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# Lithuania

> How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Lithuania (LTU) when onboarding through the Conduit API.

## Overview

| Field | Value |
| - | - |
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | LT / LTU |
| Registry | Registrų centras (JAR) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |

## Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Lithuania and submit them as strings on the application body.

| API field | Local name | Issuer |
| - | - | - |
| `businessInfo.taxId` | **PVM mokėtojo kodas** | VMI |
| `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Įmonės kodas** | Registrų centras (JAR) |

*Tax ID:* Format: "LT" + 9-digit company code + 3-digit suffix (e.g. LT123456789011). Certificate FR0618 issued on VAT registration. Non-VAT entities use the company code only.

*Registration number:* 9-digit numeric identifier. Assigned at registration; appears on all JAR extracts and official documents.

## Sector regulators

`Lietuvos bankas` · `FNTT` · `Registrų centras`

## Legal structures

| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Uždaroji akcinė bendrovė | UAB | Private limited-liability company; minimum share capital €2,500; 1–250 shareholders; shares not publicly tradable. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Akcinė bendrovė | AB | Public joint-stock company; minimum share capital €40,000; shares may be listed on regulated markets (e.g., Nasdaq Vilnius); supervisory or executive board mandatory. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Mažoji bendrija | MB | Small limited-liability entity; up to 10 members, all natural persons; no minimum capital; members bear no personal liability for entity obligations. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Tikroji ūkinė bendrija | TŪB | General partnership; two or more natural or legal persons; all partners bear unlimited joint and several liability for partnership obligations. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). |
| Komanditinė ūkinė bendrija | KŪB | Limited partnership; one or more general partners with unlimited liability and one or more limited partners whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Individuali įmonė | IĮ | Individual enterprise registered in JAR as a separate legal entity; owned and operated by a single natural person who bears unlimited personal liability for all obligations; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US sole proprietorship. |
| Individuali veikla | — | Self-employed individual activity status registered with VMI/Sodra; not a separate JAR legal entity; the natural person trades under their own name and bears unlimited personal liability. Equivalent to a US sole proprietorship (DBA). |
| Kooperatinė bendrovė | — | Cooperative society; member-owned entity governed by cooperative principles; registered in JAR; used in agriculture, credit, housing, and consumer sectors. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Viešoji įstaiga | VšĮ | Public institution; non-profit legal entity established to pursue public benefit purposes; may carry on commercial activity ancillary to its mission; commonly used for NGOs, healthcare, and education. Equivalent to a US nonprofit corporation. |
| Užsienio įmonės filialas / atstovybė | — | Branch or representative office of a foreign company registered in JAR; not a separate legal entity — the foreign parent retains full liability. Equivalent to a US foreign branch or representative office. |

## How documents combine

For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.

| Evidence area | Documents needed |
| - | - |
| Legal Registration | JAR Išrašas |
| Constitutive Documents | Įstatai |
| Tax Registration | VMI PVM mokėtojo pažymėjimas |
| Operating Permit | *Any one of:* Verslo liudijimas · Savivaldybės leidimas |
| Ownership Records | JADIS extract |
| Governance Records | JAR Išrašas |
| Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Valdybos sprendimas · Notarinis įgaliojimas |
| Address | *Any one of:* Nuomos sutartis · Komunalinių paslaugų sąskaita · Banko sąskaitos išrašas |
| Good Standing | JAR Išrašas |

## Documents to collect

The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.

