According to Resolution Lithuanian Parliament No. XIV-1413 on the Introduction of a State of Emergency adopted on 13 September 2022 acceptance of visa applications from the citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus and the adoption of decisions on these applications by the visa services of the Republic of Lithuania abroad is suspended with the exception of the cases when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acts as an intermediary in issuing visas. The stricter control of passage of citizens of the Russian Federation across the external border of the European Union  has been  also introduced from 19 September, 2022 until 16 December, 2022.

Citizens of the Russian Federation who do not meet the criteria set by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and who seek to enter the territory of the Republic of Lithuania through the external border of the European Union are subject to an individual additional detailed check, during which it is assessed whether their entry does not pose a threat to the internal security of the country, public order, public policy, public health and international relations.