I intend to work under an employment contract or under a temporary employment contract

You can be granted a temporary residence permit on the basis of employment if you have not exhausted your quota. If you are applying for a temporary residence permit, you are not subject to the quota.

First, you need to fill in an application for a temporary residence permit or a change of temporary residence permit electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS)) and attach digital copies of the documents specified in the application. After completing the application and reserving a visit via MIGRIS, you must apply in person for a temporary residence permit (amendment) at the time of the reserved visit and submit your biometric data and the originals of the documents attached to your application. The application must be accompanied by the following documents::

	List of documents (to issue)
	List of documents (to renew)

1. Valid travel document; Documents af firming the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit:
2. Number of the mediation 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’). The employer has to pay a stamp duty of EUR 50 to complete the mediation letter;

The mediation letter must state the purpose of your arrival in Lithuania:

• employment under an employment contract; or 
• employment under a temporary employment contract; or 
• employment under an employment contract after completing your studies or formal vocational training in Lithuania, if you apply for a temporary residence permit within 10 years of completing your studies or formal vocational training; or
• employment under an employment contract when you have been granted temporary protection or have a temporary residence permit issued on the grounds that you cannot return to your country of origin because you are being persecuted by an undemocratic regime.

If you will be employed under an employment contract, the employer in the mediation letter:

• undertakes to employ you on a full-time employment contract for at least 6 months;
• indicates whether the contract is a multi-employer employment contract. In the case of a multi-employer employment contract, the first employer will submit the mediation letter via MIGRIS, indicating the other employers (up to a maximum of 3 additional employers);
• confirms that the employer, or all of your employers (in the case of a multi-employer employment contract), has been carrying out the activity for which you are being invited for at least the last 6 months;
• provides information either on the qualifications you possess in relation to the work to be done and on your work experience of at least one year in the last 3 years in relation to the work to be done, or on the monthly salary you are expected to be paid, which must be at least equal to the average monthly gross salary for the calendar year most recently published by the State Data Agency, except the following, you have completed your studies or formal vocational training in the Republic of Lithuania and intend to work within 10 years of completing your studies or formal vocational training, or you have been granted temporary protection, or you have a temporary residence permit issued on the grounds that you cannot return to your country of origin because you are being persecuted by an undemocratic regime.

If you will be employed under a temporary employment contract, the employer in the mediation letter:  

• confirms that it is included in the list of temporary employment companies maintained by the State Labour Inspectorate;
• undertakes to employ you on a temporary employment contract for a minimum period of 6 months and to set a full-time working time standard;
• undertakes to pay you a monthly salary during your employment in Lithuania of at least the average monthly gross salary for the calendar year published by the State Data Agency, and between secondments - at least 1 MMS;
• confirms that the temporary employment company has been carrying out the activity for which you are being recruited for at least the last 6 months;
• provides information on your qualifications relevant to the work to be done and your work experience of at least 1 year in the last 3 years relevant to the work to be done.

IMPORTANT! The employer must make sure you have documents proving your qualification (diploma, certificate, etc.) and that you have at least one year's work experience in the last 3 years relevant to the job you are doing (work book, certificate from your current and/or former employer).

3. The undertaking (confirmation) that you will declare your residence in a dwelling with a living area of at least 7 square meters for each adult person declaring a residence therein (to be confirmed by completing the application via MIGRIS);

The residential area requirement for the suitable dwelling shall not be applied, if the employer:

• Will employ you in accordance to the employment contract to perform work, which is associated with continual driving on international routes; or
• You are sent to work in another EU or EFTA Member State under a contract for the provision of services or works in that Member State during the period of your employment there.  

4. Certificate regarding conviction/non-conviction;

It shall be needed only when you are for the first time addressing in regards to the residence permit. These are the certificates issued by the competent institutions of foreign countries, wherein you lived prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania or have been living for the past 2 years (save for those cases when you were living in the foreign country less than 6 months within 12 months period) affirming that you were/were not 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. If you were convicted, the certificate must indicate when and for which criminal activity you were convicted, what was the sentence awarded and has it been carried-out;

The certificate stating that you were not convicted may be submitted in English or a certified-by-the-interpreter’s-signature translation to English from a different language may be submitted.

The certificate is not required if you have a valid temporary residence permit and you have declared your residence in the Republic of Lithuania.

You must pay the public fees:

• For the acceptance, review of the request to issue/change the temporary residence permit, adoptions of decisions and issuance of the temporary residence permit;
  • Based on the general procedure - 160.00 EUR;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - 320.00 EUR.

For obtaining of a temporary residence permit you are requested:

• to arrive within your pre-booked timeslot at a relevant territorial office of the Migration Department; or

• you able to apply for a temporary residence permit through an external service provider  when you are absent from Lithuania.

For renewal of a temporary residence permit you are requested:

• to arrive within your pre-booked timeslot at a relevant territorial office of the Migration Department.

The decisions regarding temporary residence permits are accepted and temporary residence permits issued:

• Regarding the issuance of permit:
  • Based on the general procedure - within 3 months;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 45 calendar days;
• Regarding the changing of permit:
  • 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.

Not necessary.

If you are applying for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania, you can declare your place of residence as you choose:

• through the Migration Department, at the time of the reserved visit, by presenting the original documents and biometric data attached to the application for a residence permit;
• at the municipality or municipality within 1 month of collecting the residence permit.

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department and confirm that you undertake to declare your place of residence in a suitable accommodation, where necessary.

If you did not confirm when completing the application for a residence permit that you undertake to declare your residence in a suitable accommodation, where necessary, you can add the form of Form of Undertaking In Regards to the Declaration of Place of Residence to the "Comments" section of the documents attached to the application.

If you choose to declare your place of residence through the Migration Department when applying for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania:

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• 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 “Centre 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).

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 “Centre 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 “Centre of Registers”.

You may find more about place of residence declaration on the SE “Centre 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.

You cannot.

For the duration of your temporary residence permit, you can only work for the employer who has undertaken to employ you.

Yes you can. To change employer or job function with the same employer, you need to contact the Migration Department's territorial office to get permission from the Migration Department to change employer or job function. You can apply for permission to change employer no sooner than 6 months after the date of issue of the temporary residence permit.

An application for the renewal of a temporary residence permit with the accompanying documents must be submitted at least 1 workday before the expiry of the temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 6 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued or renewed for the duration of your work in the Republic of Lithuania but for a period not exceeding 2 years.