Visas to the U.S.  

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American Citizen Services & Visa Applicants with Flu-Like Symptoms

If you have visa appointment or would like to visit us during our American Citizen Services hours and you are experiencing flu-like symptoms which you believe may be related to the H1N1 Flu, please do not come to the U.S. Embassy, Vilnius. We will provide priority re-scheduling of your appointment should you need to cancel for this reason as follows:

• To reschedule Visa appointments click here.
• To schedule a special time for American Citizen Services please e-mail us at ConSec@state.gov.

Please recall that due to legal restrictions and a lack of sufficient resources, the Embassy is not in a position to provide U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Lithuania with pandemic related supplies, medications (including vaccines), and/or medical treatment.

For more information about pandemic flu, please click here.

How to Apply For a Visa

Step 1: Pay the application processing fee.

Each applicant, including minor children and pensioners, must pay a non-refundable visa application fee. The fee for November is 305 Litas. Please note that the November rate only applies to bank receipts dated November 01, 2009 or later. The fee must be paid EITHER in cash at any branch of SEB Bank OR by electronic transfer to the correct account. The account number is LT647044060001489739. You must obtain a receipt. The receipt issued by SEB Bank, or printed by you if you transfer payment electronically, must bear the applicant's name. When the visa application fee is paid on behalf of minor children, their names must appear on the receipts. For more information about the application processing fee, click here

Step 2: Complete application form(s).

Applicants must complete a DS-156 application form at the web site http://evisaforms.state.gov/.  The electronic visa application form (EVAF) must be completed in English.  There is no Lithuanian-language version available. A correctly completed form consists of three printed pages with a 2-D bar code on the third page. 

For more information about the EVAF, click here. 

For an example of successfully printed EVAF bar code, click here ( PDF document*)

Applicants older than 16 years must also complete the DS-157 supplemental application form.  For an English-language version of this form, click here.  For a Lithuanian-language version of this form, click here.

Step 3: Schedule an appointment.

All visas are processed on an appointment basis. Appointments are made by internet at this link.

For more information about this stage in the visa application process, including information for groups and expedited appointments, click here. 

Step 4: Arrive at interview.

Applicants must appear in person to apply for a visa with all necessary documents.

During busy periods, please expect to be at the Embassy for up to 2 hours.

Children under 14, who are residents of Lithuania, do not have to appear for the interview. One of the parents, having the passports and SoDra statement printouts of both parents with him/her, must apply on behalf of the child. The child's passport, birth certificate, bank receipt, nonimmigrant visa application form DS-156 and picture are to be submitted by one of the parents.

A U.S. consular officer is the only person who can decide whether a visa can or cannot be issued. 

For more information about the types of supporting documents applicants should bring to the visa interview, please click here.

Please Note: Visitors may not carry cell phones and laptops into the Embassy.  Cell phones may be left with security at the entrance. However, there is no space for the storage of laptop computers.

In certain cases, a consular officer may request that a visa applicant provide additional documentation before the officer will make a decision about the case.  The officer will provide the applicant with a written explanation of the circumstances and inform applicants about the documents required.  The applicant may return on any day during normal visa interview hours with the additional documentation and the written explanation from the consular officer. The applicant does not have to schedule another appointment nor pay another fee to do so.

Applicants may request use of a privacy booth during the interview if necessary to discuss particularly sensitive issues.

Step 5: Receive passport if visa approved.

Visas are normally processed the next business day.  Passports are returned by a courier delivery service or you may pick up your passport at the embassy the next business day.

Applicants for petition based visas (H, L, O, P, Q and R visa categories) should allow extra time for visa processing. Approved petition based visas can normally be processed in 3 working days.

Applicants for exchange visitor visas (F, M and J visa categories) should allow extra time for visa processing.

For more information about this stage in the visa application process, please click here. 

*PDF files can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader.  If you do not have Adobe Reader, download the latest version from here.