I want to receive/renew a temporary residence permit

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. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Documents affirming the family ties (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
3. The document about sufficient subsistence funds;

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. This can be the bank certificate. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

4. An undertaking (confirmation) that you will declare your place of residence in a dwelling with a living area of at least 7 square metres for each adult declaring his/her residence (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS);
5. 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.

6. Document regarding health insurance.

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• The insurance must guarantee the payment of emergency medical care services, as they are defined in the Law of Health Care System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that could emerge due to the alien’s return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the accompanying of health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

You do not need health insurance, if compulsory health insurance contributions will be paid for you.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via ‘MIGRIS’;
• Upon arriving at the booked visitation time at the Migration Department in order to submit the original documents and biometric data.

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.

If you are staying with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents who has custody of you who has a temporary residence permit, he/she must have lived in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 2 years, have a temporary residence permit valid for at least 1 year and have reasonable prospects of acquiring the right to reside permanently (i.e. he/she will have grounds to reside in the Republic of Lithuania without interruption for 5 years because he/she is a family member of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or a foreigner with a permanent residence permit residing in Lithuania, or he/she is a member of the clergy of a Lithuanian religious community or society, or he/she has been employed full-time for a continuous period of at least 3 years by no more than two employers).

These requirements do not apply:

• if you are staying with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents who has custody of you and who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit:
  • as a person of Lithuanian origin or entitled to regain Lithuanian citizenship; or
  • as a highly qualified professional worker; or
  • as a start-up; or
  • as an entrepreneur; or
  • as a lecturer or researcher; or
  • as an intra-corporate transfer; or
  • as a visitor under the Law on Investment; or
  • as a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, who intends to work or engage in other lawful activity in Lithuania;
• if you are coming to stay with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents who has custody of you and who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit as a long-term resident in another EU Member State, and in the country where he/she has acquired the status of a long-term resident, you were already a family member of that parent or spouse, and you have a document confirming this;
• if you are staying with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents who has custody of you and who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit issued on the basis of studies and is studying for a master's or PhD degree;
• if you are staying with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents who has custody of you and who applies for a temporary residence permit on the basis that he or she has completed a master's or PhD degree studies in Lithuania or research and experimental development work;
• if both of your parents are applying for or hold a temporary residence permit;
• if one of your parents, who has been granted custody of you (with proof of this), applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit;
• if the single parent you have applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit.

If a foreigner with a temporary residence permit has a child during his/her stay in the Republic of Lithuania, he/she must apply to the Migration Department for a temporary residence permit for the child within 3 months from the date of birth of the child.

First of all, you must electronically, via Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) submit fill-out the request to issue or change the temporary residence permit and add to this request the digital copies of the documents being added. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via ‘MIGRIS’, within 4 months from the day of submitting the request via ‘MIGRIS’ you must personally address in regards to the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit and submit biometric data, and original documents. These documents shall be added to the request:

Attention:

Documents of the child (adoptive child) under 16 years of age for the issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit are submitted by one of his parents (adoptive parents) or guardian (carer) or another legal representative. An incapacitated person or person between 2 and 16 year old must be present in person during the submission of the documents of the person.

Minor children over 16 years of age must submit documents concerning the issue or renewal of a temporary residence permit themselves.

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Documents affirming the family ties (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
3. If you arrive at the place of the spouse of one of your parents, who is taking care of you, the document affirming the marriage;
4. Document regarding sufficient level of subsistence funds (not needed if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania, and not required if you are a family member of a foreigner who has been granted temporary residence as a person with the right to restore the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian descent);

For example, the obligation of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents, who is taking care of you, to ensure your sufficient subsistence funds in the Republic of Lithuania and their bank certificate or employment contract. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department.

The value of subsistence funds shall be 0.5 minimum wage per month. There should be enough funds for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania.

5. An undertaking (confirmation) that you will declare your place of residence in the dwelling (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS). No certification is required if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania, and no certification is required if you are a family member of a foreigner granted a temporary residence permit as a person with the right of restoration of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian origin;
6. If you are over 14 years of age, 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.

