2023-05-04 16:16:00
After the end of the state of emergency in Lithuania on Tuesday, a state-level emergency situation continues in the country due to the massive influx of foreigners.
Among the new provisions of the Law on the State Border and its Protection of the Republic of Lithuania adopted last week by the Seimas is the one regulating access to the border section in the event of such a declared emergency situation due to illegal migration. It is true that this will be relevant for a small number of persons, because the procedure for entering the border section does not change for residents of the border section and other categories.
In the mentioned law, there is a provision that persons can enter the border section during an emergency with a permit issued by VSAT. The border section is a strip up to 5 km wide deep into the territory of Lithuania from the state border, which runs by land and border waters.
Important! Since such a requirement has just been legalized, VSAT will only inform persons who are going to the border section and do not have such permits for at least a week regarding this innovation and the procedure for obtaining permits, but will not apply other measures.
It should be emphasized that most individuals will not even need such separate permits. The requirement to have a VSAT-issued permit will not apply to persons:
– for those who live in the border area and/or are the owners or users of real estate located in the border area;
– for those working or studying in the border section;
– those carrying out economic, commercial activities or maintenance activities of roads, communication lines and other objects of public interest in the border section;
– on highways, regional or district roads or railways located in the border section or crossing the border section;
– those crossing the state border through border checkpoints or going to a workplace located at a border checkpoint;
– those carrying out the construction, installation and/or maintenance of state border protection facilities and equipment;
There are also cases where the permit to enter the border section is considered issued and the following groups do not need to take extra care of it:
– for performing the functions of state and municipal institutions and bodies;
– going to the funeral of close relatives and to services for them;
– for those going to nurse a patient;
– for those going to visit the cemetery;
– to provide or purchase services going to border settlements.
In addition, persons with permits to enter the State Border Protection Zone, border waters and border strip will be able to enter the border section without a permit.
Such persons intending to enter the border section or present at the border section will have to submit documents proving their legal presence or entry to the border section to the officer performing the inspection.
Urgent order individuals can apply to border checkpoints by phone or e-mail
get a one-time pass. The permit is issued by the head of the border checkpoint shift,
if the person’s presence does not interfere with the provision of state border protection.
In exceptional caseswhen the person did not have the opportunity to apply by phone or email
to receive a one-time permit by mail, the permit can be issued on the spot by the decision of the border guard shift supervisor, if the person’s presence does not interfere with the state border protection.
For other persons going to the border section, applications for access to it are submitted in writing or by electronic means to the VSAT Varėna, Pagėgiai and Vilnius border selections or their structural divisions. Their list and other necessary information is here:
VSAT requests that if there are any questions regarding this procedure, contact the contacts indicated in the link.
In the request, the person’s name, surname, place of residence, date of birth, reason for applying for a permit to go to the border section, time of stay there and supporting documents are indicated. Persons are informed regarding the adopted decision in the same way as the application was submitted.
Related articles
1683260312
#procedure #entering #border #section #adjusted
