Two appeals are possible against a decision on international protection. The first appeal is before the Regional Administrative Court (Regionų Administracinis Teismas), while the second appeal is before the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania (Lietuvos Vyriausiasis Administracinis Teismas).
 

The Regional Administrative Court analyses appeals lodged against international protection decisions taken by the Migration Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Migracijos Departamentas (MD)). In the regular asylum procedure, the first appeal is a full and ex nunc examination of the facts and legal aspects and has an automatic suspensive effect.
 

The Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania analyses appeals lodged against decisions of the Regional Administrative Court.
 

The Regional Administrative Court and the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania are not specialised asylum courts. They are courts with administrative competence, and there are no specialised sections or panels dedicated to cases regarding international protection.
 

The relevant legal provisions concerning the first and second appeals in asylum cases for status determination are Articles 136-140(supra 1) of the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners and Articles 140(supra 25) -140 (supra 27) of the Law on Administrative Proceedings.
 

A decision is considered final when an asylum decision is not appealed within the time limit specified by the law or a decision for which all appeals have been exhausted in accordance with the procedures established by law (Article 2(6)(supra 4) Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners).