{"id":182893,"date":"2026-04-09T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182893\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T14:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:22:32","slug":"lithuania-grants-asylum-to-seven-belarusians-since-january","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182893\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania grants asylum to seven Belarusians since January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 9, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Last month, Lithuania approved three asylum applications submitted by Belarusian nationals, denying the status to four Belarusians and rejecting one application, according to the migration department’s data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the start of 2026, seven Belarusians have been granted asylum in Lithuania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Belarusians filed 83 asylum applications in Lithuania, nearly 22 percent of the total, which marked a sharp drop from 39 percent in 2024 and nearly 50 percent in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, Lithuania approved 104 asylum requests from Belarusians, 10.3 percent fewer than in 2024. Vilnius also issued temporary residence permits to five Belarusian asylum seekers, denying 39 other requests, marking a 44.3-percent decline from 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian community in Lithuania has been decreasing recently, totaling 49,523 on April 1. The number dropped 7.9 percent year on year and by 21.3 percent over the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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