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The Lithuanian Constitution exam: what is on it, and how to prepare for questions nobody publishes

The exam on the basics of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania — Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos pagrindų egzaminas — is the second exam on the road to Lithuanian citizenship or a permanent residence permit, sat beside the state language exam and run by the same agency, the National Education Agency (NŠA). It is a short written test in Lithuanian: 20 questions, three options each, one of them right, and 14 correct answers to pass.

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at a glance

Provider: Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra (NŠA) — the National Education Agency, nsa.smsm.lt. The programme itself was approved jointly by the Minister of Education and Science and the Minister of Justice (order ISAK-208/1R-43, 11 February 2004, amended in 2009)
Official name: Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucijos pagrindų egzaminas — the exam on the basics of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania
Who takes it: Applicants for Lithuanian citizenship under the Citizenship Law, and applicants for a permanent residence permit under Article 53(6) of the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens — the two routes the programme names
The paper: 20 questions · three options each, exactly one correct · pass from 14 correct answers · 45 minutes
Language: Lithuanian. There is no translated paper — which is why the language exam and this one go together
Form: A written test, taken electronically. Someone who for objective reasons — a disability, for instance — cannot write it may take the same test orally, per the programme
2026 dates: 13 February · 30 April · 9 July · 24 September · 10 November · 8 December, all at 14:00 and all electronic — NŠA's 2026 schedule, order VK-1246 as amended by VK-1040. 10 November and 8 December were still ahead when we checked (11 October 2026)
What it covers: The whole Constitution. The programme's questions are drawn from every section of it, grouped into fourteen topic areas from the State itself to amending the Constitution
The question bank: Not published. NŠA publishes the PROGRAMME — the topics — and no question bank or sample paper for this exam, unlike the language exam, for which it keeps an older sample paper online
Where to register: Through your MIGRIS account on migracija.lt (a Lithuanian personal code is required), the same way the language exam is booked for permanent residence or citizenship. You sit it at the exam centre of your municipality, with an identity document, arriving 30 minutes early (NŠA's memo)
Fee: €21 in 2026, paid on migracija.lt when you book; a candidate who has not paid is not put on the list (NŠA's memo for the route)
Results: Within 15 working days of the exam; you learn yours by phoning the exam centre where you sat it. NŠA issues the certificate and the centre hands it over within 3 working days of receiving it (NŠA's memo)
The other exam: Separate and also required: the state language exam, Category I (A2). Different dates on the same NŠA schedule, and a separate certificate; NŠA's memo recommends passing it first

Who needs the Constitution exam, and where it sits in the process

Two routes lead here. Applicants for Lithuanian citizenship under the Citizenship Law, and foreigners applying for a permanent residence permit under Article 53(6) of the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, must pass the exam on the basics of the Constitution. The programme names exactly these two groups, and NŠA's exam page links both laws beside it.

It is the second of two exams, not an alternative to the first. The state language exam at Category I (A2) proves you can use Lithuanian; this one proves you know what the Constitution says. They are booked separately, sat on separate days, and each produces its own certificate; NŠA's memo for candidates recommends passing the language exam first. Whether your own case needs them at all is a question for the Migration Department, not for the exam provider — the agency runs the exam, it does not decide your status.

What is actually on the paper: 20 questions, three options, 14 to pass

The exam is a written test of 20 questions. Each question offers three answers and exactly one of them is correct; you mark the single right one, and you pass with 14 correct answers or more. The sitting is 45 minutes and starts at 14:00 — NŠA's execution instruction (order VK-395 of 28 April 2026) runs it 14:00–14:45, and a candidate up to 20 minutes late may still join but gets no extra time, so the 45 minutes are the whole of it.

That works out at just over two minutes a question, which is generous for a three-option test — the pressure in this exam is not the clock. It is that the questions come from the entire Constitution and you are reading them in Lithuanian, with the A2 the language exam asks of you.

20 questions, three options each, one correct
14 correct answers to pass (70%)
45 minutes, from 14:00
Sat electronically, in Lithuanian
Oral form on request where writing is impossible for objective reasons

The programme: fourteen topics, drawn from the whole Constitution

The official programme is a list of topics, not a list of questions, and it states plainly that the test's questions are composed from all sections of the Constitution. The fourteen topic areas are: the Lithuanian State · the person and the State · society and the State · the national economy and labour · the Seimas · the President of the Republic · the Government · the Constitutional Court · the courts · local self-government and administration · finance and the State budget · State control · foreign policy and defence · amending the Constitution.

