Lithuania Family & Friends Visit Visa

Do Indians need a visa for Lithuania, and which one?

Yes. To visit relatives or friends who live in Lithuania, an Indian citizen applies for a Schengen short-stay visa, type C, under "visiting family/friends". VFS says this category also covers the spouse or a dependant of a Lithuanian citizen, and that the visa can be granted for no more than 90 days. The Schengen rule of 90 days in any 180-day period applies across all member states.

The decision is taken in New Delhi, by the visa section of the Lithuanian embassy. You fill in the form online on Lithuania's migration portal, migracija.lt, and lodge the file at VFS Global. The difference from most countries is the host's paperwork: it travels electronically, as a MIGRIS invitation, and reaches your file as a number.

Where do applicants from Punjab apply?

New Delhi. Of the four Lithuania centres VFS runs in India (Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi), Delhi is the only one within reach, and it works weekdays, 09:00 to 16:00. VFS's paid "Visa at your doorstep" service is an option for families who would rather submit from a place they choose.

VFS expects the whole family at the counter, infants too, apart from exceptions it agrees individually. Inside, it admits only applicants, caregivers and adults escorting children under 18. Children under 12 give no fingerprints, and anyone for whom fingerprinting is physically impossible gives a medical certificate instead.

The rule that helps families most: VFS treats biometric data as valid for 59 months. A parent whose fingerprints and photo were taken for a Schengen visa less than 59 months ago may send another person to lodge the new file, and need not make the trip to Delhi. VFS cannot confirm at the counter that the biometrics are on file, so the applicant may be called in later, or for an interview.

Open dates at the Delhi centre are tracked on our Lithuania appointment tracker.

Which documents depend on your situation?

The standard list is printed further down. A family file has two halves.

The host's half

• The MIGRIS invitation. Your relative or friend submits it electronically through Lithuania's migration service. Lithuania's checklist asks for the invitation from the family member or friend, including their address and contact details and the intended period of stay. You write its number on the checklist.
• Your accommodation. If you will stay at their home, the checklist says that has to be mentioned in the MIGRIS invitation. A separate note does not replace it.
• Their legal residence. A copy of their passport or national ID card, or their residence permit, as applicable.

The host starts first. Nothing on your side can be completed until the invitation number exists.

Your half

On top of that, each traveller hands in a three-month bank statement in original, bearing the bank's stamp and signature, and two years of Indian ITR acknowledgements.

One line rules out a habit common in Indian paperwork: Lithuania will not treat an affidavit as evidence at all. A relationship, a name spelt two ways, or a source of money has to be shown with an issued document, such as a birth certificate, a gazette notification or a bank letter.

How much is the Lithuania visa fee for Indians?

Each family member aged 12 or older pays a €90 visa fee, a child of 6 to 11 pays €45, and under-6s pay nothing; VFS converts the euro fee to rupees on the day. On top comes the VFS service fee: ₹2,343 (€21.50) per person aged 12 or over, and none for younger children (checked 14 Oct 2026). Cash and cards are both taken, and a refusal means no refund of either. Our filing fee is shown at the top of this page.

How long does it take, and when should you apply?

Once a file reaches the visa section, Lithuania aims to decide it inside 15 calendar days; VFS cautions that some cases run to 30. Your window to apply opens six months before the visit and shuts 15 working days before it, with the embassy's holidays left out of the count.

Build in the host's time too. A wedding, a convocation or the birth of a grandchild has a fixed date, so ask the host to file the MIGRIS invitation as soon as the dates are settled.

Your passport stays with the embassy until the decision, so keep that stretch free of other travel. Paying for flights early will not hurry anything: Lithuania says a booked ticket earns no priority.

Why do Lithuania family visit visas get refused for Indian applicants?

The refusal comes on the EU's standard form. Lithuania also reserves the right to refuse a file with gaps without first asking for the missing listed papers, so treat the checklist as final.

Each ticked reason is unpacked on our guide to Schengen refusal reasons. How to appeal, under Lithuanian law, is printed on the refusal form itself; our refusal deadline tool keeps track of the date.

Tips for a stronger family file

• Give your host your passport details first. The invitation records the applicant's identity, so send a clear copy of each traveller's bio page.
• Ask for the residence proof with the number. The host's ID or permit copy and the MIGRIS number should arrive together.
• Fix names before you file. Since affidavits do not count, correct spelling differences on the documents themselves.
• Approved insurer only. Schengen-wide, dated for every day of the trip; our note on Schengen travel insurance explains the cover rules.
• Flight reservations, not tickets, to and from the Schengen area.
• Two sharp prints, 35 × 45 mm, in which the face fills 80 per cent or more of the frame. VFS can also shoot a digital photo at the centre.
• A signed covering letter naming the visit's purpose and dates, your travelling companions, and the address where you will sleep.

Visiting a Lithuanian citizen spouse or parent?

Use the same family visit checklist, with proof of the family tie to a Lithuanian citizen. The checklist asks for a notarised marriage certificate or birth certificate, or a notarised court decision on custody. Where you married makes a difference:

• Married in Lithuania: the marriage certificate or an extract from the Lithuanian population register.
• Married in India or elsewhere: the notarised marriage certificate and an extract from the Lithuanian population register.

The host's legal residence is shown with a copy of their Lithuanian passport or ID card.

Is there a faster route for family of other EU citizens?

Yes, under the EU's free movement directive, but only when three conditions are met, according to Lithuania's checklist. The EU, EEA or Swiss citizen lives in or moves to a member state other than their own; you are their spouse, registered partner, child under 21, or dependent relative in the ascending line; and you travel with them or join them later. The European Commission says family members who fall under the directive are eligible for a free and accelerated visa procedure, and Lithuania's checklist adds that travel medical insurance is not obligatory for them.

If any condition fails, the checklist says the application is processed as an ordinary tourist or family visit, with its normal documents. So the spouse of a German citizen working in Vilnius may qualify, while the parents of an Indian student in Kaunas use the standard route above. For more on Lithuania, see the Lithuania country page.

Official sources

• Lithuania visas for Indian residents, VFS Global start page
• Lithuania visa categories, fees and processing times, VFS Global India
• Lithuania application centres in India and opening hours, VFS Global
• Appointment day and biometrics for Lithuania, VFS Global India
• The EU Visa Code, consolidated regulation on EUR-Lex
• How to apply for a Schengen visa, European Commission Migration and Home Affairs