{"id":182790,"date":"2026-04-08T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182790\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:02:16","slug":"belarusian-expat-community-in-lithuania-shrinks-by-21-percent-since-2024","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182790\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian expat community in Lithuania shrinks by 21 percent since 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April 8, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The number of Belarusian holders of Lithuanian residence permits dropped 7.9 percent compared to April 2025 and by 21.3 percent over the past two years, according to Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the Lithuanian migration department\u2019s data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of April 1, 49,523 Belarusians held Lithuanian residence permits. Of these, 45,261 were granted temporary residence; 4,058, permanent residence; 204 had EU residence cards of various types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the Belarusians with temporary residence in Lithuania, 34,716, obtained this status based on their work in the country. Their number decreased by 204 people month on month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainians continue to top the list of most represented minorities in Lithuania with 76,862 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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