Your temporary residence certificate will remain valid till the expiry date mentioned on it, however after 31 December 2020 to be able to move freely within Schengen area you need to apply for issue of a new temporary residence permit.

• temporary residence permit will be granted free of charge;
• temporary residence permit will be issued within 1 month;
• temporary residence permit will have a validity of 5 years;
• You will not need a work permit for employment.

You should submit application for issue of a temporary residence permit after 31 December 2020.

Submit an online application via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and book an appointment for the selected date and time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

Login to MIGRIS,  in case you do not already have a MIGRIS account, then fill in the account details and create an account.

Find an application form for issue of a temporary residence permit for citizens of the United Kingdom:

When filling in the e-application indicate your personal data, your residence address and details of your travel document.

Attention! You do not need to fill in some of the application input fields, therefore, please follow the guidelines below:

• Data about the employer and the job function“ – if you work, provide details of your employer. If you do not work, select a natural person as an employer and enter characters „X“ in the free text fields, select any item in the field that requires an item to be selected from the drop-down list;
• „Additional data about you“ – You do not need to provide details about yourself, so select „No“ as the answer to the questions, in the input fields that require entering a date, enter a date of the application submission, select any item in the field where an item has to be selected from the drop-down list, and enter characters „X“ in the free text fields;
• „Data on payment of the state fee“ – select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

Attach digital copies of the documents supporting the basis for acquiring the right of temporary residence in Lithuania to the application. Not all of the required supporting documents are mandatory for you, therefore:

• „Your employment contract or employer's commitment to employ you under an employment contract“ – if you are self-employed, please attach a document proving your self-employment. Otherwise – please, attach a copy of the personal information page of your passport;
• „Document confirming that you have sufficient means of subsistence and (or) receive regular for living in the Republic of Lithuania” – if you have acquired the right to live in Lithuania as a person who has sufficient means of subsistence for yourself and your family members, please attach a proof (e. g a bank account statement or an employment contract). In case you came as a student or as invited for an internship or improvement of qualifications, please attach a proof for that. Otherwise - from the drop-down list select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.
• „Document on suitable place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania“ – from the drop-down list select the option „Will submit a document on suitable place of residence upon arrival for collecting the temporary residence permit” (you will not be required to submit this document)“;
• „Certificate of non-conviction“ – from the drop-down list select the option „No certificate of non-conviction is required, I have a valid temporary residence permit and have declared a place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania“;
• „Proof of health insurance“ – if you have acquired the right to live in Lithuania as a person who has sufficient means of subsistence for yourself and your family members or as a student or as invited for an internship or improvement of qualifications, please attach a proof of health insurance. Otherwise, from the drop-down list select the option „Will provide health insurance upon arrival at the institution providing migration services“ (you will not be asked to provide this document).

After filling in the application, the system will direct you to the visit reservation area, where you will be able to book the desired visit time.

Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, please book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt and arrive for collection of your temporary residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Your family members, who are not EU citizens, living together with you in Lithuania, can also apply for issue of a temporary residence permit under the same conditions as those that apply to you. Your family members are asked to login to MIGRIS and complete the same e-application form for issue of a temporary residence permit as the one that you have completed.

Attention! Your family member does not need to fill in some of the application input fields, therefore, please follow the guidelines below:

• „Is a family member arriving together with you“ – select „No“;
• „Data about the employer and the job function“ – if your family member is working, he has to provide details of the employer. If a family member is not working, he is advised to select a natural person as an employer and enter the characters „X“ in the free text fields, select any item in the field that requires an item to be selected from the drop-down list;
• „Additional data about you“ – your family member does not need to provide details about himself/herself, so he/she is advised to select „No“ as the answer to the questions, in the input fields that require entering a date, enter a date of the application submission, select any item in the field where an item has to be selected from the drop-down list, and enter characters „X“ in the free text fields;
• „Data on payment of the state fee“ – select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

Your family member has to attach digital copies of the documents supporting the basis for acquiring the right of temporary residence in Lithuania to the application. Not all of the required supporting documents are mandatory for your family member, therefore:

• „Your employment contract or employer's commitment to employ you under an employment contract“ – please, attach a copy of the personal information page of your passport;
• „Document confirming that you have sufficient means of subsistence and (or) receive regular for living in the Republic of Lithuania” - from the drop-down list select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.
• „Document on suitable place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania“ – from the drop-down list select the option „Will submit a document on suitable place of residence upon arrival for collecting the temporary residence permit” (your family member will not be asked to submit this document)“;
• „Certificate of non-conviction“ – from the drop-down list select the option „No certificate of non-conviction is required, I have a valid temporary residence permit and have declared a place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania“;
• „Proof of health insurance“ – from the drop-down list select the option „Will provide health insurance upon arrival at the institution providing migration services“ (your family member will not be asked to provide this document).

