{"id":172488,"date":"2026-01-21T16:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172488\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lithuania-classifies-1634-belarusians-as-security-threats-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/172488\/","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania classifies 1,634 Belarusians as security threats in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 21,<\/strong><em> <strong>Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> Lithuania labeled 1,634 Belarusians as individuals posing threats to national security in 2025, reported the country\u2019s Migration Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decisions were made based on public and non-public information, as well as data received from the State Security Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of Belarusians labeled as posing a threat nearly tripled from 598 reported in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department rejected applications for residence permit extension from 1,023 of the 1,634 Belarusians, denied residence permits to 392 applicants and annulled 219 residence permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 50,000 Belarusians held residence permits in Lithuania on January 1. The number declined by 7,225 or 12.56 percent from January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pasport_vnzh_litva_POZ_1128x752-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pasport_vnzh_litva_POZ_1128x752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pasport_vnzh_litva_POZ_1128x752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pasport_vnzh_litva_POZ_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pasport_vnzh_litva_POZ_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Number of Belarusian expats in Lithuania continues to decrease<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 7, Pozirk. The number of Belarusian holders of Lithuanian residence permits has dropped by nearly 12.56 percent last year to 50,286 on January 1, according to official data from Lithuania\u2019s migration department. The decrease was likely caused by expirations &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/170815\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 21, Pozirk. Lithuania labeled 1,634 Belarusians as individuals posing threats to national security in 2025, reported the country\u2019s Migration Department. The decisions were made based on public and non-public information, as well as data received from the State Security Department. 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