The report, focus on challenges faced by third country nationals applying for international protection at the border, highlighting SBGS need to improve transparency, specifically on the use of body camera (issue observed also by the Ombudsperson and the supreme Court) and other barriers when filing an application at the designated access points e.g. suspending the access to pedestrians to the Medininkai and Šalčininkai border crossing points.
The report concerns also Russians and Belarusians number of applications accepted, which, despite the unchanged situation in the countries, decreased to almost zero due to straighter security checks. Finally, the paper focused on the possibility to apply for asylum at Minsk embassy, which practice was the subject of a complaint directed to the Ombudsperson.
- Lithuanian Red Cross | Lietuvos Raudonasis Kryžius (21 January, 2026), Prieiga prie prieglobsčio procedūros Lietuvos Respublikos diplomatinėse atstovybėse užsienyje ir Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnybos pasienio kontrolės punktuose: papildymas 2025 [Access to the Asylum Procedure at the Diplomatic Missions of the Republic of Lithuania Abroad and at the State Border Guard Service Border Control Points: Supplement 2025],