Underneath each topic the programme lists the specific things to know — the form of government and the sovereignty of the Nation, the referendum, citizenship, the state language, the anthem, flag and coat of arms; the right to life, to the inviolability of the person, of private life, of property and of the home; freedom of belief, thought, conscience and religion; equality before the law and the right to go to court; the right to elect and to associate; and the limits on rights and freedoms. It reads like a table of contents of the Constitution itself, because that is what it is.

There is no question bank — so read the Constitution, not a list

This is the part that catches people out. For the language exam NŠA keeps an older sample paper online; for the Constitution exam it publishes the programme, the laws behind it, and no questions. No official question bank, no past papers, no list of "the 100 questions". Anything sold as the real questions is somebody's guess, and a guess that is wrong in the way that matters: the answer sounds plausible and cites nothing.

The good news is the size of the source. The Constitution of Lithuania is one short document — you can read the whole of it in an evening, and the Seimas publishes the authoritative text free, in Lithuanian and in translation. For an exam of 20 questions over 14 topics, reading the source twice and drilling it is a better use of a week than hunting for a bank that does not exist.

How to prepare with wspell

Our Constitution course is written from the public text of the Constitution and the official NŠA programme — not from the exam. Every question cites the article it is about, so a wrong answer takes you to the sentence that settles it rather than to an explanation you have to trust. That is deliberate: when the real questions are unknown, the only honest preparation is the source, drilled until the articles are familiar.

The practice paper runs the real shape — 20 questions, three options, 14 to pass, 45 minutes on the clock — and, like the real one, it is in Lithuanian only: no translation is shown while you sit it. In practice each question opens in Lithuanian too, with its translation one tap away for that question alone, so the exam's own wording is what becomes familiar. Drill the topics you miss, read the articles they cite, and sit the mock again — every question you get wrong in it goes into a mistakes deck you can practise on its own.

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frequently asked questions

How many questions are on the Lithuanian Constitution exam?

20. Each has three possible answers and exactly one is correct.

What is the pass mark?

14 correct answers out of 20 — 70%.

How long does it take?

45 minutes, from 14:00. NŠA's execution instruction lets a candidate up to 20 minutes late join, but the time is not extended.

Is the exam in Lithuanian?

Yes. There is no translated paper — which is why it is sat alongside the state language exam rather than instead of it.

Are the official questions published anywhere?

No. NŠA publishes the exam PROGRAMME — the topics, drawn from every section of the Constitution — and no official question bank or past paper. Anyone selling "the real questions" is guessing.

When can I sit it in 2026?

13 February, 30 April, 9 July, 24 September, 10 November and 8 December 2026, all at 14:00 and all electronic, per NŠA's schedule (order VK-1246, as amended by VK-1040 in September; the Constitution dates did not change). When we checked (11 October 2026), 10 November and 8 December were still ahead.

How much does it cost, and when do the results come?

€21 in 2026, paid on migracija.lt when you book, per NŠA's memo for the permanent-residence and citizenship route. Results come within 15 working days of the exam: you learn yours by phoning the exam centre where you sat it, and that centre hands over the certificate NŠA issues.

Do I need the language exam as well?

Yes, for the permanent residence and citizenship routes: the state language exam at Category I (A2) and this one are separate exams with separate certificates. NŠA's memo recommends passing the language exam first.

Can I take it orally?

The programme allows the oral form for someone who, for objective reasons such as a disability, cannot sit it in writing. The questions are the same, from the same topics.

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about this guide

The exam follows a programme approved by the Ministers of Education and Science and of Justice. wspell has no connection to the Migration Department, and our questions are written from the public text of the Constitution and the official programme — they are not the exam's own questions, which are not published. For dates, fees, registration and your own eligibility, use nsa.smsm.lt and the Migration Department.

The information here summarises official sources at the date shown and can change — confirm dates, fees and rules on the provider's official pages before you register.

facts verified on October 11, 2026 against the sources above