7. If you are over 14 years of age and you are a family member of a foreigner who is a highly qualified foreign worker or a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, or a foreigner arriving under a major project investment contract:

• When filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you affirm that you were not convicted.  Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign countries, 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 is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign countries, wherein prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania you lived or have been living for the past two years, you were convicted. 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.

8. Document regarding health insurance;

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• Insurance must guarantee the payment for the expenses of emergency medical services, as they are defined in the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that may occur, due to your return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the escort of personal health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the full duration of the validity period of the requested temporary residence permit or at least one year.

No proof of health insurance is required:

• if one of the parents has a permanent residence permit;
• if you are staying with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents who has custody of you and who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit as a person of Lithuanian origin or has the right to regain the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
• if one of the parents has a temporary residence permit and is working in Lithuania or has worked in Lithuania for at least 6 months and is registered with the Employment Service as unemployed.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via MIGRIS;
• By arriving at the booked visitation time to the Migration Department in order to submit documents and biometric data.

If you are older than 16 years, 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 or 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; or
• to the International House Vilnius (Konstitucijos pr. 3), where migration services are provided for the family members of the foreigner:
  • a highly qualified professional worker;
  • a start-up;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher;
  • an intra-corporate transferee;
  • coming under the Law on Investment;
  • a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea who intends to work or engage in other activities in Lithuania; or
• ​​​​​​to the International House Klaipėda (Taikos pr. 52c), where migration services are provided to the family members of the foreigner:
  • a highly qualified professional worker;
  • a start-up;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher.

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

The decision regarding temporary residence permits is accepted and temporary residence permit is issued within the same period as for your parents or the spouse of one of your parents, who is taking care of you:

• Regarding the issuance of permit:
  • Based on general procedure - within 3, 2 or 1 month;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 45 calendar days, 1 month or 15 calendar days;
• Regarding the changing of permit:
  • Based on the general procedure - within 2 or 1 month;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 1 month or 15 calendar days.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful.

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 submitting the request via ‘MIGRIS’ you must personally submit a petition in regards to the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit and submit biometric data, and original documents. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Documents affirming the family ties (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
3. The document about sufficient subsistence funds;

For example, bank certificate, the undertaking of your child to ensure your sufficient subsistence funds in the Republic of Lithuania and their bank certificate or employment contract. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department.

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. There should be enough funds for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania.

4. An undertaking (confirmation) that you will declare your place of residence in a dwelling with a living area of at least 7 square metres for each adult declaring his/her residence (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS);
5. 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.

6. Health insurance document;

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• Insurance must guarantee the payment for the expenses of emergency medical services, as they are defined in the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that may occur, due to your return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the escort of personal health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the full duration of the validity period of the requested temporary residence permit or at least one year.

Health insurance is not needed, if compulsory health insurance instalments are being paid for you.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via MIGRIS;
• By arriving at the booked visitation time to the Migration Department in order to submit documents and biometric data.

7. If you are older than 75, the undertaking signed by the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the Republic of Lithuania or alien to pay for the expenses for the health care services provided to you during the period of living in the Republic of Lithuania and no less than 3 insurance companies letters affirming that they refuse to provide to you health insurance, due to old age or health condition. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania and Pay for Health Care Services.

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.

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 submitting the request via ‘MIGRIS’ you must personally submit a petition in regards to the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit and submit biometric data, and original documents. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Documents certifying that you come to a minor child who is unmarried and is your dependent (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
3. Document regarding sufficient subsistence funds (not needed in the event of issuing the temporary residence permit, if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania).

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. There should be enough funds for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year;

4. An undertaking (confirmation) 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 (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS). No certification is required in the case of a temporary residence permit if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania;
5. 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.

6. Document regarding health insurance (not needed in the event of issuing the temporary residence permit, if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania);

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• Insurance must guarantee the payment for the expenses of emergency medical services, as they are defined in the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that may occur, due to your return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the escort of personal health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the full duration of the validity period of the requested temporary residence permit or at least one year.

Health insurance is not needed, if your parents work in the Republic of Lithuania and compulsory health insurance instalments are being paid for you.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via MIGRIS;
• By arriving at the booked visitation time to the Migration Department in order to submit documents and biometric data.

