ATTENTION: FOR TURKISH AND FOREIGN NATIONALS TRAVELING TO LITHUANIA
The temporary restrictions of non-essential travel to the EU countries remains effective for most of foreign nationals and Turkish citizens (including holders of Turkish special passports) except those listed in the EU Council’s decision Foreign and non-EU nationals who are exempted from the temporary travel restrictions to Lithuania: -Family members of the EU citizens covered by Directive EC/2004/38; -Healthcare professionals, health researchers, and elderly care professionals; -Frontier workers; -Transport personnel engaged in haulage of goods and other transport staff to the extent necessary; -Diplomats, staff of international organisations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their functions; -Passengers travelling for imperative family reasons; -Persons in need of international protection or for other humanitarian reasons.
The Turkish citizens and residents in Turkey above are eligible to submit the Schengen (C) visa applications to the VFS Global visa centers in Turkey. Foreign nationals are eligible to submit the National (D) visa applications to the VFS Global visa centers in Turkey if there is no Embassy of Lithuania or VFS Global Lithuania visa center in their country of origins. We advise to book an appointment via online appointment system at https://www.vfsglobal.com/lithuania/turkey/book-an-appointment.html
As of 17th October the direct flights from Istanbul to Vilnius are operated by Turkish Airlines.
Following the European Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as of 26th October Turkish citizens and residents in Turkey will be required to have a negative result of a test for COVID-19 taken at maximum 48 hours before the entry to the Republic of Lithuania or to stay in mandatory isolation for 10 days after returning or arriving in Lithuania.
Foreigners will be required to register with the National Public Health Center under the Ministry of Health within 24 hours of arrival. Hotline - 1808. Further information: https://nvsc.lrv.lt/en/.
If foreigners arrive in Lithuania for work or have a separate permission by the Minister of the relevant field, and their arrival is approved by the Government, and if those persons are required to stay in isolation, the employer, the inviting person or foreigners themselves must pay for the isolation premises as well as transportation to the isolation premises and to the place of taking a swab for the coronavirus infection.
For more information, please visit Ministry of Health of Lithuania at https://sam.lrv.lt/en/
