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How to Register for the Lithuanian Constitution and Language Exams: E-Migris or eksternams

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10 November 2026

How to Register for the Lithuanian Constitution and Language Exams: E-Migris or eksternams

How to register for the Lithuanian Constitution and language exams for citizenship or permanent residence: via E-Migris or eksternams, and which applies to you.

Fluent is an unofficial learning service, not a state body. This article is a reference overview, not legal advice: NŠA and the Migration Department set the rules and dates, so check the official pages.

Two ways to register

NŠA (the National Education Agency) splits applicants into two groups.

  • You are seeking permanent residence or citizenship. You register through E-Migris (migracija.lt), and only if you hold a personal code issued in Lithuania. The NŠA page puts it this way: «registracija tik turintiems Lietuvoje suteiktą asmens kodą».
  • Everyone else. Registration goes through the "Egzaminai eksternams" system (eksternams.nsa.smm.lt).

The NŠA page does not say what to do if you are seeking permanent residence or citizenship but have no Lithuanian personal code. In that case, ask NŠA or the Migration Department.

Steps

  1. Work out why you need the exam: citizenship, permanent residence or another purpose.
  2. Check whether you hold a personal code issued in Lithuania.
  3. If you are seeking permanent residence or citizenship and you have the code, register through E-Migris.
  4. If you are not in that group, register through "Egzaminai eksternams".
  5. Pick a date from the NŠA schedule (the block below).
  6. Before the exam, read the instructions for how it is run (the section below).

Check the fee and the duration on the official NŠA page.

Exam instructions

NŠA publishes a separate instruction document for running each exam.

  • For the Constitution exam: «Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos pagrindų egzamino elektroniniu būdu vykdymo instrukcija».
  • For the Basic–I exam there are two: one for reading, writing and listening (electronic), and one for speaking (traditional).

We do not retell them here. Read the text on NŠA's instructions page.

2026 schedule

Source: NŠA's integrated 2026 exam schedule, approved by the director's order VK-1246 of 18 December 2025 and amended by order VK-1040 of 21 September 2026. The schedule page was updated on 12 October 2026.

Constitution exam, every session at 14:00, electronic:

  • 13 February, 30 April, 9 July, 24 September, 10 November, 8 December.

State Language exam (for citizenship and permanent residence): reading with writing and listening at 10:00 electronic, speaking at 13:00 traditional:

  • 16 January, 24 March, 4 June, 20 August, 7 October, 11 November.

"Traditional" means the exam takes place at the base school at a set time; "electronic" means the base school and the use of ICT.

The last sessions of 2026 in the schedule are: Constitution exam — 8 December, State Language exam — 11 November. Earlier dates in the lists above have already passed and are kept for reference. Check the schedule on the NŠA site before you register.

The dates of the Basic–I (A1–A2) exam are not listed in this block: that series runs on many dates, so see the full list on the same schedule page.

How to prepare for your date

  1. Pick a session and count how many weeks you have.
  2. Learn the format: for the Constitution it is a 20-question test, covered in Lithuanian Constitution Exam: Format, Pass Mark and Topics.
  3. Practise in Fluent's practice section and in the Constitution programme.

Checked: 10 November 2026 against official sources.

Official sources:

Fluent is an unofficial learning service, not a state body. This article is a reference overview, not legal advice: NŠA and the Migration Department set the rules and dates, so check the official pages.

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