In 1980 the Soviet government allowed the theological seminary to admit twenty-two new candidates: 
Bučelis, Jonas 
Čiškauskas, Feliksas 
Dauknys, Algirdas 
Ginda, Leonas 
Grabnickas, Algirdas 
Gudaitis, Jonas 
Jackūnas, Vladas 
Jurjonas, Vidas 
Kiselis, Vytautas 
Kuliešis, Julius 
Liesys, Antanas 
Milašius, Aleksandras 
Minkevičius, Edvardas 
Muravskis, Villianas 
Paulionis, Regimantas (did not arrive) 
Petrauskas, Vytautas 
Rudzinskas, Valerijus 
Šliauteris, Petras
Tamelis, Bronius (returned after an illness) 
Ulickas, Jonas 
Vaškelis, Vytenis 
Žukauskas, Raimondas
Regimantas Paulionis, who had been terrorized by the KGB for a long time (see Vytis, no. 5), did not arrive at the seminary. 

Some time later, permission was granted to admit Petras Baniulis in his place. He along with sixteen other applicants had been rejected in August by the Soviet government. The following applicants were not admitted to the theological seminary because of persecution by the Soviet government:

1. Baliūnas, Ladislovas, a resident of Pasvalys; 42 Komjaunimas St., born 1952

2. Brilius, Kęstutis, a resident of Vilkaviškis; 30 Vilnius St.; born 1954

3. Gražulis, Kazimieras, a resident of the village of Nankūnai in Alytus Rayon; born 1960

4. Gražulis, Petras, a resident of the village of Nankūnai in Alytus Rayon; born 1958

5. Gurskis, Gintautas, a resident of Vilkaviškis; 45 Mindaugas St.; born 1955

6.Kaknevičius, Vytas, a resident of the village of  Navininkai in Kapsukas Rayon; Sangrūda Post Office; born 1960

7. Kaušas, Rolandas, a resident of Kaunas; 23-2 Darius ir Girenas St.; born 1961

8. Kaušas, Visvaldas-Edmundas, a resident of Šiauliai; 63-15 Ezeras St.; born 1961

9. Kelmas, Juozas, a resident of Panevėžys; Pajuostės Plentas; born 1958

10. Kelpša, Saulius, a resident of Garliava; 11 Pažanga St.; born 1958

11. Ramašauskas, Romualdas, a resident of Kaunas; 72-77 TSRS 50-metis St.; born 1960

12. Repšys, Ričardas, a resident of Kaunas; 2-2 Kelmai St.; born 1950

13.Stuigys, Kęstutis, a resident of Pasvalys; 3d Komjaunimas St.; born 1951