Be sure to report "Regitra" about the driving licence that was lost (mislaid, stolen), because this way possible illegal use of it is prevented. Then order a new driving licence.
You can order a driving licence if you have the permanent place of residence in Lithuania*. You can prove this in two ways:
1. Your place of residence must be declared in Lithuania for at least 185 days in each calendar year. We will receive this data automatically from the Population Register.
The procedure of declaring your place of residence is extremely simple. You can do this online HERE.
2. In case your place of residence is not declared within the Republic of Lithuania or it has been declared for less than 185 calendar days within a given calendar year, you may use the documents of your choice for substantiating your personal or working relationship with the Republic of Lithuania.
| Possible relationship with Lithuania | Confirming documents |
| You have come or returned to Lithuania permanently to live because of your personal and/or professional relations |
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| you are a student or pupil from Lithuania and currently studying abroad | document(s) issued by a foreign educational institution on studying or attending school; the document from the educational institution has been translated into Lithuanian and legalised** |
| you are a foreign student or pupil and have been studying or going to school in our country for at least 6 months | document(s) issued by a school established in the Republic of Lithuania or a branch of a foreign higher education institution operating in the Republic of Lithuania, certifying that you are studying or attending school, or a certificate from the Student Register certifying that you are studying in Lithuania. |
| you have been or are currently on a professional assignment or traineeship abroad for a specified period of time |
a certificate issued by a legal entity (employer) registered in the Republic of Lithuania about a business travel (professional assignment of a specified duration) or a traineeship agreement with a legal entity registered abroad documents issued abroad must be translated into Lithuanian and legalised** |
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you have work and personal relations in different countries and you live in them alternately, but you return to Lithuania regularly for personal relations |
a certificate on family composition issued by the State Enterprise of the Centre of Registers or a municipal administration eldership, including data on the declared place of residence of at least one family member in the Republic of Lithuania for at least 185 days per calendar year. If the certificate does not indicate the declared place of residence of the family member(s) in the Republic of Lithuania, it must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the municipality's administrative district on the family's declared place of residence or on the persons who have declared their place of residence in the living space owned by the person, a certificate from the State Enterprise Centre of Registers on the person's personal data (declared place of residence), or a certificate from the municipality's eldership office on the person's declared place of residence, or on his/her inclusion in the register of persons who have been without a place of residence for at least 185 days in any calendar year |
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a decision of the Disability and Disability Determination Service under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour on the special needs of the relative, together with a document confirming the personal relationship with the person for whom the decision has been taken, such as an extract of the civil status record on the birth of the child or the marriage or a birth or marriage certificate issued by the municipal civil registry office, the consular office of the Republic of Lithuania or the State Enterprise of the Registers of the Centre of Registers of the Republic of Lithuania, issued by the Lithuanian Minister of Justice, of the form prescribed by the Ministry of Justice |
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a final court decision appointing guardianship for an incapable person, or guardianship for a person who is capable, if you have been appointed as a guardian or carer by court decision |
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an extract from the civil status record issued by the civil registry offices, a consular office of the Republic of Lithuania or the State Enterprise Centre of Registers certifying the birth or marriage of your child, or a birth or marriage certificate, together with a certificate from the State Enterprise Centre of Registers on the data (declared place of residence) of the person (your minor child or spouse), or a certificate from the eldership of the municipality on the data (declared place of residence) of the person's (your minor child or spouse), minor child (-the declared place of residence of your child(ren) or spouse, or the fact that you have been registered as a non-resident for at least 185 days per calendar year |
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a certificate issued by a pre-school, pre-primary or general education school or vocational training school on your minor child(ren)'s attendance at school, together with a certificate of your child's birth issued by a civil registry office, a consular office of the Republic of Lithuania or the State Enterprise Centre of Registers |
*Permanent residence place means the applicant's place of residence where he/she normally resides for at least 185 days in each calendar year because of his/her personal and professional relations or, if he/she has no professional relations, only because of personal relations which bind him/her closely to the place where he/she lives; the place of residence of an applicant whose work and personal relations are in different places and who, as a consequence, lives alternately in different places in two or more countries, shall be considered as the place of his/her personal relations only if the applicant returns there permanently (this condition does not apply where the applicant is living in a foreign country for the purpose of carrying out a task of a fixed duration); attendance at a school or a university does not imply a change in the place of residence.
NOTE. Persons who represent foreign countries or international organisations in the Republic of Lithuania and their family members who enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities under international law are not considered permanent residents of Lithuania.
**Documents issued in some foreign countries must be legalised. For more information and a list of countries where documents must be legalised, click here.
You can report the lost driving licence:
1. Online
2. At "Regitra" branch
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you.
Information on lost and expired driving licences is provided to the police and other interested authorities. Therefore, there is no need to additionally approach the police. After a new driving licence is issued, the old one (even when found) ceases to be valid and it can no longer be used.
In the event of the loss of the driving licence, the following may be issued:
You can order the duplicate driving licence in two ways:
1. Online
Your declared place of residence will be verified automatically.
Please select the time for producing driving licence:
NOTE. When a driving licence is being ordered online, if you have chosen to have your driving licence made within 1 or 3 working days, you will have to withdraw the document at "Regitra" branch.
2. In the subdivision of "Regitra"
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you:
You should have the following documents upon arrival to the subdivision:
Your declared place of residence will be verified automatically.
Please select the time for producing driving licence:
If you wish, you can specify than the driving licence will be withdrawn by another person (indicate the forename, surname, date of birth of that person). Please remind that the person, withdrawing the driving licence on your behalf, will have to present his personal identity document.
In the event of the loss of the driving licence, the following may be issued:
You may order a new driving licence in two ways:
1. Online
You may order a driving licence online if:
Your declared place of residence will be verified automatically.
Please select the time for producing driving licence:
NOTE. When a driving licence is being ordered online:
2. In the subdivision of "Regitra"
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you:
Your declared place of residence will be verified automatically.
You should have the following documents upon arrival to the subdivision:
You may check the validity of the previously issued health certificate on-linesimply by logging in to the Drivers Portal:
NOTES:
1. Medical facilities issue electronic health certificates that are automatically entered within the database of "Regitra";
2. "Regitra" only accepts paper certificates that were issued prior to 11 November 2020.
Please select the time for producing driving licence:
If you wish, you can specify than the driving licence will be withdrawn by another person (indicate the forename, surname, date of birth of that person). Please remind that the person, withdrawing the driving licence on your behalf, will have to present his personal identity document.
ATTENTION. When a driving licence is being ordered online:
A driving licence can be delivered:
1. Directly to your home
At the time of ordering a driving licence, you need to note that you want it to be delivered to your home. This service costs 6,99 EUR.
2. To self-service parcel terminals
At the time of ordering a driving licence, you need to note that you want it to be delivered to a self-service parcel terminal. This service costs 4,90 EUR.
3. To "Regitra" branch
Before going to "Regitra" branch, you can first check if the driving licence is ready for withdrawal.
Then, register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the specified time.
To withdraw a driving licence, you must produce your personal identity document.
