Accreditation

Accreditation

Please note that new MFA’s accreditation rules for foreign media journalists have come into force as of the 28th June 2024.

Foreign journalists must apply for the accreditation online by completing the accreditation form on the Ministry’s web-site. Requests for accreditation submitted in person, by mail or email will not be accepted.

A holder of the valid accreditation may apply for a new accreditation no earlier than 4 months prior the expiry of the held accreditation. Early applications will be processed in compliance with this term.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (MFA) only considers requests for accreditation of foreign media journalists, who professionally collect, prepare and provide material to foreign media organisation under the mutual agreement and (or) are members of a professional organization of foreign journalists.

Only those foreign journalists, whose purpose is to inform the public about the events in the Republic of Lithuania systemically, shall be considered for MFA’s accreditation.

Accreditation is granted for a maximum period of twelve (12) months (for the first accreditation) and for a maximum period of 24 months (for reaccreditation). The specific period of accreditation is determined based on the objectives of the accreditation of the foreign journalist, the terms of their agreements with foreign media organisations for the preparation and provision of material, and the information provided by the competent authorities of the Republic of Lithuania.

The accreditation form and its attachments must be in Lithuanian or English. Certified translation of attached documents is required in case of documents issued in other languages.

Accreditation request shall be processed within fifty (50) working days of receipt of all documents. It may be extended up to twenty (20) additional working days, should further information or additional documents are required.

You will be informed by e-mail once your request is approved.  If you have not been informed of the decision in regards of your accreditation within the term specified above, please contact us by email accreditation@mfa.lt.

Upon receipt of the accreditation card, you will be asked for an ID, original documents, submitted as attachments to the accreditation request, and previous accreditation card (obligatory to return if it was previously issued).

Please find the new MFA accreditation rules here.