The Republic of Lithuania has extended the duration of border crossing restrictions

According to information received from the Lithuanian side, due to the unfavorable epidemiological situation caused by the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19, the period of restrictions established in the Republic of Lithuania for crossing the border has been extended.

As reported by the official representative of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment, Denis Glebko, currently the list of categories of citizens allowed to enter the Republic of Lithuania is determined by Resolution No. 152 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania "On declaring a state-level extreme situation", with amendments and additions dated 16.07.2020.

Crossing of the Lithuanian-Belarusian section of the border is limited to road international checkpoints: Medininkai - Kamenny Log, Raigardas - Privalka, Šalčininkai - Benyakoni (on the Belarusian side); railway checkpoints: checkpoint at Vilnius railway station, Stasylos - Benyakoni and Kena - Gudogai (on the Belarusian side).

In the area of responsibility of the Polotsk Border Guard Detachment on the Belarusian-Lithuanian border, at the Vidzy international checkpoint (Tverėčius on the Lithuanian side), passage of persons and vehicles by the neighboring side is still not carried out.

Consultation on issues of crossing the Belarusian-Lithuanian border can be obtained at the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania in the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

The possibility of crossing the Latvian-Belarusian section of the border is limited to the road checkpoints Paternieki (Grigorovshchina, Verkhnedvinsky district on the Belarusian side) and Silene (Urbany, Braslavsky district).

Railway passenger traffic at the Bigosovo checkpoint at the Bigosovo railway station is not carried out.

Information on changes in border crossing procedures and the operating hours of Lithuanian and Latvian checkpoints will be provided as information is received from the neighboring sides on the Internet portal, social media accounts, and the State Border Committee's Telegram channel.