{"id":174704,"date":"2026-02-07T16:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T13:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174704\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-community-in-lithuania-keeps-shrinking","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/174704\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian community in Lithuania keeps shrinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February 7, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The number of Belarusian holders of Lithuanian residence permits has dropped by 0.46 percent in January last year to 50,053 on February 1, according to official data from Lithuania\u2019s migration department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decrease was likely caused by expirations of temporary residence permits, as the number of their holders has decreased by 245 to 45,877.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of Belarusians with permanent residence in Lithuania increased by 13 persons to 3,971. A total of 128 Belarusians held temporary residence cards in the European Union, while 77 had permanent residence status, with both numbers remaining relatively stable throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dgb_litva_logo-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dgb_litva_logo-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dgb_litva_logo-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dgb_litva_logo-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dgb_litva_logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/dgb_litva_logo.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Lithuania\u2019s security chief says \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s policies remain unchanged<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 6, Pozirk. 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The decrease was likely caused by expirations of temporary residence permits, as the number of their holders has decreased by 245 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":126555,"template":"","rubric":[15],"class_list":["post-174704","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarusian community in Lithuania keeps shrinking | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 7, Pozirk. 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