Lithuania's citizenship exams: A2 in every part of the language exam, 14 of 20 on the Constitution, and how many pass

The exam's programme says it essentially matches the Category I state-language exam and ALTE's A2 tests. Since 2026 it uses the same paper and scoring as NŠA's combined A1–A2 exam, but it has its own dates, and citizenship and permanent-residence candidates register for it through migracija.lt.

Reading and writing, on a computer, 1 hour 30 minutes, 50 points. A2 needs at least 17 of the 28 points in the A2 tasks (5 to 9). Listening, on a computer, 25 minutes, 20 points: A2 needs at least 6 of the 10 points in tasks 3 and 4. Speaking, face to face with two examiners, 12 to 14 minutes, 10 points: A2 needs 6 or more.

The parts do not compensate. NŠA's scoring guide: when A2 is reached in all three parts the result is A2; if any one part is failed, the result is "failed". An A1 result is not enough for citizenship or permanent residence; NŠA does not issue an A1 certificate to those candidates.

Our reading: the A2 thresholds are about 60% of the A2 items in each part, so the weakest part, not the total, decides the result. NŠA links a sample test from its Testų pavyzdžiai page.

20 multiple-choice questions, three options each. You pass with 14 or more correct (70%). It takes 45 minutes, on a computer, and an oral version is possible for objective reasons such as disability.

The questions come from every chapter of the Constitution, from the State and the individual to the Seimas, the President, the courts, local government and amending the Constitution. NŠA publishes the topic list, not a question bank. Practice sites advertise counts of "official" questions; we found no official source for any of them.

NŠA's own advice is to pass the language exam first.

Who is exempt from both exams: article 18(4) of the Citizenship Law exempts people aged 65 or over, people with a working-capacity level of 0–55%, and some pensioners with special needs, as we read it in the consolidated text in force from 1 January 2024 (see our requirements table).

2024: 1,431 people sat the State Language exam and 73% passed. 1,212 sat the Constitution exam and 75% passed. NŠA ran six of each that year; its 2024 activity report confirms both counts.

Demand is rising fast. Across all its state-language exams, NŠA counted almost 950 candidates in 2022, over 1,300 in 2023 and over 2,150 in 2024, and says the share who pass stays similar each year.

NŠA has published no 2025 candidate numbers or pass rates that we could find. Its 2025 report counts sittings (27 across all its state-language and Constitution exams), not people.

2026 has six sittings of each exam. The language exam: 16 January, 24 March, 4 June, 20 August, 7 October and 11 November, written part at 10:00 and speaking at 13:00 the same day. The Constitution exam: 13 February, 30 April, 9 July, 24 September, 10 November and 8 December, at 14:00. NŠA's English timetable prints one June date as April; the Lithuanian original says June.

The fees are €57 for the language exam and €21 for the Constitution exam, per NŠA's 2026 memo. Candidates who have not paid are not put on the list. You sit both at the base school of the municipality where you live; NŠA's list has 57 of them.

Results come within 15 working days. The government resolution on the exams, in its consolidated text from 2009, says a failed exam may be retaken and the number of attempts is not limited; each sitting is paid separately.

From 1 January 2026, a new basic (A1) category exists, created by a government decision of 26 November 2025 for foreigners who deal directly with customers; NŠA says that requirement rises to A2 after two years.

It changes nothing for citizenship. NŠA's notice of 30 September 2026 repeats that candidates for citizenship or permanent residence must reach A2 in all three parts.