(LVAT, administrative case No. eA-130-822/2025)
Summary:
The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) examined a dispute in which the State Border Guard Service (VSAT) refused entry into the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to a citizen of the Russian Federation holding a valid Latvian-issued Schengen type C visa. The refusal was based on the alleged threat to public order/security and the lack of sufficient documents substantiating the purpose of stay.
In its ruling of 23 April 2025, the LVAT held that an alert entered in the Schengen Information System (SIS) cannot, in itself, be considered a sufficient ground for the Migration Department to revoke a temporary residence permit. The Court emphasised that the Migration Department must carry out an individual assessment, apply the principle of proportionality, and collect additional information related to the SIS alert before adopting a decision to revoke the permit.
📌 Practical significance: this principle is particularly important in cases where the Migration Department bases its decision solely on an SIS alert, without relying on essential factual evidence.
🔗 More: LVAT – SIS alert does not justify automatic sanctions (teismai.lt).
Review of court and LVAT case-law (2025-07, “Legal Status of Foreigners”)
https://lvat.lt/doclib/wsbeiwwdace79ds73gzyvt1x3g3fmn66
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