After filling in the application, the system will direct an applicant to the visit reservation area, where he/she will be able to book the desired visit time. You family member will have to arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of the visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and his/her biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, your family member will have to book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt and arrive for collection of the temporary residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Your family members, if they are not EU citizens, have to apply for a temporary residence permit within 3 months from the end of transition period.

• contact us by email [email protected];
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

If you were working as a frontier worker in Lithuania before 1 January 2021, you have the right to continue working as a frontier worker in the Lithuania from 1 January 2021. You can obtain a document certifying your status of frontier worker – submit an online application via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and book an appointment for the selected date and time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

Your permanent residence certificate will remain valid till the expiry date mentioned on it, however after 31 December 2020 to be able to move freely within Schengen area you need to apply for a new permanent residence permit.

• permanent residence permit will be granted free of charge;
• permanent residence permit will be issued within one month;
• permanent residence permit will have a validity of 10 years;
• you will not need a work permit for employment.

You should submit application for issue of a permanent residence permit after 31 December 2020.

Submit an online application via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and book an appointment for the selected date and time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

Login to MIGRIS, in case you do not already have a MIGRIS account, then fill in the account details and create an account.

Find an application form for change of a permanent residence permit.

When filling in the e-application indicate your personal data, your residence address and details of your valid travel document.

Attention!  

• When completing the application, select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“ from the drop-down list as the basis for changing the document.
• From section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

After filling in the application, the system will direct you to the visit reservation area, where   you will be able to book the desired visit time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, please book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt  and arrive for collection of your permanent residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Your family members, who are not EU citizens, living together with you in Lithuania, can also apply for change of a permanent residence permit under the same conditions as those that apply to you. Your family members are asked to login to MIGRIS and complete the same e-application form for change of a permanent residence permit as the one that you have completed.

Attention!

• When completing the application, as the basis for changing the document, from the drop-down list your family member has to select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.
• In the section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – your family member has to select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

 After filling in the application, the system will direct an applicant to the visit reservation area, where he/she will be able to book the desired visit time. You family member will have to arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of the visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and his/her biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, your family member will have to book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt and arrive for collection of the permanent residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Your family members, if they are not EU citizens, have to apply for a temporary residence permit within 3 months from the end of transition period.

• contact us by email [email protected];
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

• permanent residence permit will be granted free of charge;
• permanent residence permit will be issued within one month;
• permanent residence permit will have a validity of 10 years;
• you will not need a work permit for employment.

Submit an online application via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and book an appointment for the selected date and time. Arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of your visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and your biometric data.

Login to MIGRIS, in case you do not already have a MIGRIS account, then fill in the account details and create an account.

Find an application form for change of a permanent residence permit.

When filling in the e-application indicate your personal data, your residence address and details of your valid travel document.

Attention!  

• When completing the application, select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“ from the drop-down list as the basis for changing the document.
• From section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

Your family members, who are not EU citizens, living together with you in Lithuania, can also apply for obtaining a permanent residence permit under the same conditions as those that apply to you. Your family members are asked to login to MIGRIS and complete the same e-application form for change of a permanent residence permit as the one that you have completed.

Attention!

• When completing the application, as the basis for changing the document, from the drop-down list your family member has to select the option „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.
• In the section „Data on payment of the state fee“ – your family member has to select an option stating exemption from paying the state fee „I am a UK citizen or a member of his / her family, having acquired the right to reside in Lithuania as an EU citizen or his / her family member before the end of the transition period (before 31/12/2020)“.

After filling in the application, the system will direct an applicant to the visit reservation area, where he/she will be able to book the desired visit time. You family member will have to arrive at the Migration Department at the pre-booked time of the visit to submit the originals of the attached documents and his/her biometric data.

After receiving a notification about the decision in your MIGRIS account, your family member will have to book the desired time for the service category „Documents issued to foreigners - collection“ via www.migracija.lt and arrive for collection of the permanent residence permit. The residence permit card will contain a record stating that the permit has been issued in accordance with the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement.

• contact us by email [email protected];
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

Yes, if the family relationship existed before 31 December 2020.

Family members are understood to include:

• a spouse or a person with whom a registered partnership has been contracted;
• children (adopted children) under the age of 21, including children (adopted children) of the spouse or person with whom the registered partnership has been contracted under the age of 21;
• a dependent direct relative in the ascending line (parents, grandparents) or any such relative of a spouse or person with whom the registered partnership has been contracted of a citizen of the United Kingdom.

Your spouse or the person with whom a registered partnership has been contracted will be able to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as you, provided your marriage or registered partnership was concluded before 31 December 2020.

