The car of the Lithuanian Embassy in front of the Russian Foreign MinistryKALININGRAD, Mar 10 The Lithuanian Consulate General in Kaliningrad resumes issuing simplified transit documents (FTD) for Russians who travel through the territory of the republic to the Kaliningrad region, according to the official website of the institution. :00 to 12:00″, the publication says.
EU countries interested in Russian tourists have not stopped issuing visasConsular fee is 5 euros in cash or bank transfer. An application for the issuance of a FTD must be filled out electronically on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the Russian Federation. The FTD allows you to cross Lithuania by private car within 24 hours from the moment you enter the country if you have a foreign passport. These rules have been in effect since July 2003. Lithuania stopped issuing FTDs at the beginning of 2021 due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus. The land borders of Russia are closed by government decree of March 27, 2020. Only certain categories of citizens can travel outside the Russian Federation, including diplomats, employees of consulates and embassies; citizens of the Russian Federation traveling to the funeral of relatives, for work purposes, undergoing treatment and training. On February 17, 2022, the Kaliningrad authorities appealed to the federal operational headquarters with a request to lift restrictions and open land borders with Lithuania, since the inhabitants of the region do not have this opportunity, including for the purpose of road transit from the Kaliningrad region to the rest of the territory of Russia.
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