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  "name": "Lithuania",
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  "checked": "2026-08-28",
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      "name": "Lithuania entrepreneur and start-up visa",
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      "summary": "Innovative non-EU entrepreneurs building an innovative startup in Lithuania may qualify after the business idea is evaluated; the route leads to a temporary residence permit.",
      "duration": null,
      "fee": null,
      "processing_time": null
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      "summary": "The Migration Department provides a distinct permanent residence permit route and explains the application questions and qualifying residence situations.",
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      "family": "visitor",
      "name": "Lithuania visitor visa",
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      "summary": "Lithuania's official visa guidance defines a short-stay visa (C) for transit or an intended stay in the Schengen Member States of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.",
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      "fee": "€90 (Schengen short-stay visa application fee)",
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      "decision": "visa_free",
      "label": "Visa-free",
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      "source_url": "https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/ebd6113d-4d14-4ac2-ac9b-47f2e7976515_en?filename=Annex-1_en.pdf",
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