Lithuanian State Border Guard Service

State Border Guard Service
Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba
Insignia
Insignia
Border guard flag
Border guard flag
AbbreviationVSAT
Agency overview
Formed1 May 2001
Preceding agency
  • Border Police (1994–2001)
Employees>5,000
Annual budget135.3 million (2024)[1]
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
4
  • Border Guard School
  • Foreigners Registration Centre
  • Aviation Unit
  • Special Tasks Unit
Districts
4
  • Vilnius Frontier District
  • Varėna Frontier District
  • Pagėgiai Frontier District
  • Coast Guard District
Website
vsat.lrv.lt

The State Border Guard Service or VSAT (Lithuanian: Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba) is a border control institution under the Ministry of the Interior of Lithuania 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.

  1. ^ "Vidaus reikalų sistemos įstaigų vadai: 2024 metų biudžetas didinamas nepakankamai". LRT (in Lithuanian). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.