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.

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. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Document affirming the marriage, if there is no data in the Population Register about the marriage conclusion, or registered partnership contracts;
3. Document regarding sufficient subsistence funds (not needed in the event of issuing the temporary residence permit, if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania).

For example, bank certificate, undertaking of the spouse to ensure your sufficient subsistence funds in the Republic of Lithuania and their bank certificate or employment contract. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department.

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. There should be enough funds for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania.

4. An undertaking (confirmation) 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 (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS). No certification is required in the case of a temporary residence permit if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania;
5. 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.

6. Health insurance - when filling in MIGRIS application, the option "You do not need to submit a health insurance document because you are (are) covered by compulsory health insurance" is selected from the classifier (you will not be required to provide this document.

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.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful.

If you are visiting your spouse or a person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement who has a temporary residence permit, he or she must have lived in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 2 years, have a temporary residence permit valid for at least one year and have reasonable prospects of acquiring the right to reside permanently in the Republic of Lithuania (ie. he/she will have grounds to reside in the Republic of Lithuania without interruption for 5 years because he/she is a family member of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or a foreigner with a permanent residence permit residing in Lithuania, or he/she is a member of the clergy of a Lithuanian religious community or society, or he/she has been employed full-time for a continuous period of at least 3 years by no more than two employers).

These requirements do not apply:

• if you are visiting a spouse or a person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement, who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit:
  • as a person of Lithuanian origin or entitled to regain Lithuanian citizenship; or
  • as a highly qualified professional worker; or
  • as a start-up; or
  • as an entrepreneur; or
  • as a lecturer or researcher; or
  • as an intra-corporate transfer; or
  • as a visitor under the Law on Investment; or
  • as a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, who intends to work or engage in other lawful activity in Lithuania;
• if you are visiting a spouse or a person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement, who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit as a long-term resident in another EU country, and the marriage or registered partnership agreement was concluded in the country in which he/she acquired long-term resident status;
• if you are visiting a spouse or a person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement who applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit issued on the basis of studies and is studying for a master's or PhD degree;
• if you are visiting your spouse or a person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement who applies for a temporary residence permit on the basis that he or she has completed a master's or PhD degree studies in Lithuania or has carried out research and experimental development work.

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 submitting the request via ‘MIGRIS’ you must personally submit a petition in regards to the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit and submit biometric data, and original documents. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. affirming the marriage, if there is no data in the Population Register about the marriage conclusion, or registered partnership contracts;
3. Document regarding sufficient level of subsistence funds (not required if you are a family member of a foreigner who has been granted temporary residence as a person with the right to restore the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian descent).

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. For example, bank certificate, undertaking of the spouse to ensure your sufficient subsistence funds in the Republic of Lithuania and their bank certificate or employment contract. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania.

4. An undertaking (confirmation) 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 (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS). No certification is required if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania, and no certification is required if you are a family member of a foreigner granted a temporary residence permit as a person with the right of restoration of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian origin;
5. 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.

6. If you are a family member of a highly qualified foreign worker or a citizen of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, or of a foreigner coming under a major project investment agreement:

• When filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you affirm that you were not convicted. Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign countries, 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 Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign countries, wherein prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania you lived or have been living for the past two years, you were convicted. 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. Document regarding health insurance.

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• Insurance must guarantee the payment for the expenses of emergency medical services, as they are defined in the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that may occur, due to your return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the escort of personal health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the full duration of the validity period of the requested temporary residence permit or at least one year.

You do not need to provide proof of health insurance:

• if your spouse or a person with whom you have entered into a registered partnership agreement applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit as a person of Lithuanian origin or a person entitled to regain citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;
• if your spouse or the person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement is working in Lithuania or has worked in Lithuania for at least 6 months and is registered as unemployed with the Employment Service.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via MIGRIS;
• By arriving at the booked visitation time to the Migration Department in order to submit documents and biometric data.

