Lithuania, along with other Baltic countries,today is not so convenient for visiting Russians, as it was just a few years ago, because for a trip here we need a visa. The issuance of visas is carried out by the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow, as well as visa centers in another thirteen cities of the Russian Federation. A pleasant moment is that, having a Lithuanian visa on hand, you can travel to other states that are part of the Schengen zone. We will talk about the functions of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow, as well as about its whereabouts and the subtleties of obtaining a visa.
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscowis the main diplomatic mission of this Baltic state in the Russian Federation. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Russia is Mr. Renatas Norkus, who replaced in January 2012 in this position his predecessor Antanas Vinkus.
The independence of Lithuania was recognized by the authoritiesliving out at that time the last days of the Soviet Union in September 1991. Within a month, 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 a treaty providing for the delimitation of the economic zone and the continental shelf located in the Baltic Sea.
If you decide to submit your own documentsfor a visa to this Baltic country, then you will have to personally come to the consular department. Address of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow: Borisoglebsky Lane, house 10. You can hand over documents every weekday (except holidays) from 9:30 am to 12 noon. The issuance of visas is also carried out by the embassy staff every day from two to three in the afternoon. More information about the consulate and its work can be obtained by going to the website of the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow - http://ru.urm.lt.
To get to the house number 10 in BorisoglebskLane, where, in fact, the Lithuanian Embassy is located in Moscow, it is necessary to reach the station "Arbatskaya" by the Filevskaya (blue) branch of the metro. Exit to the city here alone. After climbing to the surface, you need to move in the direction of the cinema "Art". On your left you will see an underground passage, get down into it and turn to the right, and then at the end of the transition - to the left. Go to the second turn to the right and turn into it. Thus, you will find yourself on Cook Street. On it you need to move to the third turn to the left (about 500 meters). This will be Borisoglebsky Lane. After walking 100 meters along it, you will see the Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow on the left. In total, the path to the path from the metro station you will spend no more than 15-20 minutes.
The Consular Section of the Embassy of Lithuania in Moscow is engaged in issuing visas to the following categories of persons:
- citizens of Russia (except for permanent residents in areas where there are visa departments of the Republic of Lithuania);
- foreign citizens permanently residing in the Russian Federation;
- persons who do not have citizenship, as well as citizens of those states that do not have diplomatic representations of Lithuania.
You can get a visa either by yourselfall necessary documents and referring them to the Lithuanian Embassy, or by using the services of travel companies. Please note that in the first case, before you go to the consular department, you must pre-register by phone or online. Otherwise, you will not receive the paper.
We offer to deal with the list of basic documents that the Lithuanian Embassy will require from you to issue a visa. So, this list includes:
- Passport with a validity period,at least three more months from the date of the planned return to the territory of the Russian Federation. Also in the passport must be at least two blank pages.
- Properly completed online application form, whichcan be found on the website of the Lithuanian Embassy. It can be filled in both in Lithuanian and in Russian. Then you need to print all five pages of the questionnaire and sign.
- Two matte photos 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 a Russian passport. For children who do not have an internal passport, you must provide a birth certificate.
- Help with your place of work, printed onletterhead of the company and certified by the seal of the organization and the signature of the official. It is necessary to indicate your position, salary, date of admission to work, as well as the period of leave provided.
- Confirmation of your solvency (bank statement, traveler's checks with copies);
- Medical insurance (original and copy).Its validity period should cover the entire period of your stay in the territory of the Schengen countries. In this case, you must be insured at least thirty thousand euros.
- Confirmation of reservation and full payment or prepayment hotel.
A regular visa to Lithuania is issued for five workersdays 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, you need to additionally pay 1,400 rubles as a service charge for a regular visa and 2,800 rubles for an urgent visa.
