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December 26, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Lithuanian migration department head Evelina Gudzinskait\u0117 has said the department considers about 18,000 applications for new or extended resident permits a day with 20 to 30 percent of requests filed by Belarusians.

She cited these figures to push hard against any suggestion of red tape, according to Delfi<\/em>. This year, Vilnius denied residence permits to 1,099 Belarusians, in 939 cases for security reasons. The minister attributed comprehensive checks to the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Gudzinskait\u0117 was particularly concerned about truck drivers and construction workers from Belarus. “If we do not want to risk, then in wartime, we should not let in people from this group at all,” she said.

As for Belarusians fleeing reprisals, the department considers their cases separately, and they can expect a safe life in Lithuania, according to Gudzinskait\u0117.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 26, the Lithuanian Seimas approved<\/a> amendments extending the validity of residence permits issued to Belarusian nationals on humanitarian grounds from one to three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amendment is important for the Belarusian opposition and for more than 750 Belarusians who fled to Lithuania fearing politically-motivated persecution in Belarus, said MP \u017dygimantas Pavilionis who heads a parliamentary group in support of a democratic Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Seimas forwarded the amendments for approval to President Gitanas Naus\u0117da.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

December 26, Pozirk. Lithuanian migration department head Evelina Gudzinskait\u0117 has said the department considers about 18,000 applications for new or extended resident permits a day with 20 to 30 percent of requests filed by Belarusians. She cited these figures to push hard against any suggestion of red tape, according to Delfi. This year, Vilnius denied […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":57604,"template":"","rubric":[30],"class_list":["post-57640","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarusians account for 20\u201330 percent of Lithuania residency applications \u2013 official | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 26, Pozirk. 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