Passport of the Republic of Lithuania

Updated 2025-01-29

Please schedule an appointment to renew your Passport or ID card here: https://keliauk.urm.lt/en/consult-registration/embassy/51.

Lithuanian citizens living abroad can apply for the issuance/change of passport or identity card at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Canada in Ottawa.

Parents can order a Passport for a child 1-24 months old. In all the other cases, child’s participation is necessary. For the issuance/change of a passport or identity card, Lithuanian citizens aged 2 and above must come to an Embassy in person, having previously registered for an appointment online. When registering, please specify your personal code or date of birth in the comments section.

IMPORTANT:

Passports or identity cards can be issued or changed within 1 or 5 working days only at the offices of the Migration Department in Lithuania.
The Embassy in Ottawa issues/changes passports or identity cards only according to the general procedure, which may take up to 1.5 months from the submission of the application. If personal data (name, surname, etc.) is changed, if a document is lost, or when issuing the first identity document, the processing time may be longer.
Passports or identity cards can only be issued/changed at the Embassy if the residence in a foreign country has been declared (you can declare your departure from Lithuania at the Embassy or online).
When ordering a passport or ID card, you do not need to leave the document at the Embassy.
If the Lithuanian citizen’s identity card or passport has expired or been lost and they do not have another valid identity document (identity card or passport) and urgently need to return to Lithuania, the consular officer may issue a temporary travel document for return to Lithuania – a repatriation certificate (AGP), valid for 14 days from the date of issuance.

In what cases is a Lithuanian passport or identity card issued or changed?

A passport or identity card is issued or changed if:

Lithuanian citizen changes their name(s), surname, gender, date of birth, place of birth, or personal code;
Identity document has been damaged and can no longer be used;
There are errors in the document;
Identity document has expired;
Lithuanian citizen requests the change of the document.

What documents need to be provided?

Please bring the following documents to the Embassy:

Valid identity document (Lithuanian Passport, ID card (for Canadian citizen - Canadian passport)
A prepaid Canada Post Xpresspost envelope (for shipping within Canada from the Embassy in Ottawa to your noted address) for shipping of passport, ID card or its password certificate. If you do not come to collect the document in person (bring 2 additional envelopes if you also are ordering ID card). Each person must have separate envelope for his/her passport - we do not send passports of family members in one envelope. If you want to collect the document in person, please notify the Embassy by phone +1 613-567-5458.
Consular fee can be paid by debit or credit card. If paying by certified bank check – recipient is Embassy of Lithuania. Embassy does not accept cash or personal checks. Consular fees can be found here.
Receiving the Passport or Identity Card

By mail
- If you wish to receive your passport or identity card by registered mail, you must submit a prepaid registered envelope (Canada Post Xpresspost) with the specified return address when applying for the passport. The envelope will be sent from the Embassy in Ottawa.
- Along with the your passport or ID card you will receive a confirmation form which has to be signed and sent to the Embassy in Ottawa by email. The received document will not be activated and is not valid until the Embassy receives the confirmation form. After receiving the form, the document will be activated and you will be informed about it by email.
At the Embassy
- You will be notified by phone or email when your passport or identity card is ready for collection.
- Documents can be collected in person at the Embassy in Ottawa. No registration for a consular appointment is required to collect the document, but we kindly ask that you arrange your arrival time in advance by phone at +1 613-567-5458 or by email at consul.ca@mfa.lt.
- A parent or legal guardian can collect passport of a citizen under 18 years old by presenting their own identity document.
How to renew the Lithuanian passport or identity card if you cannot come to the Embassy in Ottawa?

Embassy of Lithuania in Canada organizes 1-2 consular missions per year, during which it is possible to renew identity documents. Information about consular missions and participant registration is published on the Embassy’s website https://ca.urm.lt.

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