Lithuanian Embassy in Moscow

Russian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Lithuania. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for Lithuania.

In 2025, Lithuania’s embassy in Moscow received 1,106 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 899. 117 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 10.9%. In 2024 it had been 5.9%: the rate rose by 5.0 points, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 11% compared with 2024 (1,247).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 4.0% (2023) to 10.9% (2025).

Lithuania issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Russia; this office handled 62% of their 1,796 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Kaliningrad 6.6% and Sovetsk 5.9%, which makes Moscow the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Russia, 6.4% of applications were refused in 2025; Lithuania’s rate worldwide was 14.4%. Lithuania received the 14th largest number of applications of the 26 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 76.4% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

The Lithuanian embassy in Moscow is one of 4 missions of Lithuania in Russia. Consulates: Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Sovetsk. Russia in turn has 2 missions in Lithuania, its embassy being in Vilnius.

About the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Lithuania in Moscow.

Address and contact

Address: Борисоглебский переулок 10, Москва. The record for the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow includes an official website.

Lithuanian citizens travelling to Russia

Lithuanian citizens need a visa for Russia, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow is closed

The next closures of the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow for public holidays in Russia are New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027; it may also close for Christmas Eve (Šv. Kūčios) on Thursday 24 December 2026.

Before visiting the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow

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

Near the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow

The Lithuanian embassy in Moscow has 28 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.