Changes to the rules for crossing the border with Lithuania

The Border Service of Belarus has received an official notification from the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service, informing it that the Government of the Republic of Lithuania adopted a Resolution on 29 October 2025. This document introduces restrictions on crossing the state border of Lithuania.

Under the new rules, the movement of people and vehicles through the Medininkai (Kamenny Log) border crossing will be restricted until 01:00 Belarusian time on 1 December this year.

Exceptions to these restrictions:

🟣 Diplomats and holders of service passports, as well as those transporting Lithuania's diplomatic mail;
🟣 Travellers with facilitated transit documents issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No. 693/2003 of 14 April 2003;
🟣 Lithuanian citizens and their families returning to their homeland*;
🟣 Foreign nationals with valid residence permits in Lithuania returning to the country;
🟣 Persons arriving in Lithuania on humanitarian visas issued by Lithuanian representatives;
🟣 Citizens of the following countries:
- European Union member states
- European Economic Area
- Switzerland
-  Andorra
- Monaco
- San Marino
- Vatican City
- Ukraine and their families*
- NATO member countries
as specified in paragraph 26 of Article 2 of Lithuania's Law "On the Legal Status of Foreigners".

The restrictions also do not apply to employees of diplomatic missions or consulates of the above-mentioned countries in Belarus, if they are citizens of Belarus and are travelling on official business.

In addition, crossing the border at the Medininkai (Kamenny Log) border crossing is permitted in exceptional cases at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.

It is important to note that the processing of individuals and vehicles at the Lithuanian Shalchininkai (Benjakoni) border crossing has been completely suspended.