With a new law in Lithuania, Belarusian exiles in Vilnius have found themselves facing a new reality – are they no longer welcome? “This is…
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‘Golden visa’ suspended for Russians and Belarusians
Thursday, April 7, 2022At the same time, there are exceptions based on family reunification, international protection, employment, the need for study, as well as national interests or humanitarian considerations.…
Lithuania waives visa fees for Belarusians fleeing repressions
Wednesday, December 2, 2020Lithuania has waived visa fees for Belarusians trying to flee from Alexander Lukashenko’s regime. “That means that all Belarusians coming [to Lithuania] on humanitarian grounds…
Lithuania mulls issuing free visas to persecuted Belarusians
Monday, November 30, 2020Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has proposed issuing free national visas to Belarusians who are persecuted by the regime. Under the proposed bill, national visas would be…
Lithuania grants 507 visas to Belarusians fleeing repressions
Wednesday, October 21, 2020Lithuania has granted a total of 507 visas to Belarusian citizens fleeing the regime, the Lithuanian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. “The figure is constantly…
Belarusians in Lithuania protest Lukashenko’s ‘farce’ inauguration
Thursday, September 24, 2020On Wednesday, several dozen Belarusians gathered outside the country’s embassy in Lithuania to protest against Alexander Lukashenko’s secret inauguration. Anastasia Markevich, a Belarusian studying in…
Sixty-nine Belarusians flee to Lithuania after repressions
Monday, September 21, 2020Lithuania has granted permissions to 262 Belarusian nationals to come to the country on humanitarian grounds, according to the Interior Ministry. So far, 69 of…
Lithuania to ease visa procedures for Belarusians
Wednesday, September 16, 2020Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry plans to facilitate visa issuance for Belarusian citizens. According to the ministry, as of September 21, Belarusians be able to apply for…
Activist Latushko: Views of neighbours matter to Belarusians
Friday, September 4, 2020The views of neighbours matter a lot to Belarusians, Pavel Latushko, from the presidium of the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council, said in Vilnius on Friday.…
Russian FM: Lithuania ‘overstepped all decency’ in support for Belarusians
Tuesday, September 1, 2020Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov slammed Lithuania’s alleged “undemocratic methods” to support the Belarusian opposition. “We see attempts to unbalance the situation,” said Lavrov, according…