Immigration & Removal · Lithuania
Find a deportation lawyer in Lithuania who handles your file
Decisions on removal and residence in Lithuania are dealt with through the administrative courts, on strict deadlines and in the Lithuanian language. We match you, free of charge, with an advocate who works on exactly these cases and can read your documents before you reply.
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The situation
Removal matters are decided in Lithuania, under Lithuanian rules
Facing removal is one of the most stressful situations a person can face, and in Lithuania the outcome turns on written procedure: which authority decided, on what evidence, and whether you responded in time. Whether you are an EU citizen, a third-country national, a student, a spouse or a resident whose permit has been questioned, the file you put together is what the court will read. We do not give advice ourselves. Instead, we match you free of charge with an advocate who handles removal and residence matters in Lithuania — someone who can review your documents, explain your options and represent you where the case is heard. Tell us what has happened and we will find the right fit.
Lithuania in practice
How removal and residence matters work in Lithuania
Lithuania follows the continental civil-law model, in which statutes rather than judicial precedent are the primary source of law. For anyone facing removal, that means the written rules, the deadlines and the documents in the file carry most of the weight. Here is how the system is organised.
A separate administrative court system
Cases involving the state — the category into which most challenges to official decisions fall — belong to Lithuania’s administrative courts rather than its ordinary courts. Two regional administrative courts hear administrative disputes at first instance, and the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania decides on appeal. This is a branch of the judiciary entirely separate from the district and regional courts that deal with most civil and criminal cases.
Who is entitled to represent you
Only persons entered in the register of advocates kept by the Lithuanian Bar Association may use the title advokatas. Entry requires Lithuanian or another EU citizenship, a university law degree, an impeccable reputation, command of Lithuanian, the qualification examination and the advocate’s oath. Advocates qualified in other EU Member States may provide services in Lithuania under the rules on temporary or permanent establishment in the Law on the Bar.
The one-month rule for administrative challenges
An appeal or complaint to the administrative courts must be lodged within one month. That window is short, and what you submit during it usually shapes everything that follows. It is worth asking an advocate to review the decision and your evidence before the month runs out, rather than after, because arguments raised late are harder to bring in.
Legal aid has two tiers
State-guaranteed legal aid in Lithuania takes two forms. Primary legal aid — legal information, consultation and help drafting simple documents — is free to everyone and delivered through the municipalities. Secondary legal aid, which covers procedural documents, defence, representation in court and litigation costs, is granted through the State-Guaranteed Legal Aid Service to applicants whose property and annual income fall below the statutory levels; the state then covers 100% or 50%.
Court fees, advocates’ fees and who pays
The principal court fee is the stamp duty, normally paid before a claim or appeal is lodged. In non-pecuniary cases it is a fixed lump sum, and filing exclusively by electronic means reduces it to 75% of the amount due, with a minimum of EUR 5. Advocates’ fees are freely agreed with the client; there are no binding official tariffs.
Language and the shape of the file
Lithuanian is the language of the courts, so decisions and procedural documents are drawn up in Lithuanian. Evidence you rely on — identity papers, residence records, family certificates, correspondence with the authorities — has to be presented in a form the court can use. A clear, complete and well-ordered file often matters as much as the legal argument itself.
All country data on this page is drawn from official Lithuanian sources, the European e-Justice Portal and the State Tax Inspectorate, consulted in 2025.
- Judicial system of Lithuania — National Courts Administration
- Law on the Bar (Advokatūros įstatymas) — Seimas legal information system
- Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania — Seimas legal information system
- Administrative proceedings and time limits — Seimas legal information system
- State-guaranteed legal aid in Lithuania — European e-Justice Portal
- Stamp duty (žyminis mokestis) — State Tax Inspectorate of Lithuania
- Labour Dispute Commissions — State Labour Inspectorate
Common problems
Why these cases go wrong before anyone looks at the merits
Most difficulties in removal cases are procedural rather than personal: a missed period, a document in the wrong form, or advice from someone who does not work in this field.
Deadlines no one told you about
Your account of events may be entirely credible, but the one-month period for an administrative complaint does not pause while you search for help. Once it passes, options that were open can close.
The file is in Lithuanian
Decisions, submissions and hearings are conducted in Lithuanian. Without a translated and properly ordered file, even strong facts can appear unclear to the court that has to decide.
Finding the right specialist
Advocacy in Lithuania is regulated: the title advokatas belongs to those on the Lithuanian Bar Association register. That guarantees qualification, but it does not make it easy to find the right practice area quickly on your own.
How we help
What the free matching gives you
We are not a law firm and we do not advise on your case. We identify the advocate whose practice fits your situation and introduce you.
The right practice area
We check whether the advocate actually works on administrative, immigration and residence law, rather than sending you to the nearest general practice that happens to be available.
Fee expectations before you commit
Advocates’ fees in Lithuania are freely agreed with the client, so the first conversation normally settles the basis. You decide whom to instruct once you understand the approach and the cost.
Free and without obligation
Matching costs you nothing and commits you to nothing. We make the introduction; from that point you speak directly with the advocate you have chosen and keep control of the decision.
Cases across Lithuania
Whether your matter sits with the authorities in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai or Panevėžys, we match you with an advocate who can act where the case is actually heard.
Coverage
Other European countries we cover
Removal and residence rules differ from one state to the next, and so do the courts that apply them. If your matter is not in Lithuania, we can match you in another jurisdiction.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a deportation lawyer in Lithuania to challenge a removal decision?
You are not legally obliged to instruct one, but administrative proceedings move quickly and the file is examined closely. An advocate enrolled with the Lithuanian Bar Association can assess the decision, identify the grounds that can realistically be argued, prepare the complaint and represent you before the regional administrative court and, on appeal, the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.
Which Lithuanian courts deal with removal and residence cases?
They fall to the administrative branch of the judiciary rather than the ordinary courts. Two regional administrative courts hear administrative disputes at first instance, and the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania is the appellate body for them. The Constitutional Court of Lithuania sits outside the ordinary judiciary and reviews the conformity of legal acts with the Constitution.
How much does a deportation lawyer in Lithuania charge?
Advocates’ fees are freely agreed between the advocate and the client, as Lithuania has no binding official tariffs. Non-binding recommendations approved by the Ministry of Justice and the Bar Association set the maximum amounts a winning party may recover. Where the matter reaches court, the losing party normally bears the successful party’s costs.
Can I get free legal aid for a removal case in Lithuania?
Lithuania operates a two-tier system. Primary legal aid — legal information, consultation and help drafting simple documents — is free to everyone and provided through the municipalities. Secondary legal aid, covering procedural documents, defence, representation in court and litigation costs, is granted through the State-Guaranteed Legal Aid Service to applicants below the statutory property and income levels.
Is the procedure conducted in English?
No. Lithuanian is the language of the courts, so decisions, submissions and hearings are in Lithuanian, and documents issued abroad generally need translation before they can be relied on. Advocates must command the state language to be enrolled at all. English is normally fine in your first conversation with a lawyer, but not in the court file.
Can an advocate qualified in another EU country represent me in Lithuania?
Lawyers qualified in another European Union Member State may provide services in Lithuania under the rules for temporary or permanent establishment set out in the Law on the Bar, and they do not have to be Lithuanian citizens. Practising under the title advokatas remains reserved to persons entered in the register kept by the Lithuanian Bar Association.
Next step
Describe your situation and we will find the right advocate
Write a few lines about the decision you have received, where in Lithuania it was issued and what has happened since. We will match you free of charge with an advocate who works on removal and residence matters, so you can speak to someone who understands the procedure before your time runs out.