| Document | Proves |
| - | - |
| **JAR Išrašas (Register of Legal Entities extract)** | Legal Registration, Governance Records, Good Standing |
| **Įstatai (Articles of Association / constitutive document)** | Constitutive Documents |
| **VMI PVM mokėtojo pažymėjimas (FR0618)** | Tax Registration |
| **Verslo liudijimas (business licence for listed activities)** | Operating Permit |
| **Savivaldybės leidimas (municipal operating permit)** | Operating Permit |
| **JADIS extract** | Ownership Records |
| **Valdybos sprendimas (board/member resolution)** | Signing Authority |
| **Notarinis įgaliojimas (notarised power of attorney)** | Signing Authority |
| **Nuomos sutartis** | Address |
| **Komunalinių paslaugų sąskaita (≤90 dienų)** | Address |
| **Banko sąskaitos išrašas (≤90 dienų)** | Address |
| **Sector-Specific License** | Lietuvos bankas licence (EMI/PI/credit institution/crypto-asset service provider) |

### Collection notes

* **Legal Registration:** Order from registrucentras.lt; electronic certified extract (ESI) stays valid until next data change; €1.50–€2.93 per extract.
* **Constitutive Documents:** Single document for UAB and AB. Notarized at formation; amendments must be re-registered in JAR.
* **Tax Registration:** Issued by VMI on VAT registration. Non-VAT entities: request corporate tax registration confirmation from VMI EDS portal.
* **Operating Permit:** Verslo liudijimas is a fixed-tax permit for specific small-scale activities; general commercial entities obtain a municipal permit or sector permit from the relevant authority. No single national general-trade licence.
* **Sector-Specific License:** Lietuvos bankas is the integrated regulator. EMI/PI licences issued under PSD2 / e-Money Directive (as transposed); MiCA CASP authorisation required from 2026-01-01. FNTT supervises DNFBPs (real estate, accountants, notaries).
* **Ownership Records:** JADIS (Juridinių asmenų narių informacinė sistema) holds current members and shareholders. Order via registrucentras.lt; access may require registration and demonstrated purpose for non-obliged entities.
* **Governance Records:** Management body members are registered in JAR and publicly searchable. Changes must be filed within 5 business days.
* **Signing Authority:** For routine account-opening: valdybos sprendimas suffices. For acts requiring delegation to a non-officer: notarized įgaliojimas required. Remote incorporation may use a notarized POA granted by the founder.
* **Address:** Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
* **Good Standing:** No standalone good-standing certificate is issued; a recently dated copy of the listed document evidences current standing. Lithuania is a subsumed-by-extract jurisdiction: a freshly ordered JAR Išrašas from Registrų centras serves as live-status evidence.

## Person roles

When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.

| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Vadovas (Managing Director / Director General) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Sole executive management body; day-to-day authority; signs contracts and represents the company by default. |
| Valdybos narys (Executive Board member) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of valdyba (Executive Board); collegial governance body in AB or optionally in UAB. |
| Stebėtojų tarybos narys (Supervisory Board member) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of stebėtojų taryba; oversight and control role; mandatory in AB if no valdyba. |
| Įgaliotinis / POA holder (attorney-in-fact) | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notarized įgaliojimas; authorized to bind the company within the scope of the power. |

## Notes

* No separate "Certificate of Incorporation" document. Lithuania does not issue a standalone incorporation certificate analogous to UK Companies House CoI. The primary formation evidence is the JAR Išrašas (register extract) plus the Įstatai (articles). Order both for a complete KYB file.
* VMI tax registration ≠ VAT registration. The VAT certificate (FR0618) is issued only upon VAT registration (mandatory threshold: €45,000 domestic revenue). Entities below the threshold will not have an FR0618; verify tax registration separately via VMI's EDS portal.
* Lithuania is a major EMI/PI hub. As of end-2024, \~119 licensed EMIs and PIs are supervised by Lietuvos bankas. Cross-border fintechs onboarding Lithuanian-licensed counterparties should collect the Lietuvos bankas licence alongside the standard KYB bundle; verify licence status at lb.lt/en/fs-electronic-money-institutions.
* AMLR transition pending. EU AMLR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1624) applies directly from 2027-07-10; AMLD6 (Directive (EU) 2024/1640) transposition deadline is 2027-07-10. Until then, existing Law VIII-275 and JANGIS access rules govern. Monitor for amendments in 2026–2027.


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