Marija Dankė
Tourism Market Supervision Department
Advisor
A. Goštauto str. 12, LT-01108, Vilnius
Citizens of EU Member States, European Economic Area states, the Swiss Confederation, and third countries who are granted the right to move within the Member States by EU legislation have the right to apply to the State Consumer Rights Protection Service (hereinafter referred to as the State Consumer Rights Protection Service) to have their guide qualification acquired in another Member State or outside the European Union, European Economic Area states, and the Swiss Confederation recognized.
Guides arriving from an EU Member State to the territory of the Republic of Lithuania to provide temporary and occasional guide services must submit a prior written declaration. The declaration is renewed once a year if the guide intends to provide services temporarily and occasionally during that year.
Services are provided free of charge.
Law on Tourism of the Republic of Lithuania
Government of the Republic of Lithuania November 11 resolution no. 1342 “On Authorization to Implement the Law on Tourism of the Republic of Lithuania”
Minister of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania March 7 order no. 4-149 “On the Approval of the Procedure for the Recognition of the Qualification of a Tourist for the Pursuit of the Touring Profession or the Provision of Temporary and Occasional Services in the Republic of Lithuania“.
Director of the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority Order 2019 November 26 No. 1-288 “On the Application Form for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications for the Guidance Profession in the Republic of Lithuania and the Application of the Lithuanian Language Proficiency Form in the case of Guide Services to be provided in the Lithuanian language“