d5e-2e7f-4928-9678-d0addca29d88_en

Your permanent residence certificate will remain valid till the expiry date mentioned on it, however after 31 December 2020 to be able to move freely within Schengen area you need to apply for a new permanent residence permit.

• permanent residence permit will be granted free of charge;
• permanent residence permit will be issued within one month;
• permanent residence permit will have a validity of 10 years;
• you will not need a work permit for employment.

You should submit application for issue of a permanent residence permit after 31 December 2020.

Submit an online application via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and book an appointment for the selected date and time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

Login to MIGRIS, in case you do not already have a MIGRIS account, then fill in the account details and create an account.

Find an application form for change of a permanent residence permit.

When filling in the e-application indicate your personal data, your residence address and details of your valid travel document.

Attention!  

• When completing the application, select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“ from the drop-down list as the basis for changing the document.
• From section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

After filling in the application, the system will direct you to the visit reservation area, where   you will be able to book the desired visit time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, please book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt  and arrive for collection of your permanent residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Your family members, who are not EU citizens, living together with you in Lithuania, can also apply for change of a permanent residence permit under the same conditions as those that apply to you. Your family members are asked to login to MIGRIS and complete the same e-application form for change of a permanent residence permit as the one that you have completed.

Attention!

• When completing the application, as the basis for changing the document, from the drop-down list your family member has to select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.
• In the section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – your family member has to select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

 After filling in the application, the system will direct an applicant to the visit reservation area, where he/she will be able to book the desired visit time. You family member will have to arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of the visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and his/her biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, your family member will have to book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt and arrive for collection of the permanent residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Your family members, if they are not EU citizens, have to apply for a temporary residence permit within 3 months from the end of transition period.

• contact us by email info@migracija.gov.lt;
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

• permanent residence permit will be granted free of charge;
• permanent residence permit will be issued within one month;
• permanent residence permit will have a validity of 10 years;
• you will not need a work permit for employment.

Submit an online application via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and book an appointment for the selected date and time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

Login to MIGRIS, in case you do not already have a MIGRIS account, then fill in the account details and create an account.

Find an application form for change of a permanent residence permit.

When filling in the e-application indicate your personal data, your residence address and details of your valid travel document.

Attention!  

• When completing the application, select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“ from the drop-down list as the basis for changing the document.
• From section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

Your family members, who are not EU citizens, living together with you in Lithuania, can also apply for obtaining a permanent residence permit under the same conditions as those that apply to you. Your family members are asked to login to MIGRIS and complete the same e-application form for change of a permanent residence permit as the one that you have completed.

Attention!

• When completing the application, as the basis for changing the document, from the drop-down list your family member has to select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.
• In the section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – your family member has to select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

After filling in the application, the system will direct an applicant to the visit reservation area, where he/she will be able to book the desired visit time. You family member will have to arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of the visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and his/her biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, your family member will have to book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt and arrive for collection of the permanent residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

• contact us by email info@migracija.gov.lt;
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

Yes, if the family relationship existed before 31 December 2020.

Family members are understood to include:

• a spouse or a person with whom a registered partnership has been contracted;
• children (adopted children) under the age of 21, including children (adopted children) of the spouse or person with whom the registered partnership has been contracted under the age of 21;
• a dependent direct relative in the ascending line (parents, grandparents) or any such relative of a spouse or person with whom the registered partnership has been contracted of a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Your spouse or the person with whom a registered partnership has been contracted will be able to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as you, provided your marriage or registered partnership was concluded before 31 December 2020.

Your child (adopted child), irrespective of whether born (adopted) by 31 December 2020 or after this date, will be able to obtain a residence permit in Lithuania under the same conditions as you.

A child (adopted child) of the spouse or of the person, with whom the registered partnership has been contracted, under the age of 21, will be able to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as you, provided your marriage or registered partnership was concluded before 31 December 2020.

Your dependent direct relatives in the ascending line or any such relatives of your spouse or person with whom the registered partnership has been contracted will be able to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as you.

Your family members can obtain the same type of residence permit as the one that might be granted to you after 31 December 2020.

