Lithuania has three forms of asylum: refugee status (permanent), subsidiary protection (granted for two years with the possibility to be prolonged) and temporary protection (can be granted by the government if there is an increased number of people asking for asylum).
In 2024 Lithuania received 362 asylum applications. In 2023 Lithuania received 575 asylum applications.
Source: Migration Department. Updated: 2025-09-01
In 2024 there were 362 applications for asylum.
Most applications were received from citizens of Belarus (38,7%), Russia (13%), Ukraine (6,4%), Tajikistan (6,1%), Uzbekistan (5,8%), Iraq (5,8%).
In 2024 asylum has been granted to 190 persons: 178 were granted the status of refugee and 12 were granted subsidiary protection. The majority people that were granted asylum were citizens of Belarus (61%), Russia (13%), Syria (7%), Tajikistan (5%).
It is important to emphasize that a decision of granting an asylum can be made in the next year after the application of asylum has been lodged. Therefore, in particular cases, the number of lodged applications can be less than the number of asylums granted in the same year.
In 2015, Lithuania committed to accept 1077 migrants from European Union countries as well as third countries. In 2023, 5 asylum seekers from the Italian Republic - 2 Malians, 3 South Sudanese - were resettled in Lithuania. In 2024, there were no asylum seekers resettled to Lithuania. In general, 738 migrants have been resettled in Lithuania during eight years when the agreement has been in force.
Source: International Organization for Migration. Updated: 2025-09-01
