International agreements
Bilateral Agreements
The List of International Agreements of the Republic of Lithuania on Social Security
State | Signed | Effective as of | Notes |
Estonia (lt) | 2007 08 24 | 2008 10 01 | On taking account of insurance periods of the former USSR |
2012 05 16 | 2013 04 01 | On taking account of insurance periods of the former USSR | |
Belarus (lt) | 1999 02 04 | 1999 12 15 | Applicable to all payments. Includes a provision on pension payments to foreign countries. |
Ukraine (lt) | 2001 04 23 | 2002 02 08 | Applicable to all payments. Includes a provision on pension payments to foreign countries. |
Russia (lt) | 1999 06 29 | 2001 05 29 | Applied to pensions, excluding their payment to foreign countries. |
Diplomatic notes (2003 01 07, 2003 01 17) | 2003 01 17 | Concerning the U.S. Social Security benefits for Lithuanian citizens residing in Lithuania | |
2005 07 05 | 2006 11 01 | Applied to pensions. Includes a provision on pension payments to foreign countries. | |
The Czech Republic* | 1999 05 27 | 2000 08 01 | Applicable to all payments. Includes a provision on pension payments to foreign countries. |
Poland* | 1992 06 02 | 1992 06 02 | Includes a provision on the export procedure of allocated pensions. |
2002 12 12 | 2004 08 01 | Includes a provision on the procedure of payments of social security payments to foreign countries. | |
2014 10 01 | 2015 10 04 | Includes a provision on pension payments to foreign countries and applicable legislation. |
* after Lithuania joined the EU (on 2004 05 01), direct application of the Regulations on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community, started, and International Agreements on social security with Estonia, Check Republic, Finland, Latvia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Poland are actually no longer appliedin practicewhile granting new benefits (however, the above international agreements are followed in disbursing benefit payments to individuals to whom such benefits were awarded before Lithuania’s membership in the EU).
The List of International Agreements of the Republic of Lithuania on Migrant Employees
State | Signed | Effective as of | Notes |
Ukraine (lt) | 1995 03 28 | 1995 09 01 | Agreement on mutual employment of citizens. Working permits required. |
Russia (lt) | 1999 06 29 | 2000 01 05 | Agreement on mutual employment of citizens. Working permits required. |
The List of International Agreements of the Republic of Lithuania on Youth Exchange
State | Signed | Effective as of | Notes |
Poland (lt) | 1997 02 14 | 1997 12 01 | |
Poland (lt) | 2007 06 01 | 2007 09 07 | |
2009 11 19 | 2010 10 01 | ||
2015 08 28 | 2015 12 30 | ||
2015 10 01 | 2017 01 01 |
Last updated: 17-01-2024