China → Lithuania
A Schengen short-stay visa is required before travel for short tourism/business visits; stay is limited by the visa and the Schengen 90/180-day rule.
China is listed in EU Annex I as visa-required. Entry also requires a valid travel document, a valid visa where required, justification of purpose and conditions of stay, sufficient means, and no refusal alert or public-policy/security/public-health risk.
Based on passport-specific data. · as of 2026-06-18
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- Visa-free· schengen_visa · 90 days
A valid Schengen visa may be used to enter Lithuania/the Schengen Area within the visa's territorial validity; number of entries, validity dates, stated duration of stay, and the 90 days in any 180-day limit must all be respected. Border officers may still check travel document, purpose, means, and refusal grounds.
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Documents & how to apply
- Schengen visa application form — Must be completed in Lithuanian or English online, printed and signed; for minors, signed by a parent or guardian.
- Valid travel document/passport — Valid for at least 3 months after intended departure from the Schengen area, with at least 2 blank pages, and issued within the previous 10 years.
- Photograph — Scanned or taken at the time of application.
- Fingerprints — Normally 10 fingerprints are collected; children under 12 and other listed categories are exempt.
⏱ Usually decided within 15 calendar days from lodging an admissible application; may be extended up to 45 calendar days in individual cases needing further scrutiny. 💳 90 EUR (government fee) 📍 Lodge through a Lithuanian visa authority, VF Services external service provider, or another Schengen Member State visa authority representing Lithuania; country-specific availability should be checked with the competent Lithuanian visa authority.
Applications are normally lodged no more than 6 months before travel and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before the intended visit.
Requirements vary by consulate — verify with the official source. official ↗
Regional stay rules
Short stays are generally limited to up to 90 days in any 180-day period, counted across the Schengen Area as a shared area.
Common questions
No. EU rules list China as visa-required for crossing Schengen external borders, and the Schengen Borders Code requires a valid visa where one is required. The EU rules found do not list a U.S. visa as a waiver document for Lithuania/Schengen entry.
Yes, if the Schengen visa is valid for Lithuania/the Schengen Area, has enough entries and validity, and the stay remains within the visa limits and the 90 days in any 180-day rule.
No visa-free entry is confirmed from the sources found. ABTC visa/pre-clearance benefits apply within APEC economies; Lithuania is not an APEC economy. For ordinary Chinese passports, EU rules still list China as visa-required.
A British citizen passport is visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. EU Annex II lists the United Kingdom as visa-exempt and separately lists some non-British-citizen British national classes.
Yes, but EU Annex II states the exemption applies only to Taiwan passports that include an identity card number. The stay limit is 90 days in any 180-day period.
Verify with official sources
Visa policy changes without notice and this page is reference information that may contain errors. Before travel, verify via the official sources below or contact the destination country's embassy / consulate / immigration authority directly; final admission is at the destination government's discretion.