It is an investor who has entered into a major project investment agreement with an institution authorised by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the Law on Investments of the Republic of Lithuania.

Major project is a project for investment in data processing, web server (hosting) services and related activities or manufacturing, for the implementation of which a major project investment agreement has been concluded and applies, according to which the investor undertakes that, within five years from the date of its entry into force, in the implementation of this project he/she:

1. will create at least 150 new jobs in the Republic of Lithuania and, when investing in Vilnius, at least 200 new jobs, for which full-time employment agreements will be concluded in accordance with the procedure established by laws, and will maintain each job created for at least five years from the first day of hiring of the employee to the created position;
2. will invest at least 20 million euros worth of private capital investments in the Republic of Lithuania, and when investing in Vilnius – at least 30 million euros worth.

First of all, you have to submit an application for the issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit electronically through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and attach the digital copies of the documents to be attached to this application. Until the possibility to fill in an application specifically suitable for you is available in MIGRIS, select the application “I am transferred inside the company as an employee – trainee”. Upon submission of application and after booking the visit time through MIGRIS, you must apply for a temporary residence permit (renewal) in person within 4 months from the date of submission of the application through MIGRIS and submit your biometric data and the originals of the documents attached. Documents to be attached to the application:

	List of Documents (to issue)
	List of Documents (to renew)

An investor implementing a major project submits a mediation letter through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) if you come as an employee and the number of employees who can obtain temporary residence permits on this basis specified in the major project investment agreement has not been exhausted.

1. Valid travel document.

Document supporting the grounds for the issue (renewal) of a temporary residence permit.

2. Confirmation from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation that you are coming to the Republic of Lithuania to work under a major project investment agreement;
3. Document on sufficient means of subsistence.

Sufficient means of subsistence is 1 minimum monthly salary. The proof for it can be a bank statement, employment agreement. The means of subsistence available must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the temporary residence permit applied for and, if the permit is issued or renewed for a period of more than one year – for at least one year.

If your monthly salary is specified in the mediation letter as at least 1 minimum monthly salary (MMS), this document then is not required.

4. Document on the place of residence.

A document proving that you have residential premises where you intend to declare your place of residence, with a living area of at least 7 square meters per each adult person having declared his/her place of residence there:

• an undertaking by a natural person certified by a notary public of the Republic of Lithuania or by a head of an eldership of the municipality of the Republic of Lithuania or by an employee of the Migration Department (after the owner or co-owner of the residential premises signs the undertaking to provide suitable residential premises in the presence of an employee of the Migration Department and produces his/her identity document) to provide you with suitable residential premises, where you will declare your place of residence and which meets the requirements for residential premises, for the period of validity of the temporary residence permit or for at least 1 year; or  
• an undertaking by a legal entity certified by the signature of its manager and the seal of the legal entity, if the possession of the seal is legally required, to provide you with suitable residential premises, where you will declare your place of residence and which meets the requirements for residential premises, for the period of validity of the temporary residence permit or for at least 1 year.

A document on a suitable place of residence is not required in case you are the owner of the residential premises under the ownership right or have entered into a lease or loan agreement with a natural or legal person for a period of validity of the temporary residence permit or for at least 1 year, which is registered in the State Enterprise the Centre of Registers (Real Estate Register).

A document on a suitable place of residence can be submitted either:

• when submitting the application in MIGRIS or
• upon arrival to the Migration Department at the reserved time of the visit to submit the original documents and biometrical data or
• when collecting the temporary residence permit.

5. Confirmation of non-conviction (confirmed when filling in the application though MIGRIS).

It is required only when applying for a temporary residence permit for the first time, if you have not been convicted in the foreign country (ies) where you have been living before your arrival to the Republic of Lithuania or are currently living for the last 2 years, 

or a certificate of conviction;  

It is required only when applying for a temporary residence permit for the first time, if you have been convicted in the foreign country (ies) where you have been living before your arrival to the Republic of Lithuania or are currently living for the last 2 years. These are certificates issued by the competent authorities of foreign countries, confirming that you were convicted in these countries, which must be issued not earlier than 6 months before the date of application for a residence permit, translated into Lithuanian language, as well as legalised and (or) certified by an Apostille, if required. The certificate must state when and for what criminal offense you were convicted, what sentence you have been charged with and whether it was served.