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 or 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; or
• to the International House Vilnius (Konstitucijos pr. 3), where migration services are provided for the family members of the foreigner:
  • a highly qualified professional worker;
  • a start-up;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher;
  • an intra-corporate transferee;
  • coming under the Law on Investment;
  • a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea who intends to work or engage in other activities in Lithuania; or
• to the International House Klaipėda (Taikos pr. 52c), where migration services are provided to the family members of the foreigner:
  • a highly qualified professional worker;
  • a start-up;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher.

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

The decision regarding temporary residence permits is accepted and temporary residence permit is issued within the same period as for your parents or the spouse of one of your parents, who is taking care of you:

• Regarding the issuance of permit:
  • Based on general procedure - within 3, 2 or 1 month;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 45 calendar days, 1 month or 15 calendar days;
• Regarding the changing of permit:
  • Based on the general procedure - within 2 or 1 month;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 1 month or 15 calendar days.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful.

If you come to stay with your child who is supporting you and has a temporary residence permit, he/she must have lived in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 2 years, have a temporary residence permit valid for at least one year and have reasonable prospects of acquiring the right to reside permanently in the Republic of Lithuania (ie. he/she will have grounds to reside in the Republic of Lithuania without interruption for 5 years because he/she is a family member of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or a foreigner with a permanent residence permit residing in Lithuania, or he/she is a member of the clergy of a Lithuanian religious community or society, or he/she has been employed full-time for a continuous period of at least 3 years by no more than two employers).
These requirements do not apply:

• if you are visiting your child who is supporting you and applies for or has a temporary residence permit:
  • as a person of Lithuanian origin or entitled to regain Lithuanian citizenship; or
  • as a highly qualified professional worker; or
  • as a start-up; or
  • as an entrepreneur; or
  • as a lecturer or researcher; or
  • as an intra-corporate transfer; or
  • as a visitor under the Law on Investment; or
  • as a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, who intends to work or engage in other lawful activity in Lithuania;
• if you are visiting your child who is dependent on you and applies for a temporary residence permit or has a temporary residence permit as a long-term resident in another EU country, and you have documents proving that you were already dependent in the country where he/she acquired long-term resident status.

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 submitting the request via ‘MIGRIS’ you must personally submit a petition in regards to the issuance (changing) of the temporary residence permit and submit biometric data, and original documents. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Documents affirming that I am first-degree relative in the direct ascending line (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit):
3. Documents proving that you have been dependent for at least one year and are unable to rely on the support of other family members living abroad (e.g. a bank statement confirming that you have made money transactions to support yourself for at least one year, a certificate of residence and persons living in the country confirming that you live alone and that there are no other family members who can support you, a certificate from a medical institution stating that your medical condition requires you to be cared for by someone else or something similar). To be presented when applying for a temporary residence permit;
4. Document regarding sufficient level of subsistence funds (not required if you are a family member of a foreigner who has been granted temporary residence as a person with the right to restore the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian descent).

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. For example, the undertaking of your child to ensure your sufficient subsistence funds in the Republic of Lithuania and their bank certificate or employment contract. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania.

5. An undertaking (confirmation) 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 (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS). No certification is required if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania, and no certification is required if you are a family member of a foreigner granted a temporary residence permit as a person with the right of restoration of the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian origin;
6. 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.

7. If you are a family member of a highly qualified foreign worker or a citizen of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, or of a foreigner coming under a major project investment agreement:

• When filling-out the request to issue the temporary residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you affirm that you were not convicted. Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign countries, 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 Is needed only when you for the first time apply in regards to the temporary residence permit, if in the foreign countries, wherein prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania you lived or have been living for the past two years, you were convicted. 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.

8. Document regarding health insurance (not needed if you are a family member of a foreigner granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and you have applied for a temporary residence permit within 6 months of being granted asylum in the Republic of Lithuania, and not required if you are a family member of a foreigner who has been granted temporary residence as a person with the right to restore the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or a person of Lithuanian descent).

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• Insurance must guarantee the payment for the expenses of emergency medical services, as they are defined in the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that may occur, due to your return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the escort of personal health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the full duration of the validity period of the requested temporary residence permit or at least one year.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via MIGRIS;
• By arriving at the booked visitation time to the Migration Department in order to submit documents and biometric data.

