Entry regulations		Residence regulations		Additional information
No restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. No HIV testing on entry.		The application form for residency permits requires applicants to declare if they have a public health-threatening disease. HIV is not regarded as a public health-threatening disease.		HIV+ people are advised not to indicate that they have a public health-threatening disease while filling in applications for residency in order to circumvent possible problems.

HIV-specific entry and residence regulations for Lithuania

There are no specific regulations regarding the entry or short term stays of people with HIV/AIDS. Neither a medical certificate nor an HIV test result is required when entering Lithuania.

Residency permit applicants are obliged to declare conditions which may pose a threat to public health.

Foreigners with a known HIV infection or who develop AIDS are not subject to specific residence regulations. There are no regulations regarding the control, deportation or expulsion of those concerned.

It is possible to import antiretroviral medication for personal use. Five units can be imported without prescription. Six to nine units require a prescription; larger doses require a medical certificate, stating that the carried amount of drugs is needed to treat an existing condition of the carrier.

(Source: 1)

HIV/AIDS are not a condition considered to be a threat to public health in Lithuania. HIV positive people are advised not to indicate that they have a public health threatening disease while filling in applications for residency in order to circumvent possible problems.

(Source: 2)

 

HIV treatment information for Lithuania

In Lithuania, there are adequate treatment facilities for foreigners with HIV/AIDS.

 

HIV information / HIV NGOs in Lithuania

• Anonymous AIDS Office
  Seskines g. 24
  2010 Vilnius
  (X. Policlinic, room 257)

(Source: 1)

You can get updated information through the aidsmap search engine at www.aidsmap.com/en/orgs/ux/default.asp.

 

Global Criminalisation of HIV Transmission Scan

The Global Criminalisation Scan is an initiative of GNP+. It aims to collect and keep up to date information on national and state level laws criminalising the transmission of or exposure to HIV. It also aims to provide an easily accessible ‘clearing-house’ of resources, research, and initiatives on the subject and to provide a platform for advocacy initiatives.

Find out more about the scan and the criminalisation of HIV transmission legislation at http://criminalisation.gnpplus.net/.

 

Sources

1. Embassy of Lithuania, Berlin, December 18, 2007
2. Central and Eastern European Harm Reduction Network, Raminta Stuikyte, by e-mail, October 7, 2008

 

updated: 11/3/2008
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