Your employer must apply to the local unit of the Employment Service to make a decision on whether your work meets the needs of the Lithuanian labour market. The decision on the compliance of your work with the needs of the Lithuanian labour market can also be addressed to the Migration Department by submitting documents regarding the issue of a temporary residence permit.

After 2 years of highly skilled work in Lithuania, there is no need for such a decision.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System  (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via MIGRIS, within 4 months from the day of filling-out the request via MIGRIS you must personally address in regards to the issuance (changing) of temporary residence permit and submit the biometric data, as well as original documents. After filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit, you may also select the virtual visit. In this case, the request to issue the temporary residence permit will be accepted (not accepted) on the day of the virtual visit without your participation. You will have to arrive to the Migration Department and submit the biometric data, as well as the original documents being added to the request, after receiving the announcement regarding the submission of these documents and data. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. valid travel document;

Documents affirming the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit:

2. Number of the facilitation letter submitted by the employer via the Lithuanian Migration Information System  (MIGRIS) (shall be indicated when filling-out the request regarding temporary residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’).

If the documents to the Employment Service regarding the adoption of the decision, that the work of the alien conforms to the needs of Lithuanian employment market are being submitted together with the request to issue the temporary residence permit, then additionally in the facilitation letter it must be stated:

• The data of registering the vacant workplace in the information system controlled by the Employment Service; 
• The address of the anticipated workplace of the alien.

When your vocational activity is not regulated, in the facilitation letter:

• the higher vocational qualification the alien has is stated and its conformity to the workplace affirmed.

The employer must ascertain that you have the documents affirming higher vocational qualification (higher education diploma, competent institution’s decision regarding the recognition of foreign academic qualification or document affirming the equation of vocational experience to the higher education qualification).

3. Decision regarding the conformity to the needs of the employment market (we will receive it from the Employment Service);
4. When your activity is regulated, the document affirming that you conform to the conditions established in Lithuania for the performance of the regulated vocational activity;
5. Guarantee that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling, the residential area of which for one adult person, who declared their place of residence therein, will be no less than 7 square meters;
6. Affirmation that you were not convicted (highlight when filling-out the request via ‘MIGRIS’),

Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign country(ies), wherein prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania you lived or have been living for the past two years, you were not convicted.

or

 Certificate that you were convicted;

The affirmation is needed when you apply for the first temporary residence permit, if you were convicted in the foreign country(ies), wherein you lived prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania or have been living for the past 2 years. These are the certificates issued by the competent institutions of foreign countries affirming that you were convicted therein. The translated in to Lithuanian language, as well as legalized and/or certified (Apostille), when this is needed, certificates must be issued no sooner than 6 months prior to the day of submitting the application regarding the residence permit. The certificate must indicate when and for which criminal activity you were convicted, what was the sentence awarded and has it been carried-out.

7. The payment order or receipt of the paid public fees for the adoption of the decision regarding the conformity of the work demanding high vocational qualification of the alien to the employment market needs of the Republic of Lithuania, if such decision is necessary and you address the Migration Department in regards to it.

In regards to the issuance of temporary residence permit you must:

• At the booked visitation time address the central institution or territorial department of the Migration Department; or
• Choose the virtual visit.

In regards to the changing of the temporary residence permit, you must:

• At the booked time address the territorial department of the Migration Department.

You must pay the public fees for the acceptance, review of the request to issue/change the temporary residence permit, adoption of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit:

• Based on the general procedure - 120.00 EUR;
• Based on the urgent procedure - 240.00 EUR.

Decisions regarding the issuance/changing of the temporary residence permits are accepted and temporary residence permits are issued:

• Based on the general procedure - within 2 months;
• Based on the urgent procedure - within 1 month.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful;
• If you wish that your request to issue the temporary residence permit be accepted in a virtual manner, you must upfront pay the public fee for the acceptance, review of the request to issue the temporary residence permit, adoptions of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit and add to the request the undertaking that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling, the residential area of which for one adult person, who declared their place of residence therein, will be no less than 7 square meters;
• upon arrival at the Migration Department at the reserved time of the visit, your stay in Lithuania must be legal;
• upon submission of an application for the issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit, you may be issued a multiple-entry national visa for a period not exceeding 5 months from the date of submission of the application for the residence permit;
• If you have been issued with a national visa valid for 1 year or several national visas with a total validity of 1 year and you intend to apply for a temporary residence permit, you should submit this application in advance - 2-4 months before the expiry of the existing national visa.

