Italian Embassy in Vilnius

Lithuanian citizens need no visa for Italy: under European free movement rules they can travel, live and work there with a valid passport or national ID card.

In 2025, Italy’s embassy in Vilnius received 18 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 13. Applications rose by 1700% compared with 2024 (1).

Across all Schengen consulates in Lithuania, 23.3% of applications were refused in 2025; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 3 Schengen states represented here.

The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Lithuania.

The Italian embassy in Vilnius is the only mission of Italy in Lithuania on record. Lithuania in turn has 4 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian embassy in Vilnius

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Italy in Vilnius. The head of mission on record is de Maigret Emanuele.

Address and contact

Address: Žvejų g. 14A, Vilnius. The record for the Italian embassy in Vilnius includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

When the Italian embassy in Vilnius is closed

Expect the Italian embassy in Vilnius to be shut on Christmas Eve (Šv. Kūčios) on Thursday 24 December 2026 and Christmas Day (Šv. Kalėdos) on Friday 25 December 2026, and often on Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026, a holiday in Italy.

Before visiting the Italian embassy in Vilnius

Current procedures for the Italian embassy in Vilnius, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Italian embassy in Vilnius

Within 1 km of the Italian embassy in Vilnius there are 9 other foreign missions.