{"id":199008,"date":"2026-08-07T11:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199008\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:32:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:32:05","slug":"belarusians-with-lithuanian-residence-permits-down-4-percent-since-january","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/199008\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusians with Lithuanian residence permits down 4 percent since January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 7,\u00a0Pozirk.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>As many as 48,283 Belarusian citizens held Lithuanian residence permits as of August 1, down 4 percent from 50,286 in early 2026, according to official data from Lithuania\u2019s migration department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number dropped by 0.7 percent from 48,613 a month ago; by 7 percent from 51,962 on August 1, 2025; and by 22.3 percent from 62,175 on August 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of early August 2026, 43,817 Belarusians held temporary residence permits, 391 fewer than in July; 4,258 held permanent residence permits; 127 had temporary EU residence status, while 81 had permanent EU residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of Belarusians holding Lithuanian residence permits on the grounds of employment, family reunification and studies decreased by 310 to 33,570, by 39 to 4,611 and by 17 to 867, respectively. Belarusians holding Lithuanian residence permits on humanitarian grounds increased by four persons to 1,216.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citizens of Ukraine continued to top the list of the most represented minorities in Lithuania with 79,469 Ukrainians holding residence permits on August 1, 667 more than a month before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the 2020 political crisis in Belarus, Lithuania became one of the primary target countries for Belarusians fleeing politically motivated persecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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