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What you need to know when booking your appointment for a Lithuanian passport or Identity card? The self-registration for the appointment is based on “first come-first served” principle, until the calendar is fully booked. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BOOK A VISIT UPON ONES PRIVATE REQUEST. To complete a mandatory self-registration process, please log on to the online registration website  https://keliauk.urm.lt/en/user/register in advance.

Steps you need to take:

1) select "Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of South Africa.

2) Press “I will come in person”.

3) Press “Issuance or Replacement of the Passport of the Republic of Lithuania” (Note! This type of the service is for Lithuanian citizens only!)

4) Select the date and time available.

This is the ONLY type of visit to be selected! The other type of visit “COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS” is for different purposes and should not be selected!

In case the date appears in RED, it means that all the visit time slots for that day have already been reserved or the calendar for that day has not yet been open.

Every visitor must register INDIVIDUALLY. Visitors without registration will not be serviced.

One registered visitor will be given 20 minutes ONLY to submit documents. 

CHILDREN: In case you need to bring along a child under 12, you need to book another appointment in a row, if possible. Children above 12 years old must have their own appointments. Only children under 2 years of age do not need to be present for passport application.

If you have not received the visit confirmation email, it means that you have no appointment. Book a new available date then.

Please, make sure to arrive for your appointment on time and with a valid passport.

The REQUIREMENTS for issuing a passport and / or an Identity card are available on http://za.mfa.lt/za/en/travel-and-residence/consular-issues/lithuanian-passport-and-id-card

The passport / ID FEES are listed on http://za.mfa.lt/za/en/travel-and-residence/general-information/consular-fees

How long does it take to receive your passport?

It might take from 1.5 up to 2 months to collect a passport / ID card from the day of submission of the documents to the Consular section. Passports are produced in Lithuania and delivered to South Africa once a month only.

Upon receiving the printed passport/ID card, the Embassy will inform each holder of the passport / ID by e-mail and provide a link to the registration calendar for the document’s collection.

COVID-19 pandemic period

For the period of the pandemic in South Africa, due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19, in order to avoid unexpected cancellations of the visits, the visitors calendar for the time being will only be opened for 1 (one) month ahead.

The Embassy does not and will not accept applications for urgent issuance of a passport / ID card or upon ones private request as there is no capacity to do so given a backlog of visits caused by months of suspension of the embassy's consular activities.

COVID-19 protocols must be followed at all times during your visit.

All visitors must wear a protective mask upon their arrival to the Consular section's premises. No protective mask, no entry! Hand disinfectant will be available at the entrance.