List of occupations which are currently experiencing a shortage of qualified professional workers in the Republic of Lithuania is approved by the Minister of Economy and Innovation.

Learn more about the list.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System  (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via MIGRIS, within 4 months from the day of filling-out the request via MIGRIS you must personally address in regards to the issuance (changing) of temporary residence permit and submit the biometric data, as well as original documents. After filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit, you may also select the virtual visit. In this case, the request to issue the temporary residence permit will be accepted (not accepted) on the day of the virtual visit without your participation. You will have to arrive to the Migration Department and submit the biometric data, as well as the original documents being added to the request, after receiving the announcement regarding the submission of these documents and data. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. valid travel document;

Documents affirming the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit:

2. Number of the facilitation letter submitted by the employer via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) (shall be indicated when filling-out the request regarding temporary residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’);

In the facilitation letter:

• the higher vocational qualification the alien has is stated and its conformity to the workplace is affirmed.

The employer must ascertain that you have the documents affirming higher vocational qualification (higher education diploma, competent institution’s decision regarding the recognition of foreign academic qualification or document affirming the equation of vocational experience to the higher education qualification).

3. Guarantee that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling, the residential area of which for one adult person, who declared their place of residence therein, will be no less than 7 square meters;
4. Affirmation that you were not convicted (highlight when filling-out the request via ‘MIGRIS’),

Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign country(ies), wherein prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania you lived or have been living for the past two years, you were not convicted.

or

 Certificate that you were convicted;

The affirmation is needed when you apply for the first temporary residence permit, if you were convicted in the foreign country(ies), wherein you lived prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania or have been living for the past 2 years. These are the certificates issued by the competent institutions of foreign countries affirming that you were convicted therein. The translated in to Lithuanian language, as well as legalized and/or certified (Apostille), when this is needed, certificates must be issued no sooner than 6 months prior to the day of submitting the application regarding the residence permit. The certificate must indicate when and for which criminal activity you were convicted, what was the sentence awarded and has it been carried-out.

In regards to the issuance of temporary residence permit you must:

• At the booked visitation time address the central institution or territorial department of the Migration Department; or
• Choose the virtual visit.

In regards to the changing of the temporary residence permit, you must:

• At the booked time address the territorial department of the Migration Department.

You must pay the public fees for the acceptance, review of the request to issue/change the temporary residence permit, adoption of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit:

• Based on the general procedure - 120.00 EUR;
• Based on the urgent procedure - 240.00 EUR.

Decisions regarding the issuance/changing of the temporary residence permits are accepted and temporary residence permits are issued:

• for the issue of permit:
  • in accordance with the general procedure – within 1 months;
  • urgently – within 15 days;
• for changing the permit:
  • in accordance with the general procedure – within 2 months;
  • urgently – within 1 month.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful;
• If you wish that your request to issue the temporary residence permit be accepted in a virtual manner, you must upfront pay the public fee for the acceptance, review of the request to issue the temporary residence permit, adoptions of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit and add to the request the undertaking that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling, the residential area of which for one adult person, who declared their place of residence therein, will be no less than 7 square meters;
• upon arrival at the Migration Department at the reserved time of the visit, your stay in Lithuania must be legal;
• upon submission of an application for the issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit, you may be issued a multiple-entry national visa for a period not exceeding 5 months from the date of submission of the application for the residence permit;
• If you have been issued with a national visa valid for 1 year or several national visas with a total validity of 1 year and you intend to apply for a temporary residence permit, you should submit this application in advance - 2-4 months before the expiry of the existing national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System  (MIGRIS)  fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via MIGRIS, within 4 months from the day of filling-out the request via MIGRIS you must personally address in regards to the issuance (changing) of temporary residence permit and submit the biometric data, as well as original documents. After filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit, you may also select the virtual visit. In this case, the request to issue the temporary residence permit will be accepted (not accepted) on the day of the virtual visit without your participation. You will have to arrive to the Migration Department and submit the biometric data, as well as the original documents being added to the request, after receiving the announcement regarding the submission of these documents and data. These documents shall be added to the request:

