COVID-19: Information for travellers
Updated 2020 10 12
Border Control
From 15 September, every traveller returning to or arriving in Lithuania by regular, special or charter transport by air, sea, or land, will have to electronically submit their personal data to the National Public Health Centre (NPHC). This means that before boarding a plane, ferry, bus, or train, a traveller will have to fill in a form on the website of the National Public Health Centre, and present the confirmation received, the QR code, at the time of boarding.
In the case of individual travelling by land, it is obligatory to register with the NPHC within 12 hours from the moment of arrival in the Republic of Lithuania.
Find the form here.
Transit through Lithuania
Transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania is allowed for foreigners in these cases:
- on their return to their country of residence;
- in whose respect a reasoned request has been made by a foreign country;
- using facilitated transit of persons from the territory of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation and backwards (this transit of persons shall be carried out only through Kena railway border checkpoint and Kybartai railway border checkpoint under the conditions laid down by the Minister for Foreign affairs of the Republic of Lithuania).
Foreigners, travelling across Lithuania for transit purposes, don't need to be in self-isolation and to have COVID-19 test done.
Entering Lithuania
Lithuania currently allows citizens of European Economic Area countries and persons lawfully residing in these countries to enter Lithuania. However, those who arrive from COVID-19 affected countries will have to self-isolate for 14 days. From 12 October, the list of COVID-19 affected countries will include countries where coronavirus (COVID-19) incidence rate is by 10% or more higher than that in Lithuania. Additional criteria will apply in the case of third countries.
For the citizens of Lithuania and persons lawfully residing in Lithuania 14-day isolation remains as a requirement.
When planning your trip to Lithuania, please evaluate the situation surrounding your country’s 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Please find updates about the latest 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases for various countries here:
For citizens and residents of EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom (Updated daily).
For citizens and residents of non-EU/EEA (Updated weekly, usually on Fridays).
The obligation to self-isolate also applies, when COVID-19 affected countries are crossed (by car, public transport, etc.), except air transport, if you do not leave the transit area at the airport.
If you are planning to come to Lithuania, you must pay attention to the following:
- Whether it is possible to come from your country;
- Whether visitors from your country are subject to mandatory isolation upon arrival;
- Whether you are required to fill in a traveller's form.
Choose from the options below to learn more:
The Ministry of Health recalls that this procedure applies to foreigners from the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Andorra, San Marino, the Vatican, Iceland, Lichtenstein, and Norway. There are some exceptions – see them below in the Exceptions section.
Please keep in mind that the list of affected countries is subject to change without notice. The list of countries should be updated on 19 October.
Free entry and no isolation required for residents of the following countries:
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Norway
Free entry with mandatory isolation for residents of the following countries:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland (there are some exceptions)
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
Important! Travellers arriving from these countries before boarding a plane, ferry, bus, or train, will have to fill in a form on the website of the National Public Health Centre, and present the confirmation received, the QR code, at the time of boarding. Find the form here.
Source: koronastop.lrv.lt
From now on, the list will include countries where coronavirus (COVID-19) incidence rate is by 10% or more higher than that in Lithuania. Additional criteria will apply in the case of third countries.
When listing third countries as affected, additional criteria are taken into account, such as the test coverage rate, percentage of positive tests, availability of information, hospitalisation rate and the number of infection cases brought from that particular country to Lithuania.
See the list of affected countries here. The list of countries should be updated on 19 October.
You may find the Exceptions list below.
Source: koronastop.lrv.lt
Lithuanian citizens returning from affected countries are required to self-isolate for 14 days. From now on, the list of affected countries will include countries where coronavirus (COVID-19) incidence rate is by 10% or more higher than that in Lithuania. Additional criteria will apply in the case of third countries.
Please keep in mind that the list of affected countries is subject to change without notice. The list of countries should be updated on 19 October.
Free entry, no isolation:
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Norway
Free entry with mandatory isolation:
A list of countries can be found here.
