"There will certainly be no such requirement. They will be able to apply for a temporary residence permit in Lithuania on humanitarian grounds or a national visa on humanitarian grounds. And these will be the main procedures in these cases," said Liucija Voisnis, deputy director of the Migration Department.
"Since there is military action in their country, they can be issued with a temporary residence permit," she added.
Ukrainians who already hold temporary residence permits will not have to leave Lithuania within three months after the expiry of their permit, as required now.
"During those three months, they will have to apply for a new temporary residence permit on humanitarian grounds," Voisnis said.
Some 30,100 Ukrainian citizens currently hold temporary residence permits in Lithuania.