Family members, who will join you after 31 December 2020, will be able to apply for a residence permit at any time.

• contact us by email info@migracija.gov.lt;
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

No. You will be able to enter the Republic of Lithuania visa-free and stay in Lithuania also travel to other Schengen Member States for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

If you intend to study or work in Lithuania, you may be issued a national visa. For more information on issue of national visa, please click here.

If you meet the eligibility criteria for issue of a temporary or permanent residence permit, you may begin the application process for either of the mentioned residence documents.

For more information click here.

Yes, unless you are exempt from payment of the state fee.  

If you apply for a temporary residence permit, you will have to pay a state fee for acceptance, processing, decision-making and issuance of a temporary residence permit in the amount of:

• Standard procedure – 120 Euro;
• Urgent procedure – 240 Euro.

If you apply for a permanent residence permit, you will have to pay a state fee for personalization of the replaced permanent residence card in the amount of:

• Standard procedure – 30 Euro;
• Urgent procedure – 60 Euro.

If you apply for issue of a national visa you will have to pay a state fee in the amount of 120 Euro for processing of the national visa application and decision on visa issuance or refusal.

Whether your family members will be able to come with you will depend on the basis on which you will be issued with a residence permit.

For more information click here.

• contact us by email info@migracija.gov.lt;
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

Lithuanian Parliament approved the draft amendment to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens presented by the Ministry of the Interior, which aims to align the provisions of the law with the provisions of the Art. 18.4 of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.

'The amendment provides clarity to UK citizens and their family members as to their legal status and what action they will need to take after December 31 of 2020 - the end of the transitional period”, - says Minister of the Interior Rita Tamašunienė.

Citizens of the United Kingdom and their family members who have acquired the right of residence in the Republic of Lithuania before the end of the transitional period will be subject to the same provisions as citizens of the European Union and their family members. After the transition period, newcomers to the Republic of Lithuania will benefit from preferential provisions for third-country nationals.

Documents of the United Kingdom citizens and their family members certifying the right of residence in the Republic of Lithuania who acquired the right of residence in the Republic of Lithuania before the end of the transitional period shall remain valid until their expiry, but such documents will not allow to exercise the right of free movement of persons within the Schengen area.

In this context, Ministry of the Interior encourages UK citizens and their family members who intend to continue residing in the Republic of Lithuania and wish to travel to other EU Member States, to contact the Migration Department after the end of transition period and exchange their residence documents. The Migration Department will have to make a decision on issuing a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania not later than within one month from the submission of the application.

The Parliament also approved the jointly submitted draft amendment to the Law on Fees and Charges of the Republic of Lithuania. According to this law the state fee for processing applications for residence permits in the Republic of Lithuania and processing residence permits in the Republic of Lithuania is not charged to UK citizens and their family members who acquired the right of residence before the end of the transition period.

If you have any questions related to Brexit issues, please contact us by e-mail – brexit@vrm.lt.

Also, the Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC, tel. 00 800 67891011) has reinforced its call centre service for citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to deal with questions related to Brexit. The opening hours of the EDCC have been extended to the weekend, accepting queries in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish between 09:00 and 18:00 CET.

Following the entry into force of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the status of UK nationals and their family members will remain unchanged and they will continue to enjoy free movement within the EU until the end of the transitional period (31 December 2020).

During the transitional period UK nationals have to apply for residence certificate only if current residence certificate expires.  The application should be examined no later than within 1 month as from the date of submission to the Migration Department. Please find more information here.

Ministry of the Interior will draft a concrete legislation to implement the Withdrawal Agreement and keep the UK nationals informed of any further developments on the envisaged procedures following the transitional period. We assure that those procedures and requirements will be smooth and clear.

Please see possible updates here.

If you have any questions related to Brexit issues, please contact us by e-mail – brexit@vrm.lt.

Also, the Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC, tel. 00 800 67891011) has reinforced its call centre service for citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to deal with questions related to Brexit. The opening hours of the EDCC have been extended to the weekend, accepting queries in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish between 09:00 and 18:00 CET.