Lithuania residence permit photo requirements

What the official information confirms

The photo standard for identity documents issued by the authority (including the residence permit / leidimas gyventi) is governed by the Lithuanian Migration Department (Migracijos departamentas prie VRM) page "Nuotraukų asmens dokumentams pavyzdžiai". The current first-hand wording of the residence permit document checklist itself is not obtainable (the authority site blocks bots); only the IOM handbook (a secondary source) corroborates "1 nuotrauka (40 x 60 mm)".

The Lithuania Schengen visa (schengen.lithuania.visa-photo, one 35×45 mm photo) is a separate contract within the same country, and its values are not shared. The national visa (D) photo is not covered here because its primary source (VRM 1V-401 Aprašas) is not obtainable. Creating, printing, arranging on the sheet, cutting, and submitting the photos remain the applicant's own actions (this tool prepares the print photos only and does not submit on your behalf).

• The official standard page requires the photo to be 40 x 60 mm (width x height) (verbatim "40 x 60 mm"). Because the authority site blocks direct access, the source was verified through a Wayback Machine snapshot (taken 2025-12-12).
• At least 3 identical photos are required (verbatim "ne mažiau kaip 3 identiškas nuotraukas" — depending on the document type).
• The photos must be presented on one sheet (verbatim "Nuotraukos turi būti pateikiamos viename lape."). Arranging them on the sheet and cutting them out as 35×45 mm rectangles remain the applicant's own actions. This tool only outputs the 40×60 mm print photo sheets and does not print cutting marks.
• The photos must be taken and arranged so they can be cut from the sheet as 35×45 mm rectangles (verbatim "iškirpti iš lapo 35 x 45 mm stačiakampiais"). This 35×45 mm cut-out area is a separate basis from the 40×60 mm photo size and is not converted into other standards.
• The background must be very light, monochrome and even, with no shadows. The official wording does not pin a single colour (verbatim "labai šviesus, vienspalvis ir tolygus").
• The official face composition (chin-to-crown 31–35 mm, 70–80% of the photo height, and so on) is a range-only rule based on the 35×45 mm cut-out area, so this tool does not convert it into a numeric face guide. For documents issued with laser engraving (including the residence permit) a non-colour photo is recommended, and taking the photo within the last six months is also a recommendation (neither is mandatory).

How unspecified conditions are handled

The phrase “passport-size” and general photo practice are not converted into a fixed value such as 35×45 mm. In the Tool, enter the dimensions shown by the current application guidance.

Using the web tool

• Keep the application guidance available and enter the output type and dimensions you have confirmed.
• No face guide is shown to fill in an official value that has not been confirmed.
• After editing and review, confirm the accepted format and conditions in the application portal before submitting.