Lithuanian citizens and foreigners with an entry permit who are returning from the affected countries included on the list or from other non-EU countries are required to register before boarding a plane, ferry, bus, or train, by submitting the details to the National Public Health Centre, and present the confirmation received, the QR code, at the time of boarding. Find the form here.
Source: koronastop.lrv.lt
The entry of foreigners into the Republic of Lithuania remains prohibited, except for:
- citizens of the countries of the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and persons lawfully residing in these countries, who arrive from these countries, provided the incidence of COVID-19 (coronavirus infection) in the country where they lawfully reside has not exceeded 25 cases/100 000 population in the last 14 calendar days. The list of such countries shall be approved and made public every Monday by the State Commander of National Emergency Operations. See the part above "I am a citizen of EU country, Switzerland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
- foreigners who hold a document confirming their right to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, or in whose respect the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania has adopted a decision to issue a document confirming the right to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, and foreigners who are family members (parents (adoptive parents), children (adopted children), spouses and carers) of the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and of the foreigners who hold a document confirming their right to reside in the Republic of Lithuania;
- foreigners who hold a national visa of the Republic of Lithuania, or in whose respect the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania has adopted a decision to issue a national visa;
- foreigners lawfully residing in countries that have not been listed above, and which are included in the EU-level list of third countries, for the residents of which temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU should be lifted at external borders unless the incidence of COVID-19 disease (coronavirus infection) in these countries does not meet the incidence criteria specified above;
- persons enjoying immunities and privileges under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961), the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963) and under other international agreements and legislation of the Republic of Lithuania, their family members and their service personnel, also members of official delegations;
- persons serving in the military units of NATO and of NATO countries and their service personnel, also their family members;
- crew members, who are employed in Lithuanian companies engaged in international commercial transportation, or who carry out international commercial transportation by all the means of transport;
- health professionals arriving into the Republic of Lithuania for the provision of health care services;
- high-performance athletes, specialists of high-performance sports and physical activity, instructors of high-performance sports and physical activity, and their family members, who come to the Republic of Lithuania at the permission of the Minister for Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania for the preparation for and participation in high-performance athletic competitions;
- artists coming to the Republic of Lithuania at the permission of the Minister for Culture of the Republic of Lithuania for the participation in professional artistic events, and their service personnel;
- journalists coming to the Republic of Lithuania at the permission of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania;
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other exceptional cases, where foreigners are allowed entry to the Republic of Lithuania on the basis of individual permission by a minister holding the jurisdiction in the respective realm, and whose entry has been approved by the Government.
- From now on, it will no longer be required to self-isolate not only for teachers returning from the work of teaching the Lithuanian language in schools in Belarus, but also for clergy performing pastoral work in Belarus.
- Nor will the self-isolation requirement apply to certain groups of law enforcement officers involved in FRONTEX-coordinated international operations in the EU and in third countries.
What is the procedure following arrival?
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.
Isolation will not be mandatory only for foreigners enjoying immunities and privileges under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, and under other international agreements and legislation of the Republic of Lithuania, their family members and their service personnel, also members of official delegations, persons serving in NATO and NATO military units and their personnel and their family members, special couriers working on transit trains and using simplified transit of persons from the territory of the Russian Federation to the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation and back, and persons passing in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.
There will also be an exception for crew members, who are employed in the Lithuanian companies engaged in international commercial transportation, or who carry out international commercial transportation by all the means of transport (carriers): due to the nature of their work, they will be able to leave Lithuania before the end of the isolation period. It should be noted that exemptions have been and continue to be granted to carriers throughout the emergency and quarantine period in order not to restrict the movement of goods.
Source: www.urm.lt
Traveller form by the National Public Health Centre
From 15 September, every traveller returning to or arriving in Lithuania by regular, special or charter transport by air, sea, or land, will have to electronically submit their personal data to the National Public Health Centre. This means that before boarding a plane, ferry, bus, or train, a traveller will have to fill in a form on the website of the National Public Health Centre, and present the confirmation received, the QR code, at the time of boarding.
