Do German passport holders need a visa for Lithuania?
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How we checkNo visa. German citizens can enter Lithuania with a passport or a national ID card.
Lithuania is an EU and Schengen member, so German citizens cross without a visa and are not registered in the EES. The German Foreign Office lists a passport, a provisional passport, an ID card, a provisional ID card and a child passport as valid entry documents, valid at entry and exit. It says a travel document must always be carried at the border and that spot checks occur across the country, especially near Belarus.
Source: Auswärtiges Amt (German Federal Foreign Office). Checked Oct 4, 2026See the source
- Visa
- Not required
- Lithuania is an EU and Schengen member.
- Documents
- Passport or national ID card
- Must be valid at entry and exit; always carry it at the border.
- At the border
- No EES, no ETIAS
- Both apply to non-EU visitors only; the EES excludes nationals of the countries that use it.
- Spot checks
- Across the country
- The Auswärtiges Amt says spot checks occur nationwide, especially near Belarus, and a fine is possible without ID. Poland also has temporary controls on its land border with Lithuania until 30 March 2027 (European Commission list).
Changes to this rule
- Oct 2, 2026Poland notified temporary controls on its land border with Lithuania, in force 2 October 2026 to 30 March 2027 (European Commission list).