TRAVEL MATTERS Housing & Facilities | Costs & Payments | Applications & Deadlines | Travel Matters ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS:  US CITIZENS: A valid passport is required to enter Lithuania. As there are no direct flights from the U.S. to Lithuania, U.S. citizens should be aware of passport validity requirements in transit countries. American citizens do not need a visa to travel to Lithuania for business or pleasure for up to 90 days.  CANADIAN CITIZENS: A valid passport is required to enter Lithuania. Canadian Citizens do not need a visa to travel to Lithuania for up to 90 days. If you are Canadian and anticipate travel to explore Latvia, please ensure that you have valid health care. CLICK HERE for more information.    Visit Voyage.gc.ca web site for canadians abroad where you can find a Travel Report for Lithuania.    CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES: This is an official web site of the CANADIAN Ministry of Foreign Affairs There you can find the list of countries whose citizens do not require visas to enter Lithuania.   **PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A VALID PASSPORT AND MEET THE VISA REQURIEMENTS OF YOUR COUNTRY!**  ***Also please take into consideration that Lithuania is now in the Schengen area -  http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-637911150.         TOURISM:  Lithuania is a member of the European Union and NATO. English is widely spoken in service establishments. Ask for English menus—most places have them available. The most popular ‘fast food’ restaurant is the Pica (pronounced Pizza) chain—they all have outdoor terraces and very nice Italian-style brick oven pizza.   Lithuania’s currency is the LITAS, which is currently pegged to the EURO: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/lithuania/currency-converter.htm  The climate in July & August is mild with intermittent rain, especially closer to the coast.  Lonely Planet has a TERRIFIC website about travel to Lithuania:  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/lithuania/  The “In your Pocket” guides are the staff’s favorite local guidebooks.http://www.inyourpocket.com/lithuania/city/vilnius.html  Panoramic Views of Places worth visiting while in Lithuania: http://lithuaniaontour.com/  A completely mind-blowing list of “OUT THERE” stuff to do in Lithuania: http://www.alfa.lt/rubrika/Leisure  BALTIC STATES, the addiction:  Vilnius is only a five hour bus ride from the beautiful capital of Latvia, the port city of Riga and its nearby beaches in one direction and pristine hiking trails (steep hills, primeval forests & 12th century castles) in the other. If you rent a car, it’s faster and the drive can take you through some of the most astonishing picturesque land in Eastern Europe (storks, thatch-roof houses, the spectacular Hill of Crosses) If your travel arrangements allow for extra time, a visit to Riga and surrounding areas is a wonderful add-on. The medieval walled city of Tallinn in Estonia is also quite worth a visit, and is very nearby, with frequent bus or rail service from Vilnius. Then from Tallinn it is easy to hop a ferry to Helsinki in Finland…and from there…