Visa and temporary residence permit in Lithuania2023-12-07T14:07:43+02:00

Visa and temporary residence permit in Lithuania

On the work or legal activities grounds

Migration service for foreigners

Recently, more and more job-seeking and starting business foreigners are coming to Lithuania. Foreigners coming to Lithuania to work or start business must have a national visa (D) or a residence permit in Lithuania.

Visa and temporary residence permit on the legal activity grounds

You can receive a visa on legal activity grounds if You are the manager of the company or a shareholder of UAB with at least 1/3 of the authorized capital of the company;

You can get a national visa if you come to the Republic of Lithuania to engage in legal activities and you are a participant of the company registered in the Register of Legal Entities, established not earlier than one year before the date of application for a national visa, if the value of company’s equity (for non-public limited companies and non-private limited companies – assets) is at least 28 thousand euro, whereof at least 14 thousand euro are your invested funds or other assets.

You can also receive a temporary residence permit in Lithuania on the legal activity grounds if You are a participant and manager or shareholder in a company registered in the Republic of Lithuania (You are a participant in a company that, for at least the last 6 months before your application for a residence permit, in accordance with the business plan in the Republic of Lithuania carries out the activities specified in the founding documents of the company, where are employed full-time citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, citizens of another EU Member State or EFTA State, or foreigners permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania, whose monthly wages in total are at least 2 times the average monthly gross wage in the national economy published by the Lithuanian Department of Statistics for the last calendar year (including the data on wages of individual enterprises), and the value of equity (for non-AB and non-UAB – assets) is not less than 28,000 EUR, whereof at least 14,000 EUR is your invested funds or other assets, and you are the manager of this company or a shareholder of AB or UAB whose nominal value of the shares of the company being owned is not less than 1/3 of the authorized capital of this company).

Employment service for foreigners

Those wishing to work in Lithuania must obtain a temporary residence permit. We can also help you to get it.

If you want to work in Lithuania under an employment contract and you wish to stay in Lithuania for a longer period of time, you can obtain temporary residence permit.

It is important to note that the temporary residence permit will be issued or changed for you for the period of working in Lithuania, but no more than 2 years.

It is important to note that a temporary residence permit can be issued to a foreigner on the basis of work, if:

– you are going to work. You can get a residence permit both when your profession is on the list of missing professions, and when it is not included in the list of missing professions and you need an assessment by the Employment Service regarding compliance with the needs of the Lithuanian labor market. Or

– you are a highly qualified employee, or

– you have completed your studies in Lithuania and intend to work, or

– you are a permanent employee of an EU company.

BLUE CARD

Another area, which we can help you is getting a Blue card. The Blue Card is a permit to legally reside and work in Lithuania and move to another EU Member State to work in a highly skilled job.

You can get a Blue card if you have a higher education diploma or

a minimum of 3 years’ professional experience equivalent to a higher education qualification as a manager in the field of information technology and communication technology services or

as a specialist in information technology and communication technology within the last 7 years

or a minimum of 5 years’ professional experience equivalent to a higher education qualification.

The blue card is issued for 3 years, but no longer than until the end of the employment contract. Later, the validity of the blue card can be extended.

Our company can evaluate your situation and provide you all necessary legal services in order to receive a Blue card, temporary residence permit in Lithuania. Our team will help you in all matters related immigration issues.

Please, contact us now!
📞+370 608 309 69.

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