INDIA-LITHUANIA DIPLOMATS SET TO TRAVEL VISA FREE
Starting from today Indian and Lithuanian diplomats will be able to visit each other’s countries without visas. July 30th is the official date of entering into force of the bilateral agreement on exemption from visa requirement for diplomatic passport holders.
The agreement was signed by External Affairs Minister of India and Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania in New Delhi on 10 November 2013.
The new regime allows the diplomats to stay in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the maximum period of 90 days within 6 months. This provision will not apply on the diplomats working in India and Lithuania, who will remain subject to the procedure of diplomatic accreditation.
The visa free arrangement for the diplomatic passport holders is already a third bilateral document between India and Lithuania signed since 2011 and reflects the growing momentum in bilateral cooperation.
India and Lithuania established diplomatic relations in 1992, followed by the opening of the Lithuanian diplomatic mission in New Delhi in 2008.
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