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Legalisation of foreign public documents

Legalisation of foreign public documents

Foreign citizens whose documents were issued in countries where the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland, to the Sultanate of Oman and to the Portuguese Republic is not accredited will need to follow specific steps for document legalization.

Eligibility for Document Submission

  • Foreign citizens must legally reside in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Portuguese Republic, or the Sultanate of Oman.
  • Documents must be submitted personally by the foreign citizen or may only represent their immediate family members (husband, wife, parents, children, or adopted children).
  • Submitted documents must be additionally legalized by the issuing country’s representative offices in the UK.

Documents that do not meet requirements above should be submitted to the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania accredited to the issuing country, or personally to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

For document presentation you have to book an appointment time registering for the document legalisation service. One (1) appointment is for presentation of 1 document;

Applicants’ admission times:

  • For document presentation: Monday to Friday 11 am–11.15 pm
  • Upon legalisation of documents the applicant is notified using contact data from respective request / free form application letter as laid-out bellow

When submitting documents for legalisation, following elements are to be included:

  • the document (original);
  • one (1) appointment is for presentation of 1 document;
  • valid passport or identity card of the person submitting the document for legalization.
  • if submitting on behalf of immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, or adopted child), the following additional documents are required: copy of the representative’s passport or ID card and proof of relationship: marriage certificate, birth certificate or adoption documents. All documents must be translated into English.
  • a free-form request (an application letter including following information: country in which the legalised document is to be submitted and applicant’s contact details (e-mail address and telephone No);
  • consular fee for legalisation of one document. Payment is payable using applicant’s banking card (except American Express).

Legalisation of document is a verification of the signature, the position of the signatory and the stamp in the document in cases of bearing the stamp applied on the document.

Following official documents are legalisable:

  • Issued by government or municipal institutions or officials, also by prosecutor, court official or person implementing court decisions
  • Administrative documents
  • Notarial acts
  • Official confirmations of documents signed by natural persons
  • Notarial transcripts of official documents

Documents have to be orderly and readable. If the document consists of few pages, they have to be affixed or sewn together.

Each document is approved separately (e. g. diploma and its appendix are two (2) separate documents).

Attention! The legalization of Police Clearance Certificates for foreign citizens who intend to study in Lithuania is done at MFA of the Republic of Lithuania through the educational institutions. The students should contact the educational institutions in Lithuania, in which they plan to study and to clarify the process of legalization of documents.