Migration Department

  • Defence

Prosecutors: Lithuanian Migration Dept didn’t leak classified info to Russian judges

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office announced on Tuesday that the Migration Department did not disclose classified information to judges of…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania denies residence permits to 18 foreigners posing as business people

Eighteen foreigners posing as business people have been denied residence permits in Lithuania, the Migration Department said on Friday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

Lithuanian security chief: We must avoid hysteria when discussing threats

Darius Jauniškis, the director of the Lithuanian State Security Department (VSD), says that intelligence agencies are increasingly open to communication…

7 years ago
  • Politics
  • Society

10 police officers sent to help Migration Dept with document processing

Amid a heavy increase in workflow at the Lithuanian Migration Department, ten police officers from migration units have been sent…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Migration Department to again decide on asylum for Russian journalist

Lithuania's Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday satisfied the claim by Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov who was refused asylum in Lithuania,…

7 years ago
  • Society

Unreliable persons entered Lithuania due to migration system gaps – security chief

Unreliable individuals have entered Lithuania due to gaps in the country's migration system, says Darius Jauniškis, chief of the State…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Critics say Lithuania should keep Migration Dept amid migration problems

After Lithuania's Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas suggested scrapping the Migration Department, critics maintain that elimination of the institution and transfer…

7 years ago
  • Politics

President: Migration Department need restructuring, not scrapping

Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has voiced disagreement with Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas' proposal to scrap the Migration Department. [...]

7 years ago
  • Politics

Interior minister proposes to close down Migration Department

Lithuanian Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas proposed on Tuesday to abolish the country's Migration Department, which has been under criticism lately,…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Kremlin-linked bank advisor’s Lithuanian residence permit not extended

The Lithuanian Migration Department decided last week not to extend the residence permit of Anton Treushnikov, an advisor to the…

7 years ago
  • Politics

Migration Dept still not accepting visa applications

Lithuania's Migration Department will continue not accepting applications from foreigners for national visas due to large flows of applicants. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

Interior Minister initiates probe at Migration Dept over info leak to Russia

Lithuania's Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas has instructed the ministry's Corruption Prevention and Internal Investigations Division to scrutinize the circumstances of…

7 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania denies asylum to Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists

The Lithuanian Migration Department has decided to deny asylum to Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained…

7 years ago
  • Society

Tajik man linked to Islamic terrorists remains at Vilnius airport

Alisher Toshev, a Tajik national who was last week detained at Vilnius Airport over national security concerns, remains in special…

7 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Visa wait times increase to a month as applications double

People may have to wait for around a month to be issued with a Lithuanian national visa as the number…

7 years ago
  • Society

Another 10 refugees from Eritrea arrive in Lithuania under EU program

Another ten refugees from Eritrea have arrived in Lithuania under the European Union's (EU) program, the Migration Department said on…

7 years ago
  • Global LT

Litvaks actively apply for Lithuanian citizenship

Jews with roots in Lithuania, known as Litvaks, have been active in applying for Lithuanian citizenship after the country a…

7 years ago
  • Society

Migration Dept agrees with Titov’s proposal on asylum

Lithuania's Migration Department said on Wednesday it agreed with the proposal from Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov to reconsider his asylum…

7 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Russian journalist Titov asks Lithuania to review asylum finding

Russian journalist Yevgeni Titov on Tuesday asked Lithuania's Migration Department to reconsider his application for political asylum. [...]

7 years ago
  • Society

Migration body can’t review Russian journalist asylum decision now

The Lithuanian Migration Department currently cannot review its decision not to grant asylum to Yevgeni Titov, a Russian journalist, its…

7 years ago