Immigration to Lithuania

Annually, many persons come for residence in Lithuania from various states of the world. Some of them come to study, to work or to develop their business here, other intend to join their families and so on. The principal bases of immigration to Lithuania include: family reunification, employment, business, studies and so on.

Latterly, Immigration of high qualification professionals to Lithuania from other countries for employment at Lithuanian enterprises and organizations started. The principal immigration-related requirements set for such persons include high qualification, based on a diploma of higher education, and the agreed salary that should be no less that the salary established in the legal norms.

In certain cases of employment immigration, the requirements to work experience are set in addition to the requirements to the qualification and the size of salary.

A complexity of procedures for an employment migration depends on the qualification of the person, the size of the agreed salary and other circumstances. The process may continue approximately from 1 to 6 months.

One of the principal bases for immigration to Lithuania is family reunification, when a citizen of a foreign state comes to Lithuania for living with a member of his (her) family who is a citizen of Lithuania or a citizen of a foreign state having a Residence Permit in Lithuania. On this base, a Permit for residence in Lithuania may be issued to a citizen of a foreign state that comes to Lithuania together with a member of his (her) family who is a citizen of Lithuania or a citizen of a foreign state having a Permit for residence in Lithuania for living in Lithuania, if such a person applies for issue a Residence Permit in Lithuania. Family reunification is possible between parents and their children, between spouses, i.e. a husband and a wife, between persons having signed a partnership agreement, and other persons. In certain cases, a reunification with a foreigner residing in Lithuania is possible not earlier than after 2 years of residence of the foreigner in Lithuania. On certain bases, for example, when a person running a business in Lithuania immigrates to Lithuania and intends to continue it there, when an immigrating person is an employee of an enterprise of a foreign state sent for working at a representative office or a branch of the said enterprise of a foreign state, or an immigrating person is a high qualification professional, a family reunification is possible upon an ignorance of the requirement related to 2-year residence in the country. In case of family reunification with a citizen of Lithuania, no supplemental limitations are applied.

Regulation of business immigration in Lithuania has changed and is dynamic enough. A particular attention is paid to real business running, involvement in business running and enterprise ostensibility control. The principal requirements set in the case of business immigration are related to the size of the net worth of the enterprise (it should be no less than 28’000 EUR), the share of the funds invested by the alien (no less than 14’ 000 EUR), the composition of the staff, the sizes of their salaries, the working time and execution of the activities.

In Lithuania, immigration of persons of Lithuanian origin is possible as well Immigration of persons having a right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship is possible, too. A person of Lithuanian origin is a person whose parents or grandparents or at least one of them were of Lithuanian origin and who self-identifies him(her)self as a Lithuanian and declares the same in a written declaration. A person has a right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship, if the person or the person’s parents, grandparents, forefathers or one of them were citizens of Lithuania before 15 June 1940. To persons of Lithuanian origin and persons having a right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship, a Residence Permit may be issued for 5-year period. In addition, a document certifying their Lithuanian origin or a certificate confirming their right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship may be issued to such persons. The said documents facilitate the process of acquisition of citizenship of Lithuania and provide a right to obtain a Schengen visa.

Immigration of persons of Lithuanian origin and persons having a right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenships

Persons of Lithuanian origin and persons having a right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship are entitled not only to be granted a citizenship of Lithuania according to a simplified procedure and issued a document certifying their Lithuanian origin or a certificate confirming their right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship, but also have a right to apply for issue a Temporary Residence Permit in Lithuania or a Permanent Residence Permit in Lithuania and for issue a Schengen visa.

Immigration of family members

One of the principal bases for immigration to Lithuania is family reunification. On the base of family reunification, a Temporary Residence Permit in Lithuania or a Permanent Residence Permit in Lithuania may be issued. Family members (such as the children, a spouse and the parents) of a citizen of Lithuania or an alien who satisfies the requirements provided in the legal norms may apply for issue a Residence Permit in Lithuania.

Immigration of EU citizens

Citizens of EU Members States may come to Lithuania without a visa and stay in Lithuania without any special permits for up to 3 months. If citizens of EU Members States intend to stay in Lithuania for over 3 months, they should apply for issue a Certificate of a citizen of EU Member State. Such a Certificate of a citizen of EU Member State may be issued, if a base for its issue exists. The principal bases for issue a Certificate of a citizen of EU Member State include: having sufficient means of subsistence, employment in Lithuania, family reunification, and studies.

Immigration of work

If a citizen of a foreign state wishes to be employed in Lithuania and reside there on this base, he (she) should find a Lithuanian enterprise for employment. An alien wishing to get a job in Lithuania should have a qualification required for the desired position, the evidences of such qualification as well as (in certain cases) evidences of having at least 1-year experience in the relevant sector of activities within the 3 last years.

The list of documents required for providing a right to work and reside in Lithuania to a person depends on the character of the planned job, the qualification of the alien, the agreed salary and other circumstances.

Business immigrations

Business immigration is one of the bases for immigration to Lithuania.

Latterly, regulation of business immigration is dynamic. A particular attention is paid to real business running, involvement in business running and enterprise ostensibility control.

In case of business immigration, principal requirements are related to the size of the net worth of the enterprise, the composition of the staff, the sizes of their salaries, the working time and execution of the activities.

Immigration of students

One of the bases for immigration to Lithuania is an intention of an alien to study in Lithuania.

If an alien wishes to study in Lithuania, he (she) shall, first of all, choose an education institution and a study programme. If the alien satisfies all the requirements set by the education institution for admittance as well as any other requirements, the alien may apply for issue a Temporary Residence Permit in Lithuania on the base of his (her) intention to study in Lithuania. The documents for issue a Residence Permit in Lithuania may be submitted to a diplomatic mission or a consular institution in a foreign state or to the Migration Service in Lithuania.

Immigration programs

The presented immigration programmes disclose the available bases for immigration to Lithuania, the set conditions, the principal requirements, the possible stages, terms and expenses of the immigration process according to a certain immigration programme.

The presented immigration programmes are targeted on persons of Lithuanian origin, persons having a right for restoration of Lithuanian citizenship, EU citizens, family members of EU citizens, family members of citizens of Lithuania, family members of citizens of foreign states, high qualification professionals and other person that come to work in Lithuania, businessmen and students.

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