6. Document on health insurance.

Health insurance must meet the following requirements:

• the insurance must guarantee the coverage of emergency medical assistance costs, as defined in the Law on the Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, and the costs that may arise due to the return of a foreigner to a foreign country for health reasons (transportation, including remuneration for the escort of a personal health care professional (s)); and
• the insurance must be valid for the entire period of validity of the temporary residence permit applied for or for at least one year.

You do not need health insurance if the compulsory health insurance contributions are being paid (will be paid) for you.

You can provide health insurance either:

• when submitting the application in MIGRIS; or
• upon arrival to the Migration Department at the reserved time of the visit to submit the original documents and biometrical data.

For submission of documents, you must contact:

• the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania;
• the territorial unit of the Migration Department, if you are residing in Lithuania.

You have to pay a public fee for accepting, processing of the application to issue / renew a temporary residence permit as well as for making decisions and issuing a temporary residence permit, if you have applied to the Migration Department for the submission of documents:  

• in general procedure – EUR 120;
• in urgent procedure – EUR 240;

If you have applied to the Lithuanian Embassy for the submission of documents, you have to pay a consular fee of EUR 160 for accepting and transferring of documents for the issue of a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania.

The decision on the issue / renewal of a temporary residence permit is made and a temporary residence permit is issued:

• in general procedure – within 1 month;
• in urgent procedure – within 15 calendar days.

A temporary residence permit will be issued or renewed for 3 years or for the period of validity of the employment agreement with the investor implementing a major project or legal activities in the Republic of Lithuania, if the employment relationship or legal activities in Lithuania will last for less than 3 years.

Important:

• upon arrival at the territorial unit of the Migration Department at the booked 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 issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit in Lithuania.

The following persons may come under a major project investment agreement:

• employees, if the number of employees who can obtain temporary residence permits on this basis specified in the major project investment agreement has not been exhausted;
• shareholders, if the nominal value of the shares they own under the ownership right is at least 1/10 of the value of the authorised capital of the investor implementing the major project;
• manager of the investor implementing the major project.

Until the possibility to fill in an application specifically suitable for you is available in MIGRIS, select the application “I am transferred inside the company as an employee – trainee”.

Login in to MIGRIS, if you do not have a MIGRIS account yet – fill in the account information and create an account.  

Find the application for a temporary residence permit suitable for you:

Until the possibility to fill in an application specifically suitable for you is available in MIGRIS, fill in the application “I am transferred inside the company as an employee – trainee”.

​Attention! You don’t have to fill in certain fields of application, so in the application sections:

• Data on the transfer inside the company: specify the data of the investor implementing a major project.   
• A company established in the Republic of Lithuania is – a value must be selected from the classifier. Select any value if the suitable one is not available.  
• Name and code of the occupation according to the Lithuanian Classification of Occupations – a value must be selected from the classifier. Select any value if you are the shareholder of the investor implementing a major project.
• Specify whether you wish that the host company would collect the temporary residence permit – specify whether you wish that the investor implementing a major project would collect the temporary residence permit.

Attach digital copies of the documents proving the basis for issuing the temporary residence permit to the application. Not all the required documents are specifically required for you, so in the sections of the application for a temporary residence permit:

• Valid travel document – attach the copies of your passport sheet with personal data and the confirmation from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation that you are coming under a major project investment agreement;   
• Number of the mediation letter – if you are a shareholder and (or) manager of the investor implementing a major project, enter the symbols “X”;
• An employment agreement concluded with a company established in a foreign country which is not a Member State of the European Union – attach the copy of your passport sheet with personal data;
• Letter of appointment of a company established in a foreign country which is not a Member State of the European Union – attach the copy of your passport sheet with personal data;

Certificate of (non) conviction – if you have not been convicted in the foreign country (ies) where you have been living before your arrival to the Republic of Lithuania or are currently living for the last 2 years, select from the classifier the value "Confirm that you have not been convicted or do not need to submit a criminal record because you had a temporary residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania and the residence in a foreign country lasted for less than 6 months in a 12-month period".

After filling in the application for a temporary residence permit, the system will direct you to the visit reservation section, where you can book the desired time of the visit. At the reserved time of the visit you must come to the selected territorial unit of the Migration Department to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

After receiving a notification on the decision to your MIGRIS account, reserve the desired time for the service “Documents issued to foreigners – collection” via www.migracija.lt and come to collect the issued temporary residence permit. The residence permit card will indicate that this permit has been issued in accordance with Article 15(5)(6) of the Investment Law.

