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(LVAT ruling of 23 July 2025, administrative case No. eA-2021-1188/2025) Summary: The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) examined a dispute concerning decisions of the Migration Department which concluded that the minor applicants did not acquire citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, as the procedure for renunciation or loss of citizenship of another state (the...

(LVAT ruling of 9 July 2025, administrative case No. eA-2227-525/2025) Summary: The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) examined a case in which the Migration Department ordered a foreign national to leave Lithuania on the grounds that, following the expiry of the 60-day validity period of a Schengen type C visa, the person had become...

(LVAT, administrative case No. eA-130-822/2025) Summary: The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) examined a case in which the Migration Department revoked a temporary residence permit issued to a foreign national on the basis of family reunification, arguing that the applicant had allegedly resided abroad for more than six months. The Court emphasised that the...

(LVAT case-law review, 2025) Summary: The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) held that a formally concluded but not actually performed employment contract (no commencement of work, no records in the Sodra system) does not constitute a genuine basis for residence in Lithuania. 📌 Practical significance:In disputes, it is necessary to provide evidence of actual...

LVAT, 27 December 2016 Summary: On 27 December 2016, a panel of judges of the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) raised the issue of whether the criteria for granting residence permits (such as family reunification and recognition of partnership) comply with the Constitution where certain forms of family (for example, same-sex partnerships) are excluded...

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...

Summary: In its decision of 13 June 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (LVAT) held that a relatively standardised revocation of a temporary residence permit issued on the basis of studies may be lawful where a foreign national has not actually commenced studies. However, the Court also found that the Migration Department unlawfully refused...

(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...