Lithuanian State Border Guard Service

The State Border Guard Service or VSAT (Lithuanian: Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba) is a border control institution under the Ministry of the Interior charged with controlling and maintaining the security of the Lithuanian borders on land, in the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon. VSAT is a member of the EU Frontex and is responsible for the security of about 1,070 kilometres (660 mi) of the external border of the European Union with Kaliningrad Oblast (exclave of Russia) and Belarus.

State Border Guard Service
Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba
Insignia
Border guard flag
AbbreviationVSAT
Agency overview
Formed1 May 2001
Preceding agency
  • Border Police (1994–2001)
Employees>5,000
Annual budget€135.3 million (2024)
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyLithuania
Operations jurisdictionLithuania
Governing bodyMinistry of the Interior
Specialist jurisdictions
  • National border patrol, security, and integrity.
  • Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue.
Operational structure
HeadquartersVilnius
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Gen. Rustamas Liubajevas, Commander of the State Border Guard Service
Units
5
  • Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant Security Brigade
  • Border Guard School
  • Foreigners Registration Centre
  • Aviation Unit
  • Special Tasks Unit
Districts
6
  • Ignalina Frontier District
  • Vilnius Frontier District
  • Varėna Frontier District
  • Lazdijai Frontier District
  • Pagėgiai Frontier District
  • Coast Guard District
Website
pasienis.lt
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