Lithuanian Consulate in Sovetsk

Russian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Lithuania. Whether the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk takes applications itself or through a visa centre is set out on its official website.

In 2025, Lithuania’s consulate in Sovetsk received 87 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 77. 5 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 5.9%. In 2024 it had been 0.0%: the rate rose by 5.9 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 43% compared with 2024 (61).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.0% (2024) to 5.9% (2025).

Lithuania issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Russia; this office handled 5% of their 1,796 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Moscow 10.9% and Kaliningrad 6.6%, which makes Sovetsk the lowest 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.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Russia.

The Lithuanian embassy is in Moscow, about 991 km away. Besides the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk, Lithuania has 3 other missions in Russia. Consulates: Saint Petersburg and Kaliningrad. Russia in turn has 2 missions in Lithuania, its embassy being in Vilnius.

About the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk

It appears in official lists as Consulate of Lithuania in Sovetsk. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: улица Искры 22, Советск. The record for the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Lithuanian citizens travelling to Russia

Lithuanian citizens need an e-Visa for Russia, applied for online before travel and valid for up to 30 days.

When the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk is closed

Expect the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and New Year holiday on Saturday 2 January 2027, and often on Christmas Eve (Šv. Kūčios) on Thursday 24 December 2026, a holiday in Lithuania.

Before visiting the Lithuanian consulate in Sovetsk

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