Your child (adopted child), irrespective of whether born (adopted) by 31 December 2020 or after this date, will be able to obtain a residence permit in Lithuania under the same conditions as you.

A child (adopted child) of the spouse or of the person, with whom the registered partnership has been contracted, under the age of 21, will be able to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as you, provided your marriage or registered partnership was concluded before 31 December 2020.

Your dependent direct relatives in the ascending line or any such relatives of your spouse or person with whom the registered partnership has been contracted will be able to obtain a temporary or permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as you.

Your family members can obtain the same type of residence permit as the one that might be granted to you after 31 December 2020.

Family members, who will join you after 31 December 2020, will be able to apply for a residence permit at any time.

• contact us by email [email protected];
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

No. You will be able to enter the Republic of Lithuania visa-free and stay in Lithuania also travel to other Schengen Member States for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

If you intend to study or work in Lithuania, you may be issued a national visa. For more information on issue of national visa, please click here.

If you meet the eligibility criteria for issue of a temporary or permanent residence permit, you may begin the application process for either of the mentioned residence documents.

For more information click here.

Yes, unless you are exempt from payment of the state fee.  

If you apply for a temporary residence permit, you will have to pay a state fee for acceptance, processing, decision-making and issuance of a temporary residence permit in the amount of:

• Standard procedure – 120 Euro;
• Urgent procedure – 240 Euro.

If you apply for a permanent residence permit, you will have to pay a state fee for personalization of the replaced permanent residence card in the amount of:

• Standard procedure – 30 Euro;
• Urgent procedure – 60 Euro.

If you apply for issue of a national visa you will have to pay a state fee in the amount of 120 Euro for processing of the national visa application and decision on visa issuance or refusal.

Whether your family members will be able to come with you will depend on the basis on which you will be issued with a residence permit.

For more information click here.

• contact us by email [email protected];
• call us on 8 707 67000, or +370 5 271 7112 if calling from abroad;
• visit our page on Facebook and YouTube.

Lithuanian Parliament approved the draft amendment to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens presented by the Ministry of the Interior, which aims to align the provisions of the law with the provisions of the Art. 18.4 of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.

'The amendment provides clarity to UK citizens and their family members as to their legal status and what action they will need to take after December 31 of 2020 - the end of the transitional period”, - says Minister of the Interior Rita Tamašunienė.

Citizens of the United Kingdom and their family members who have acquired the right of residence in the Republic of Lithuania before the end of the transitional period will be subject to the same provisions as citizens of the European Union and their family members. After the transition period, newcomers to the Republic of Lithuania will benefit from preferential provisions for third-country nationals.

Documents of the United Kingdom citizens and their family members certifying the right of residence in the Republic of Lithuania who acquired the right of residence in the Republic of Lithuania before the end of the transitional period shall remain valid until their expiry, but such documents will not allow to exercise the right of free movement of persons within the Schengen area.

In this context, Ministry of the Interior encourages UK citizens and their family members who intend to continue residing in the Republic of Lithuania and wish to travel to other EU Member States, to contact the Migration Department after the end of transition period and exchange their residence documents. The Migration Department will have to make a decision on issuing a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania not later than within one month from the submission of the application.

The Parliament also approved the jointly submitted draft amendment to the Law on Fees and Charges of the Republic of Lithuania. According to this law the state fee for processing applications for residence permits in the Republic of Lithuania and processing residence permits in the Republic of Lithuania is not charged to UK citizens and their family members who acquired the right of residence before the end of the transition period.

If you have any questions related to Brexit issues, please contact us by e-mail – [email protected].

Also, the Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC, tel. 00 800 67891011) has reinforced its call centre service for citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to deal with questions related to Brexit. The opening hours of the EDCC have been extended to the weekend, accepting queries in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish between 09:00 and 18:00 CET.

Following the entry into force of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the status of UK nationals and their family members will remain unchanged and they will continue to enjoy free movement within the EU until the end of the transitional period (31 December 2020).

During the transitional period UK nationals have to apply for residence certificate only if current residence certificate expires.  The application should be examined no later than within 1 month as from the date of submission to the Migration Department. Please find more information here.

Ministry of the Interior will draft a concrete legislation to implement the Withdrawal Agreement and keep the UK nationals informed of any further developments on the envisaged procedures following the transitional period. We assure that those procedures and requirements will be smooth and clear.

Please see possible updates here.

If you have any questions related to Brexit issues, please contact us by e-mail – [email protected].

Also, the Europe Direct Contact Centre (EDCC, tel. 00 800 67891011) has reinforced its call centre service for citizens, businesses and other stakeholders to deal with questions related to Brexit. The opening hours of the EDCC have been extended to the weekend, accepting queries in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish between 09:00 and 18:00 CET.