The immigration programme HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST

The immigration programme HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST relates to immigration of a highly qualified specialist to Lithuania on the base of employment in Lithuania.

The conditions of the immigration programme HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST include:

1. An existence of a Lithuanian enterprise that intends to employ the alien;
2. The alien should be a highly qualified specialist and have the relevant evidence (diploma of higher education);
3. The Lithuanian enterprise should agree to pay a salary no less than 1.5 average gross salary in Lithuania to the alien.

The immigration programme HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALIST includes: legal consulting, support in obtaining a Residence Permit from the beginning to the end of the process, preparation of the required documents, preparation of inquiries, arrangement of translation and notarization of documents, presentation of the alien at institutions of Lithuania, accompanying of the alien on submission of the documents to the Migration Service as well as at other state institutions and private structures, other legal services.

The terms:

Recognition of diploma - up to 1 month.

Making a decision of the Labour Exchange – up to 7 working days.

Making a decision by the Migration Department on issue a Residence Permit – up to 2-4 months.

Issue of the national visa D – up to 15 days.