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Common Mistakes at the Lithuanian Constitution and Language Exams

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10 November 2026

Common Mistakes at the Lithuanian Constitution and Language Exams

A short list of the common mistakes at the Lithuanian Constitution and language exams, and what to do instead so you are not removed and do not lose your time.

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.

Where this list comes from

Every point comes from NŠA instructions approved by orders in 2026: VK-395 of 28 April 2026 for the Constitution exam and VK-1088 of 2 October 2026 for the State Language and Basic–I exams. We added no rules of our own. NŠA may change dates, start times or the method of the exams, so check the NŠA page before you go. For the full picture of the day, see the articles on the Constitution exam and the Lithuanian language exam.

Before the start

  1. Being late. At the Constitution exam and at the written part of the language exam, a candidate who is no more than 20 minutes late may still get in, but the time is not extended. At the Constitution exam the lateness is also recorded. At the speaking part you may be no more than 5 minutes late, and the time is not extended either.
  2. No valid identity document. It is checked from 13:40 at the Constitution exam and from 9:40 at the written part of the language exam. At the speaking part, the interviewing examiner checks the document.
  3. Mixing up your speaking time. Each candidate has an exact 20-minute slot, for example 13:00–13:20 or 13:20–13:40. Come at your own time, not at the start of the whole block.

During the exam

  1. A phone in the room. You are removed for a mobile phone and other banned devices. At the speaking part you are warned about removal for banned means of passing on information, a phone for example.
  2. Leaving fullscreen, copying and pasting text. The exam runs only in fullscreen mode, and the system records when you leave it and when you copy or paste text. You are removed for this too.
  3. Pressing «Pateikti» («Submit») too early in the reading and writing part. Press it only when you are sure the part is finished: after you move on to listening, you cannot go back.
  4. Not pressing «Pateikti» and «Baigti darbą» («Finish the work»). The work ends with these two buttons, at the Constitution exam and at the end of listening. The buttons keep their Lithuanian names.
  5. Logging out without telling the invigilator. Before you log out, tell them.
  6. Sitting and waiting when the system freezes. Press Ctrl and F5 together, or log out and log in again. The break is not counted in the task time.

After a removal

  1. Explaining on a later day. A removed candidate may give an explanation only on the same day. Do not put it off.

What to do next

Prepare for the content of the exam: 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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