Evelina Gudzinskaitė EN

Following the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights, Lithuania is changing its rules and will issue residence permits to foreigners who entered into same-sex marriages with Lithuanian citizens abroad.

The Lithuanian Constitutional Court will hold on Thursday a public hearing on a case regarding the rights of same-sex persons who married abroad.

Lithuania will have to accept another four refugees, implementing the international agreement, the public radio has announced.

As Lithuanian construction companies are experiencing a growing lack of qualified specialists, vacant job are more and more often filled by Ukrainians.

Lithuania has granted asylum to Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov, the Migration Department said on Wednesday.

Asylum seekers from the Middle East might come to Lithuania in the fall following a break of more than six months, the head of Lithuania's Migration Department said.

Lithuania's Migration Department this week rejected a political asylum application submitted by nationalist Yuri Gorsky who fled Russia last year. He plans to appeal.

The Lithuanian Cabinet approved on Wednesday principles for a migration system reform that envisages making one body responsible for citizenship matters and visa and identity document issuance.

The Lithuanian Interior Ministry proposes to establish a new Migration Service by merging the capacities of the police, border guards and the current Migration Department.

Seventeen refugees have been sent back to Lithuania from other countries of the European Union (EU) after being relocated to Lithuania under the EU program but violating the requirement to settle in the country.

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas thinks that the Migration Department should be a separate agency, but he will in mid-March present the government with several alternative options for overhauling the existing system.

The Lithuanian Migration Department in Vilnius has on Monday eliminated live queues for foreigners to come and fill out applications for national visas without prior registration.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday called on Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas to be more active in addressing the challenges of growing immigration and pay less attention to finding someone to blame or replacing officials.

Evelina Gudzinskaitė does not plant to resign as director of the Lithuanian Migration Department under the Interior Ministry after receiving a negative assessment of her work.

Lithuania's Migration Department plans to introduce early online registration for temporary residence permits instead of the current live queue.

Visa-issuing delays in the Migration Department subordinate to the Interior Ministry is a result of poor management, says Lithuania's Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas. The department's director says she has not had time to hire additional staff, as the minister only signed a decree on a bigger sta...

The crew of the Dreamland play of the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre have turned to the country's top officials with a request to help Afghan national Zabi Ahmadi performing in the play to receive asylum in Lithuania.

The Lithuanian Centre of Registers and the Migration Department have signed an agreement aimed at speeding up the issuance of temporary residence permits and visas to foreign business people.

The Lithuanian Migration Department has decided to deny asylum to Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns and remains in special accommodation premises for asylum-seekers at the airport's border control area.

Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns, remains in special accommodation premises for asylum-seekers at the airport's border control area.