In the case of individual travelling by land, it is obligatory to register with the NPHC within 12 hours from the moment of arrival in the Republic of Lithuania.
Find the form here.
Shorter self-isolation period rules
Everyone arriving to Lithuania from affected countries will be required to self-isolate for 14 days. However, the individuals in question can take a coronavirus test no earlier than the 8th day of isolation, and if they test negative they are permitted to reduce their total self-isolation time to 10 days. Read more here.
If people who have returned from abroad feel well and do not exhibit any symptoms characteristic of the coronavirus infection, they are allowed to go for a walk outside. From now on, they are allowed within a one-kilometre radius of their place of isolation; however, they must wear protective equipment covering their nose and mouth (face masks, respirators or other). In the event that officials contact isolated individuals to verify their compliance with isolation requirements, the individuals in question must return to their place of isolation.
People who register in advance for a coronavirus test at one of the mobile testing points using the local 1808 service can leave their place of isolation to get tested without the National Public Health Centre’s (NVSC) permission.
Permission to leave one’s place of isolation shall be issued for a maximum of seven calendar days. Conditions can be found here.
Foreigners and citizens of the Republic of Lithuania living or working abroad may leave the Republic of Lithuania before the end of their 14-day isolation period only after informing the NVSC about the date and time of their planned departure by submitting an electronic notification no later than 24 hours before departure.
Returnees from abroad staying in isolation are not allowed to go to public gatherings – events, shops, museums, catering places, etc.
Face masks
Face masks are mandatory in all indoor public places, including shops, points of service and on public transport. Face masks are also mandatory in all indoor and outdoor events as well as in public catering establishments (restaurants, cafes, bars and other catering establishments). However, visitors to public catering establishments will be able to remove their protective equipment (masks, respirators, shields, etc.) while sitting at a table or bar.
Exceptions:
- Where service cannot be provided to a customer wearing a mask (e.g., beard trimming), the customer will be able to stay without a mask during the provision of the service.
- While exercising in sports clubs and staying in amusement parks (e.g. swimming pools).
- People with disabilities who are unable to wear face and mouth protection due to their disability are exempt. For example, those with respiratory disorders, mental disorders, autism spectrum disorders and others. In cases where a person with a disability (such as movement) can still wear face protection, they should.
- For children under 6 years
For more details, see here.
Other relevant information
You can follow the latest news about the situation on:
- Koronastop.lrv.lt an official source of information by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the situation in Lithuania;
- LRT English website of the Lithuanian National Broadcaster.
COVID-19 Hotline in Lithuania: 1808 (free of charge).
If necessary, please contact us at tic@vilnius.lt, by phone +370 5 262 9660 or through social media: Facebook, Instagram
Daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide
What to do if you suspect you have a virus
- If symptoms (fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing) occur you should call the COVID-19 hotline: 1808 (ph. +370 (37) 367 963 if calling from foreign phone number) or contact your family doctor, report the circumstances of the illness, and follow medical advice.
- IMPORTANT: please do not go to the hospital by yourself.
- Avoid any contact. Self-insulating until ambulance arrives. An ambulance crew will take you to the hospital.
- Laboratory diagnostics will be performed at the hospital or the mobile laboratories. Hospital staff will inform you of further steps.
- To prevent coronavirus infection, everyone is recommended to follow standard measures to reduce the spread of disease: wash hands frequently with warm water and soap, avoid touching the face and eyes, practice proper coughing and sneezing etiquette (coughing and sneezing into a tissue or bent elbow), practice safe cooking (especially with regard to meat or eggs) and avoid close contact with anyone who exhibits respiratory disease symptoms, like coughing or sneezing.
Latest news by the Lithuanian Ministry of Health.
More information about coronavirus is available on WHO webpage.