Dummy ticket (flight reservation) for Lithuania visa from India

What the Lithuania checklist asks for

• Flight reservations to and from the Schengen area in every traveller’s name, matching your form dates.
• For trips to several Schengen states, proof of the connections: intra-Schengen flight reservations, a train itinerary or a car rental.
• Hotel reservations for every night, or your host’s proof of accommodation.
• Travel medical insurance of at least €30,000 from an approved Indian insurer, valid across Schengen.
• A cover letter with the purpose, dates, travel companions, transport and accommodation.

Lithuania visa checklist: every item as printed, flight and hotel lines highlighted · A real order: flight reservation and hotel bookings matched date by date

What Lithuania’s checklist says

Lithuania’s checklist for India follows the EU’s harmonised list and spells out the flight item. Item 6 asks for “flight reservations to and from Schengen area”, with intra-Schengen flight reservations, a train itinerary or car rental if you visit several states. Item 7 asks for hotel reservations.

Its important notes then answer a question many applicants ask: “A booked flight ticket does not result in a preferred processing of the application.” Paying for a ticket does not speed anything up or strengthen your file. A held airline reservation in your name is what the checklist describes.

More than one in three not issued

Lithuania received just 944 applications from India in 2025, the fewest of any Schengen state, and did not issue 35.7% of them, up from 31.3% in 2024. Only Slovenia and Bulgaria refused a larger share of Indian applicants.

The figures describe all applicants, not your chances, but a small post with a high refusal rate is one that reads purpose closely. Say plainly in your cover letter why Lithuania and what you will do there. If your trip is really a Baltic or Nordic tour, check that Lithuania gets the most nights; if it does not, apply to the country that does. Then make every document agree to the day: flights, hotels, insurance and cover letter.

Timing around the 15 working day deadline

Lithuania’s checklist sets its own deadline: apply “not earlier than six months before and not later than 15 working days before” your trip. Fifteen working days is about three calendar weeks, longer than the EU’s general minimum of 15 calendar days. Processing runs “within 15 calendar days from the day of arrival at the Embassy’s visa section” and may be prolonged to 30 days, so the time VFS takes to move your file comes on top.

If you want room for that 30-day extension, submit at least five or six weeks before you fly. Order the Vilnius reservation for your VFS appointment day, or the evening before at most, and check the names and route on it once it arrives. No unpaid hold lasts through a 30-day assessment; the reservation documents your plan on the day you submit.

Lithuania on a Baltic or Polish route

Vilnius is often paired with Riga, Tallinn or Warsaw. When Lithuania is the main destination, you apply under Lithuania’s checklist, which matters if Latvia is on the route: Latvia’s own checklist asks for paid tickets and prepaid hotels, while a file lodged with Lithuania follows Lithuania’s reservation-based list. If Latvia gets more nights, though, Latvia’s rules apply.

Show every leg: the flight into the Schengen area, the train, car rental or flight between countries, and the flight home, which can leave from a different city. Open-jaw reservations, such as Delhi to Vilnius and Riga back to Delhi, are normal when the hotel nights match.

Flying from India to Lithuania

Your reservation should follow a route you could realistically fly. These are common options; schedules change, so the desk confirms what is bookable for your dates.

Mistakes to avoid with a Lithuania application

• Buying the ticket early in the hope of faster processing; the checklist says it brings none.
• Applying 15 calendar days before travel when Lithuania’s deadline is 15 working days.
• Insurance from a company that is not on the approved Indian list.
• Applying to Lithuania for a trip where Latvia, Estonia or Poland gets more nights.
• No proof of how you travel between Vilnius and the next country on the route.
• Submitting an edited ticket PDF instead of a real reservation. That is document fraud.

Dummy ticket and hotel bookings, matched to your itinerary

We do not send one loose document. The desk matches the flight reservation and every hotel booking to your itinerary: the same dates, the same cities, and no night left uncovered. These are the real documents of one order for a Switzerland visa file, issued on 5 November 2026: one flight reservation and four hotel bookings that cover all 9 nights between the two flights. Personal details are blacked out; everything else is as issued.

• Flight reservationEtihad, Hyderabad (HYD) to Zurich (ZRH), status Confirmed
• Hotel booking, ZurichMEININGER Hotel Zürich Greencity, 3 nights
• Hotel booking, GenevaB&B HOTEL Geneva Airport, 3 nights
• Hotel booking, LucerneSeminarhotel Romerohaus, 2 nights
• Hotel booking, Zurich AirportLeonardo Hotel Zurich Airport, 1 night

Open the full documents and the day-by-day table: flight and hotels matched date by date

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