Send money to Lithuania from Ireland
Lithuania uses the euro, so money leaving an Irish account as euro arrives in Lithuania as euro. Grey sends by SEPA to Swedbank Lithuania, SEB Lithuania and Luminor Bank, typically within minutes from a funded balance, with the fee shown before you confirm and nothing for your family to change at the other end.
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The Lithuanian community in Ireland, and where the money goes
Lithuanians came to Ireland in numbers after 2004 and stayed, which is why this is one of the largest foreign-born communities in the country and one of the few that did not settle mainly in Dublin. Drogheda, Dundalk, Longford and Ennis all have Lithuanian families several years into a mortgage, with the shops, the Saturday schools and the football teams that go with that.
The money going back tends to go to the generation that stayed. Heating and medicine for parents in Kaunas or Šiauliai, a share of a flat in Vilnius, a student in Klaipėda, and the costs that arrive without warning when somebody is ill.
Lithuania adopted the euro in 2015. That is the whole story of this corridor: a euro balance in Ireland sends euro, a Lithuanian IBAN receives euro, and nobody at either end pays to change one currency into another.
How to send euro from Ireland to Lithuania
Register
Registration is free and runs to roughly five minutes, done from Ireland rather than at any counter in Vilnius. You will need a valid identity document, which for most people here is a Lithuanian passport or ID card.
Add euro
Send euro to your Grey balance from the Irish account your wages land in, whether that is AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB or Revolut.
Enter the IBAN
Type the Lithuanian IBAN, starting LT, and the name on the account. Confirm the fee, send, and the euro moves through SEPA to Swedbank, SEB or Luminor.
What a transfer to Lithuania costs
That is a better outcome than most corridors get, and it is worth being plain about it. There is no margin to hunt for and no second provider to compare rates against, because no conversion happens between your balance in Ireland and an account in Vilnius.
If you fund your balance with sterling or with dollars held at Lead Bank, one conversion into euro takes place before the transfer leaves, and that rate is shown before you confirm like any other.
Euro to euro, and what the rate screen shows
When you send euro to a Lithuanian account there is nothing to convert, so the screen simply shows the fee and the amount arriving.
The rate screen only appears when the money starts life in another currency. Somebody paid in sterling for work in the north, or in dollars by a US employer, converts once into euro at a rate fixed at confirmation, and the euro then travels to Lithuania untouched.
Grey compared with a SEPA transfer from your Irish bank
A euro payment from an Irish bank to a Lithuanian IBAN is an ordinary SEPA transfer, and nobody should pretend otherwise. Grey earns its place when the money is not already euro in an Irish current account, when you are sending to Lithuania and to somewhere outside the eurozone in the same week, or when you want the cost of every payment in one list instead of scattered across statements. If Lithuania is the only place you ever send euro to, use whichever is cheaper on the day.
What arrives in the Lithuanian account
A euro credit on a Lithuanian IBAN, which looks exactly like a payment from a Lithuanian employer or a neighbour. Nothing is deducted for currency because nothing is converted.
Swedbank, SEB and Luminor
The three banks most Lithuanian households use are all supported. Enter the LT IBAN and the euro goes through SEPA, typically arriving within minutes.
No account needed with us
Your mother does not sign up for anything. The euro appears in her banking app, and the only thing she has to do is spend it.
If they already use Grey
A brother in Vilnius with his own Grey account can be paid by GreyTag, which costs nothing and lands instantly without an IBAN.
Keeping the balance topped up
Transfers to Lithuania are usually a rhythm rather than an event, so it pays to have euro sitting ready rather than starting from your bank each time.
Top up on payday
Move the month's amount across when your Irish wages land, and send it on to Lithuania whenever suits you afterwards.
Leave a margin
Keeping a little more than you plan to send covers the unplanned ones, a repair at home or a hospital cost in Šiauliai.
Reuse the IBAN
Lithuanian IBANs are long and easy to mistype. Grey keeps the saved recipient so you type it accurately once and never again.
Each transfer is encrypted and can be tracked from confirmation through to the credit landing in the Lithuanian account, which is useful when somebody is waiting on it.
Why people in Ireland send money to Lithuania
Parents who stayed
Topping up a pension in Kaunas or Panevėžys. Heating through the winter, prescriptions, a new boiler. A fixed amount on a fixed date that nobody discusses any more.
Property at home
A mortgage on a flat in Vilnius kept up from a wage in Drogheda. Utilities on a house standing empty. A renovation being paid for in stages.
Students and young adults
Rent and fees for a son studying in Kaunas or Klaipėda while the family is in Longford. Small, frequent amounts rather than one large one.
Family occasions and emergencies
A funeral, an operation, a wedding, a christening. The Lithuanian half of the family organises it and the Irish half pays their share the same week.
Two decades of settled families produce a particular set of payments, and almost none of them are one-offs.
Reasons this corridor suits Grey
FAQs
Is my money converted when I send euro from Ireland to Lithuania?
No. Lithuania has used the euro since 2015, so euro leaves your Irish balance and euro is credited to the Lithuanian account.
Which Lithuanian banks receive transfers from Ireland?
Swedbank Lithuania, SEB Lithuania and Luminor Bank all receive through SEPA. Enter the LT IBAN and the account holder's name.
How long does a SEPA transfer from Ireland to Lithuania take?
From a funded euro balance the credit typically reaches the Lithuanian account within minutes rather than the following working day.
Do my parents in Kaunas need a Grey account to receive the money?
No. The euro appears in their existing bank account like a domestic payment, and they do not install or sign up for anything.
What does it cost to send euro from Ireland to Lithuania?
A fee, shown before you confirm. Because nothing is converted between the two countries, that fee is the whole cost of the transfer.
Can I send to Lithuania if my Grey balance is in sterling?
Yes. Sterling converts into euro once, at a rate fixed when you confirm, and the euro then travels to Lithuania unchanged.
Can I pay a mortgage on a flat in Vilnius from Ireland?
Yes. Enter the LT IBAN of the account the mortgage is paid from, and the euro amount you type is the amount credited.
Do I need anything other than the Lithuanian IBAN?
The IBAN and the name on the account are enough. Grey saves both after the first transfer so you never retype them.
How do I put euro on my Grey balance in Ireland?
Send a SEPA transfer in euro from your Irish bank, whether that is AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB or Revolut.
Can I send to a brother in Vilnius who also uses Grey?
Yes. A GreyTag transfer between two Grey accounts is free and instant, and needs no Lithuanian IBAN at all.
Can I track a payment until it reaches the Lithuanian account?
Yes. Every transfer is encrypted and can be followed from the moment you confirm in Ireland to the credit landing in Lithuania.
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