What documents and where should I submit in order to get a card?
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You must submit:
- valid travel document;
- document confirming legal stay in the Republic of Lithuania (if not subject to visa-free regime). (e.g., a visa, a residence permit issued in Lithuania or another EU Member State, a residence card of a family member of a Union citizen issued in another EU Member State);
- documents certifying the basis for issuing the card:
- a document certifying marriage to an EU citizen or a registered partnership agreement (e.g., marriage certificate); or
- a document certifying that you are a direct descendant of a EU citizen, his spouse or a person with whom a registered partnership agreement has been concluded, who has not reached the age of 21 or are a dependent child, and the documents supporting the maintenance (e.g., birth certificate, bank transfer statements, explanation); or
- documents confirming that you are a dependent relative of the EU citizen, his/her spouse or the person with whom a registered partnership agreement has been concluded (parent, mother, grandfather, grandmother, etc.) and the documents supporting the dependency (e.g., statements of bank orders, explanation); or
- if you come to an EU citizen who is an employee or has a means of subsistence – documents confirming that You are a cohabitant of an EU citizen with whom an EU citizen has a permanent relationship for the last 3 years (e.g., joint housing lease or home rental agreement, birth certificates, etc.); or
- if you come to an EU citizen who is an employee or has a means of subsistence – documents confirming that You are a dependent of an EU citizen (e.g., statements of bank orders, explanation); or
- if you come to an EU citizen who is an employee or has a means of subsistence – documents confirming that You manage a household with an EU citizen. (e.g., joint housing lease or home rental agreement, etc.); or
- if you come to an EU citizen who is an employee or has a means of subsistence – documents confirming that you necessarily require personal care for an EU citizen for serious health reasons (e.g., medical certificate, etc.);
- a document certifying that A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania has exercised the right to free movement in the EU if you come to a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania.
A citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who has exercised the right to free movement of persons under EU law is considered an EU citizen. In order for a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania to be considered to have exercised his right to free movement of persons, he must have lived in another EU Member State for some time after 1 May 2004.
If you are a family member of a citizen of an EU Member State who has been admitted to an educational establishment under a general education or vocational training programme (s), to study at a science and study institution under a programme (s) studies or a doctoral degree, invited to a traineeship, improvement of qualification, a national of the third country, i.e. a spouse, a person with whom the registered partnership agreement is concluded, a dependent child, as well as a close relative of the citizen of the EU Member State, his/her spouse or a person with whom the registered partnership agreement is concluded, according to the straight upper family line (parents, grandparents, etc.)), you can come to a citizen of an EU Member State or with a citizen of an EU Member State and reside in the Republic of Lithuania.
You must apply to the chosen branch of the Migration Department for the submission of original documents and biometric data and for signing the application you submitted.
You must pay a state levy for issuing a card – EUR 32 (payment code 5740).
By submitting an application, you can also submit a payment order of the paid state levy with bank identification, or a receipt.
Attention: if the state levy has been paid for you by another person, an extended form of payment order must be provided, indicating your full name and personal code or date of birth, with the bank's mark.
The card must be issued no later than one month from the date of submission of the application.
You can withdraw the card at the branch of the Migration Department specified in the application.