Declaring departure from Lithuania

Declaring departure from Lithuania

The following individuals must declare their place of residence:

• Lithuanian citizens born and living in Lithuania, who arrive to live in Lithuania for more than 183 days per year or change their place of residence in Lithuania;
• Citizens of EU or EFTA member states and their family members, who arrive to live in Lithuania for more than 3 months within six months and have obtained the right to live in Lithuania or are changing their place of residence in Lithuania, or are leaving Lithuania for more than six months;
• Foreign nationals and stateless persons who have been issued a document granting the right to live in Lithuania, who arrive to live in Lithuania or are changing their place of residence in Lithuania, or are leaving Lithuania for more than six months.

These individuals must declare their departure from Lithuania if departing for more than six months.

Persons living abroad who did not submit a declaration of departure before leaving Lithuania should declare their departure online or at Lithuanian diplomatic missions or consular offices.

Declaration of residence or departure from Lithuania:

• At local municipalities or other administrative divisions in municipalities without a district office;
• At the Migration Department – only for declaring residence when foreigners apply for a document granting the right to live in Lithuania;
• At Lithuanian diplomatic missions and consular offices, if the declaration was not submitted before leaving Lithuania.

Declarations can also be submitted electronically via the E-Government Gateway or through Registrų centras self-service.

Who does not need to declare a change of residence or departure from Lithuania:

• Diplomats and other personnel of Lithuanian diplomatic missions and consular offices, international organizations, and their family members, during their work abroad;
• Persons serving in military service;
• Individuals receiving treatment in health care institutions;
• Full-time students studying in European Union or European Free Trade Association countries;
• Persons in detention facilities;
• Seafarers working on board seagoing vessels.

Declaration of departure to the Lithuanian Embassy in Canada:

• In person at the Lithuanian Embassy in Canada;
• By mail (sending the completed and signed Departure Declaration and a notarized copy of the passport or identity card data page).

Those declaring departure from Lithuania at the Lithuanian Embassy in Canada must provide:

• completed departure declaration form;
• Lithuanian passport or identity card (can be expired if documents for issuing a new identity document are provided), and the permit to temporarily or permanently reside in Lithuania;
• If a minor is declaring departure, the minor must have a valid Lithuanian passport. A parent or guardian must also present their own identity document when submitting the declaration for the minor;
• Documents proving guardianship or representation, when a guardian or representative is declaring the declaration.