9. If you are older than 75, the undertaking signed by the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the Republic of Lithuania or alien to pay for the expenses for the health care services provided to you during the period of living in the Republic of Lithuania and no less than 3 insurance companies letters affirming that they refuse to provide you health insurance, due to old age or health condition. The signature of the obligating person must be affirmed by the notary or the employee of Migration Department when the person arrives at the Migration Department.

Form of Undertaking to Provide Sufficient Subsistence Funds for Living in Lithuania and Pay for Health Care Services.

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 or 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; or
• to the International House Vilnius (Konstitucijos pr. 3), where migration services are provided for the family members of the foreigner:
  • a highly qualified professional worker;
  • a start-up;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher;
  • an intra-corporate transferee;
  • coming under the Law on Investment;
  • a national of Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea who intends to work or engage in other activities in Lithuania; or
• to the International House Klaipėda (Taikos pr. 52c), where migration services are provided to the family members of the foreigner:
  • a highly qualified professional worker;
  • a start-up;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher.

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

The decision regarding temporary residence permits is accepted and temporary residence permit is issued within the same period as for your parents or the spouse of one of your parents, who is taking care of you:

• Regarding the issuance of permit:
  • Based on general procedure - within 3, 2 or 1 month;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 45 calendar days, 1 month or 15 calendar days;
• Regarding the changing of permit:
  • Based on the general procedure - within 2 or 1 month;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 1 month or 15 calendar days.

If your child has the permanent residence permit, the decisions regarding temporary residence permits are accepted and temporary residence permits issued via:

• 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.

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. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. Documents affirming the family ties (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
3. Documents affirming that the parents have incapacity for work, due to the seniority age or disability (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
4. The document about sufficient subsistence funds;

The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. This can be the bank certificate. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

5. An undertaking (confirmation) 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 (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS);
6. 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.

7. Document regarding health insurance.

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• The insurance must guarantee the payment of emergency medical care services, as they are defined in the Law of Health Care System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that could emerge due to the alien’s return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the accompanying of health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

You do not need health insurance, if compulsory health insurance contributions will be paid for you.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via ‘MIGRIS’;
• Upon arriving at the booked visitation time at the Migration Department in order to submit the original documents and biometric data.

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.

In this case, the application to issue a temporary residence permit must be lodged before the divorce or dissolution of the registered partnership or the day of death of the family member, where the alien has not yet been granted a temporary residence permit for family reunification or not later than within six months after the divorce or dissolution of the registered partnership or the day of death of the family member, where the alien held a temporary residence permit issued for family reunification before the divorce or dissolution of the registered partnership or the day of death of the family member.

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. These documents shall be added to the request:

1. Valid travel document;

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

2. document confirming the dissolution of a marriage or registered partnership agreement or the death of a family member;
3. Documents certifying that difficult circumstances arose because of the dissolution of the marriage or termination of the registered partnership agreement or the death of the family member;

• I am alone raising underage children or caring for a minor child of a former spouse or a person with whom a registered partnership agreement has been concluded;
• I cannot leave the Republic of Lithuania due to medical condition or old age, or have no permanent residence in my country of origin.

4. The document about sufficient subsistence funds;

   The value of subsistence funds is one minimum wage per month. This can be the bank certificate. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit.

5. An undertaking (confirmation) 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 (to be ticked when completing the application via MIGRIS);
6. Document regarding health insurance.

Health insurance must conform to such requirements:

• The insurance must guarantee the payment of emergency medical care services, as they are defined in the Law of Health Care System of the Republic of Lithuania, and expenses that could emerge due to the alien’s return to the foreign country for health-related reasons (transportation, including, the accompanying of health care specialist(s)); and
• The insurance must be valid for the whole duration of the requested temporary residence permit or for at least one year.

You do not need health insurance, if compulsory health insurance contributions will be paid for you.

You may submit the health insurance at your own choosing:

• By filling-out the request via ‘MIGRIS’;
• Upon arriving at the booked visitation time at the Migration Department in order to submit the original documents and biometric data.

You must pay the public fees:

• For the acceptance, review of the request to issue 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.

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

• • Based on the general procedure - within 3 months;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 45 calendar days.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful.