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It is also proposed to introduce a shorter period of validity for identity documents issued to children. 116 members of the Seimas voted in favor of this law in Parliament on Tuesday, no one objected, one abstained.
Senior citizens will be able to change documents less frequently
The new wording stipulates that an identity card or passport will be issued to a citizen not older than five years for a maximum of two years. Currently there is a provision that establishes that documents are issued to citizens under 16 years of age for a maximum of five years.
Under the new regime, more citizens of honorable age will be able to change their identity documents less frequently: Citizens aged 70 and over will receive an identity card for 30 years. People over the age of 75 now receive the card for 20 years.
Adults must change passports every ten years, as before. Under the new provisions, as of July 1 of next year, at the request and at the expense of the citizen, his new identity card or his new passport may be delivered safely in the specified place.
Identity documents can be sent only if the citizen can confirm their identity upon receipt, and their personal data will not change in the new documents: name, surname, sex, date of birth, personal identification code. The Department of Migration or the consular office will only issue a valid identity document or passport when it receives information about the service of documents sent safely.
Currently, only citizens living abroad can use this service. The main procedure and the conditions for the issuance of documents remain unchanged. It is stipulated that citizens living in Lithuania from the age of 16 must have a valid identity card or passport.
The data in the documents will be entered in Lithuanian characters, the name (s) and the surname of the citizen, according to the procedure established by the Lithuanian laws and other legal acts. The Immigration Department must issue or change the identity card and passport no later than one month, and the Lithuanian consular office no later than two months.
It is especially important for foreign Lithuanians.
Seimas Dalia Asanavičiūtė member on Tuesday on the social network Facebook He also announced that the Seimas supported the law, and it will be especially relevant to emigrants at this time.
“The Republic of Lithuania Identity Card and Passport Identification Law No. XXII-1519 of the Republic of Lithuania was strongly supported by the Seimas!
How important is it for foreign Lithuanians? Provides: “If a citizen is unable to enter the Department of Migration or the consular office of the Republic of Lithuania to submit an application and documents due to a state of emergency, emergency restrictions and / or quarantine applied in foreign states during the period of border crossing and / or movement within their territories regarding the issuance or change of a passport, the consular office of the Republic of Lithuania will verify the identity of this citizen and accept the application and documents related to the issuance or change of the passport in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Foreign Affairs “.
The final provisions establish that in the above cases, when the restrictions applicable to the crossing and / or movement of foreign borders do not allow entry to the consular office, the documents to issue or change a passport may be presented to the consular office by certified mail. or courier, as long as safe conditions are guaranteed.
Due to the pandemic, the embassy was closed, movements were restricted and there was no possibility of returning to Lithuania to renew documents, leaving many citizens living abroad without identity documents. This is particularly true for those currently living in the UK due to the acquisition of the new sedentary state.
This bill has been in the Seimas’ drawers since May 2020. It is very disappointing that, at a time when help was especially needed, the law was forgotten. In early January, I actively raised the issue of document updating for our citizens living abroad. After sitting at a joint (virtual) table with the vice ministers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior, it was possible to quickly revive the forgotten bill and agree that the Public Order Committee would return it to the Seimas. diary. The ministries, in turn, are finalizing new procedures and I have high expectations that the law will be implemented without waiting long, ”said D. Asanavičiūtė.
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