	The foreigner is planning to engage in work, which requires high professional skills, when he/she complies with the conditions established in the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania for the exercise of  not regulated professional activities and he/she does not need a decision of the Employment Service on the compliance of the work with the needs of the labor market of the Republic of Lithuania (to issue)
	The foreigner is planning to engage in work, which requires high professional skills, when he/she complies with the conditions established in the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania for the exercise of regulated professional activities and he/she does not need a decision of the Employment Service on the compliance of the work with the needs of the labor market of the Republic of Lithuania (to issue)
	The foreigner is planning to engage in work, which requires high professional skills, when he/she complies with the conditions established in the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania for the exercise of  not regulated professional activities and he/she does not need a decision of the Employment Service on the compliance of the work with the needs of the labor market of the Republic of Lithuania (to renew)
	The foreigner is planning to engage in work, which requires high professional skills, when he/she complies with the conditions established in the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania for the exercise of regulated professional activities and he/she does not need a decision of the Employment Service on the compliance of the work with the needs of the labor market of the Republic of Lithuania (to renew)

1. valid travel document;

Documents affirming the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit:

2. Number of the facilitation letter submitted by the employer via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) (shall be indicated when filling-out the request regarding temporary residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’);

When your vocational activity is not regulated, in the facilitation letter:

• the higher vocational qualification that you have is stated and its conformity to the workplace is affirmed.

The employer must ascertain that you have the documents affirming higher vocational qualification (higher education diploma, competent institution’s decision regarding the recognition of foreign academic qualification or document affirming the equation of vocational experience to the higher education qualification).

3. When you intend to do high vocational qualification work as the head of the company, Public Body’s “Invest Lithuania” issued document confirming, that the employer, who intends to employ you to do high vocational qualification work as the head of the company, is a company established in the Republic of Lithuania, the annual income of its participant (company or group of companies established in the foreign company) within the last three financial years (if the company has been active for less than three years, - from the day of the company’s establishment)  and until the day of submitting the request to issue the temporary residence permit is no less than 1,000,000.00 EUR;
4. If your vocational activity is regulated, the document affirming that you conform to the conditions established in Lithuania for the performance of the regulated vocational activity;
5. Guarantee that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling, the residential area of which for one adult person, who declared their place of residence therein, will be no less than 7 square meters;
6. Affirmation that you were not convicted (highlight when filling-out the request via ‘MIGRIS’),

Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign country(ies), wherein prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania you lived or have been living for the past two years, you were not convicted.

or

 Certificate that you were convicted;

The affirmation is needed when you apply for the first temporary residence permit, if you were convicted in the foreign country(ies), wherein you lived prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania or have been living for the past 2 years. These are the certificates issued by the competent institutions of foreign countries affirming that you were convicted therein. The translated in to Lithuanian language, as well as legalized and/or certified (Apostille), when this is needed, certificates must be issued no sooner than 6 months prior to the day of submitting the application regarding the residence permit. The certificate must indicate when and for which criminal activity you were convicted, what was the sentence awarded and has it been carried-out.

In regards to the issuance of temporary residence permit you must:

• At the booked visitation time address the central institution or territorial department of the Migration Department; or
• Choose the virtual visit.

In regards to the changing of the temporary residence permit, you must:

• At the booked time address the territorial department of the Migration Department.

You must pay the public fees for the acceptance, review of the request to issue/change the temporary residence permit, adoption of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit:

• Based on the general procedure - 120.00 EUR;
• Based on the urgent procedure - 240.00 EUR.

Decisions regarding the issuance/changing of the temporary residence permits are accepted and temporary residence permits are issued:

• for the issue of permit:
  • in accordance with the general procedure – within 1 months;
  • urgently – within 15 days;
• for changing the permit:
  • in accordance with the general procedure – within 2 months;
  • urgently – within 1 month.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful;
• If you wish that your request to issue the temporary residence permit be accepted in a virtual manner, you must upfront pay the public fee for the acceptance, review of the request to issue the temporary residence permit, adoptions of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit and add to the request the undertaking that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling, the residential area of which for one adult person, who declared their place of residence therein, will be no less than 7 square meters;
• upon arrival at the Migration Department at the reserved time of the visit, your stay in Lithuania must be legal;
• upon submission of an application for the issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit, you may be issued a multiple-entry national visa for a period not exceeding 5 months from the date of submission of the application for the residence permit;
• If you have been issued with a national visa valid for 1 year or several national visas with a total validity of 1 year and you intend to apply for a temporary residence permit, you should submit this application in advance - 2-4 months before the expiry of the existing national visa.