Lithuanian passport

Lithuanian passport

The front cover of a contemporary Lithuanian biometric passport

Information page of Lithuanian passports issued since 2011
Date first issued January 2, 2008 (biometric passports)
January 27, 2011 (current version)
Issued by  Lithuania
Type of document Passport
Purpose Identification
Eligibility requirements Lithuanian citizens
Expiration 10 years after issuance (adults); 5 years (children aged 5-16); 2 years (children under 5)

Lithuanian passport is an official document, issued exclusively to Lithuanian citizens to identify themselves as such and/or to facilitate travel outside of Lithuania (there are other types of passports which may be issued by Lithuanian authorities to non-citizens; e.g. a "Foreigner's Passport", or "Stateless Person's Passport", or "Refugee's Passport"). Every Lithuanian citizen is also a citizen of the European Union. The passport, along with the national identity card allows for free rights of movement and residence in any of the states of the European Union and European Economic Area.

The passport-book contains 32 pages and a polycarbonate personal data page; personal data, a photograph, and signature are laser engraved. The passport is manufactured according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements. All data "brackets" could be read in Lithuanian, English, and French. The passports are issued to Lithuanian citizens upon request, and are valid for up to ten years( for adults) and five years (for children from 5–16 years). For younger children, passports are valid for two years, which can be extended by a separate request for up to five years.

Since 28 August 2006, the Lithuanian passports have become e-passports (i.e. they include electronic biometric data), whereas beginning with 1 January 2008, the Lithuanian passport is issued in a new format (the most notable feature of it is the burgundy colour and the words "European Union" [spelled in Lithuanian] featured on its cover). As with all e-passports, RFID memory chip stores the photograph and other data (such as fingerprint) in electronic form and could be read by border agencies abroad from a distance of a few feet.

Physical appearance

In conformity with the standard European Union design, Lithuanian passports are burgundy, with the Lithuanian coat of arms embedded in the centre of the front cover. The words "Europos Sąjunga" (English: European Union) and "Lietuvos Respublika" (English: Republic of Lithuania) are inscribed above the coat of arms and the word "Pasas" (English: Passport) is inscribed below the coat of arms. Lithuanian passports have the standard biometric symbol at the bottom.

Identity information page

The Lithuanian passport includes the following data:

  1. Photo of passport holder
  2. Type (P for ordinary passports)
  3. Code of Issuing State (LTU)
  4. Passport No.
  5. Surname
  6. Given Names
  7. Nationality
  8. Date of Birth
  9. Personal No.
  10. Sex
  11. Place of Birth
  12. Date of Issue
  13. Authority
  14. Date of Expiry
  15. Holder's Signatures

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

Visa requirements

Countries and territories with visa-free entries or visas on arrival for holders of regular Lithuanian passports

In 2015, Lithuanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 159 countries and territories, ranking the Lithuanian passport 13th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.[1]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Global Ranking - Visa Restriction Index 2015" (PDF). Henley & Partners. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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