Eligibility Quiz
Are you a citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, or the United States?
Documents Required
All documents must be submitted digitally via the MIGRIS portal, with original physical copies presented during your biometrics appointment.
Identity and Legal Status
- Valid Travel Document: A passport valid for the entire duration of the requested permit.
- Clean Criminal Record: A signed affirmation that you have no convictions. If you do have a criminal record, you must provide an official certificate from your home country (Apostilled or legalized, with a certified translation into Lithuanian).
Proof of Activity
- For Employees: A mediation letter number from your employer (submitted by them via MIGRIS) or a signed employment contract.
- For Business Owners: Incorporation documents, a lease for office space, and evidence of economic activity (such as invoices, contracts, or bank statements).
- For Regulated Professions: If your job (e.g., medicine, law, teaching) is regulated in Lithuania, you must provide a certificate of professional qualification recognition.
Financial and Health Documents
- Proof of Subsistence: Evidence that you possess funds equal to at least one minimum monthly wage for every month of the permit's duration (or for at least one year). This is typically proven via bank statements.
- Health Insurance: A policy covering emergency medical care and repatriation, with a minimum coverage of €30,000. Note: If you are employed in Lithuania, you may be exempt from this as you will be covered by the national social insurance system (Sodra).
- Residence Declaration: An undertaking to declare a place of residence in Lithuania that provides at least 7 square meters of living space per adult.
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Key Developments
The list of countries where applicants can submit residence permit documents through external service providers was updated, closing units in five countries (including the UAE and Albania) while opening new ones in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
migracija.lt ↗A strict annual quota system for temporary residence permits based on employment was introduced, significantly reducing the number of permits available for non-highly qualified workers to 24,830 for the year.
newlandchase.com ↗New regulations restrict the ability to apply for temporary residence permits through external service providers solely to citizens of the country where the service provider is located, with specific exemptions maintained for "specified nationalities" such as Australia, Japan, the UK, and the USA.
ey.com ↗