LVAT, 10 April 2025
Summary:
In its decision of 10 April 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) emphasised that the time limit for lodging an appeal must be calculated from the date of actual service of the DECISION itself, rather than from the date of service of a notification informing of the adopted decision. Actual service is deemed to occur on the date the decision is received via the MIGRIS system.
The mere service of a notification does not constitute and is not equivalent to proper service of the decision on a foreign national.
📌 Practical significance: this clarification is particularly important in disputes concerning the calculation of procedural time limits, especially in cases involving decisions prohibiting entry.
🔗 More: LVAT on the procedure for appealing decisions prohibiting entry (lvat.lt).
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