APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• There are two application procedures depending on the basis of your citizenship.
• If you are a citizen of Lithuania, EU/EEA country, or have a right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania or a child, grandchild and great-grandchild of the Diaspora and people of Lithuanian origin and you would like to compete for a state-funded study places, you need to complete an application form of general admission via the website of the Association of Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions LAMA BPO: http://www.lamabpo.lt/turinys/holders-foreign-qualifications . The time to do is between 1st June and 23rd July.
• If you are a citizen of non-EU and non-EEA country and you want to finance your studies independently with your own funds, you should apply directly to the selected Lithuanian university or college. As rule of thumb, admission to studies is carried out in July.
• However, foreign citizens planning to study in Lithuania are advised to start application procedure as early as possible due to the fact that document recognition and subject equivalence identification procedures may take up to one month and sometimes longer.

Preliminary examinations:

• You may need to pass preliminary examinations (if required for selected study programmes). For more detailed information please inquire at the higher education institution of your choice. Documents required You must submit all documents to the selected Higher Education institution before the deadline (check the deadline for particular study programme). Regardless of which Lithuanian higher education institution you select, you will probably need all or some of the following documents: a completed application form (each institution has its' own application form)
• Certificate of Education (Secondary/ Undergraduate degree or other education acquired) including grades* and recognized by the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education curriculum vitae (Euro pass) and a letter of motivation a copy of your passport, certified by a Commissioner of Oaths photographs (3 x 4 cm)
• a receipt proving that the application and tuition fees have been paid
• bank statements proving that you are able to pay for the studies and your living expenses while studying in Lithuania You need to know that all international students must legalise their Education Documents before sending them to a university or college. Documents are subject to legalisation if they have been issued in a state having acceded to the 1961 Hague Convention. Applicants who have received their education in countries which did not accede to the aforementioned Convention must get double

document legalisation:

• One from the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your home country; The other from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania or the Lithuanian Diplomatic Mission or Consulate in your home country (if the latter are accredited for legalisation procedure).
• According to the Law on Higher Education of Lithuania, every person who obtained his/her education in another country and is applying to an educational institution in Lithuania must obtain Legal Recognition of the Qualification.