Eligibility quiz
Do you have a child, including an adopted child, who is a Lithuanian citizen?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Lithuania
You can enter and live in Lithuania while your temporary residence permit is valid.
If you join a Lithuanian citizen or a permanent resident, your permit is issued for one year and renewed for two years.
If you join someone with a temporary residence permit, your permit normally lasts as long as theirs.
Study in Lithuania
You can study in Lithuania without restrictions under the family-member rules.
Work in Lithuania
You can work without a separate work permit and change employers without restriction.
You need a valid Lithuanian residence permit to work; an application alone does not let you work after your existing permit expires.
Visit Schengen countries
Your residence card lets you return to Lithuania.
With your card and a valid travel document, you can make short visits to Schengen countries, normally for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
The card does not give you the right to settle, work or study in another country.
Access healthcare services
Declaring your address helps you register for health insurance and medical care in Lithuania.
Access to care depends on rules including health insurance and, where relevant, employment and insurance contributions.
Access social support
Declaring your address helps you access social welfare services in Lithuania.
Eligibility for a particular benefit depends on its rules, which can include residence, income, employment and insurance contributions.
How to apply
Applying from inside LithuaniaApplying from inside Lithuania
Find your service unit
Find the Migration Department customer-service unit serving the place where you live or intend to live in Lithuania.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your application.
See required documentsFill in your application
Sign in or create an account in MIGRIS and fill in the temporary residence permit application for family reunification. Choose the ground for a child who is a Lithuanian citizen living in Lithuania, and upload the requested scans.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Submit your completed application through MIGRIS.
Submit your applicationPay the fee
Pay the applicable state fee using the payment method offered in MIGRIS or specified by the Migration Department.
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Book an appointment
After MIGRIS accepts your application, book a visit at the Migration Department unit serving your declared or intended place of residence.
Book an appointmentGo to your appointment
Bring your original documents and copies or scans to your appointment at the Migration Department unit. The staff will check your identity and take your fingerprints and facial image.
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Wait for the decision
Track your application in your MIGRIS account and respond if the Migration Department asks for more information.
Track your applicationGet your residence card
If your application is approved, follow the notice in MIGRIS to receive or collect your residence card. The card gives you evidence of your permission to live in Lithuania.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Child's birth certificate
Provide your Lithuanian child's birth certificate showing that you are their parent. If your child was adopted, provide the adoption decision or equivalent civil-status document showing your relationship.
Child's residence record
Provide proof that your Lithuanian child lives in Lithuania. This can be their population-register or residence data, or other official residence evidence accepted in MIGRIS.
Child's citizenship records
Provide proof that your child is a Lithuanian citizen. This can be your child's Lithuanian passport, identity card or an official Lithuanian citizenship record.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Permit and records
Keep a valid passport or other travel document and a valid residence card.
Declare your address within 30 days after arrival.
Notify the authorities when required about changes to your identity, address, family relationship or the reason for your permit.
Apply to renew your permit before it expires; renewal is not automatic, and you must still meet the conditions for it.
Repeated failure to meet legal obligations can lead to your permit being taken away.
Absence can affect residence
Your permit can be taken away if you leave Lithuania to live abroad or live abroad for more than six months.
Exceptions and an assessment of your circumstances may apply.
Permit can be withdrawn
Your permit can be taken away for fraud or if the reason it was issued no longer applies.
A marriage, partnership or adoption arranged only to obtain a permit can also lead to withdrawal.
Other reasons can include a threat to national security, public order or public health, or repeated failure to meet legal obligations.
A permit may also be withdrawn if relevant employment or studies end, protection is lost, or another legal ground applies.
If the permit of the family member you joined is withdrawn, your permit may also be withdrawn.
Permit can end
Your permit ends when it expires unless it is renewed.
If you have no other legal reason to stay, you must leave Lithuania when your lawful stay ends.
Discuss
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EU Freedom of Movement Support Initiative
English Facebook group for people living in Lithuania interested in Lithuanian visas
Request to joinExpats & Foreigners in Lithuania
English Facebook group for people living in Lithuania interested in Lithuanian visas
Join on Facebookr/AnchorLessEurope
English Reddit group for people living in Europe interested in visas
Join on RedditConsultation
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