If you are submitting a request to issue Lithuanian Republic residence permit, you may choose to declare your place of residence:

• By arriving at the booked visitation time at the Migration Department to submit the original documents and biometric data to the request to issue the permit;
• At the township or municipality within 1 month from the withdrawal of residence permit.

When filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (‘MIGRIS’) you must affirm that you undertake to declare your place of residence in a respective dwelling and when filling-out the request to issue permanent residence permit the aforementioned undertaking may be added in the column “Valid Travel Document” (lith. Galiojantis kelionės dokumentas).

Form of Undertaking In Regards to the Declaration of Place of Residence.

If you choose to declare your place at the Migration Department, when submitting the request to issue the residence permit:

• You need to indicate the data about the place of residence in Lithuania when filling-out the request, you do not need to additionally fill-out the place of residence declaration.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

- The consent of the owner, co-owner or their authorized representative of the dwelling to live in the dwelling belonging to the owner (co-owners). The consent of the owner (co-owner) must be confirmed by the notary or elder.

If non-confirmed consent of the owner (co-owner) is submitted, the owner (co-owner) must arrive at the Migration Department with you at the booked visitation time - the employee of the Migration Department accepting your request will confirm the consent of the owner (co-owner).

If the personal identification number has been given to the alien, for whom someone commits, in the Republic of Lithuania, consent may be concluded via www.igalojimai.lt. By choosing this method, in the description of the power of attorney service, the owner (co-owner) shall indicate that they agree to allow to settle-in and declare the place of residence in the dwelling belonging to the owner (co-owner) based on the right of ownership, by indicating the address of the dwelling. In this case, you will have to indicate the identification code given to the power of attorney to the employee of the Migration Department.

The Form of Consent to Settle-In at the Dwelling Belonging to the Owner (Co-Owner).

- Lease or loan-for-use agreement is concluded with the natural person or legal entity. The agreement need not be notarized or registered at SE “Center of Registers”;

- Letter issued by the legal entity confirming the right to settle-in the premises belonging to the legal entity or the document confirming about the accommodation at the hotel, or the granted hostel.

When filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit, one of the aforementioned documents may be added to the column “Document Regarding the Suitable Dwelling in the Republic of Lithuania” (lith. Dokumentas dėl tinkamos gyvenamosios patalpos Lietuvos Respublikoje), while filling-out the request to issue the permanent residence permit, one of the aforementioned documents may be added to the column “Valid Travel Document”.

You may also submit the aforementioned documents upon arriving at the Migration Department at the booked visitation time in order to submit to the request the biometric data and original documents.

If the dwelling belongs to you on the right of ownership or the lease, or loan-for-use agreement concluded with the natural person or legal entity is registered in the SE “Center of Registers”, you need not submit the documents confirming these circumstances to the Migration Department.

If you choose to declare your place of residence in the township after withdrawing the residence permit:

After withdrawing the residence permit at the Migration Department, within 1 month from the day of withdrawing the document, you will have to go to the township and declare your place of residence in accordance to the procedure determined by the Director of SE “Center of Registers”.

You may find more about place of residence declaration on the SE “Center of Registers” website: http://info.registrucentras.lt.

Administrative liability may be applied for non-adherence to the requirement to declare your place of residence in Lithuania.

Yes, you can. Family members are considered to be: the spouse, registered partner, single and dependent minor children, your dependent parents if you have been supporting them for at least 1 year and they are unable to use the support of other family members living abroad.

They can apply for temporary residence permits at the same time as you. They will be issued temporary residence permits for the same period as your temporary residence permit. Information on issuance of temporary residence permit on family reunion basis can be found here: Service Information > Citizens of other countries > Staying more 90 days in a 180-day period > Family > I want to receive/renew a temporary residence permit).

An application for the renewal of a temporary residence permit in a general procedure with the supporting documents must be submitted at least 1 month before the expiry of the temporary residence permit, and an application for the renewal of a temporary residence permit in an urgency procedure with the supporting documents must be submitted at least 15 calendar days before the expiry of the temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

No.

Do not apply.

If residing in Lithuania legally you can start working from the day of accepting the application for a temporary residence permit on this basis.