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 a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

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. If you submit the documents together with one of the parents or the spouse of one of the parents, who is taking care of you, and who is intending to work as a lecturer or researcher, the valid temporary residence permit issued by another member state of the EU or national visa for the purposes of scientific researches and experimental development and the temporary residence permit issued to you by another member state of the EU or national visa for the purpose of connecting the family (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
5. If you arrive to the place of one of the parents or one of the spouse of the parent, who is taking care of you, and who has been living in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 2 years, has a temporary residence permit, which is valid for no less than one year, and has reasoned perspectives to acquire the right to continuously reside in the Republic of Lithuania, then their reasoned perspectives to acquire the right to continuously reside in the Republic of Lithuania are affirmed, if they:

• A family member of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the Republic of Lithuania or an alien having the permanent residence permit of the Republic of Lithuania to live in the European Union; or
• Is a member of traditional Lithuanian religious community (society) or state acknowledged religious community, or a member of religious community having the status of the legal entity in the Republic of Lithuania, or a clergyman of the community; or
• No less than 3 years continuously worked in accordance to the employment contract at no more than two employers.

6. If you arrive to the place of one of the parents or one of the spouse of the parent, who is taking care of you, and who has the temporary residence permit issued in another member state of the EU to a person, who acquired the permanent resident status, the document affirming that you were a family member of that person in a country, wherein they acquired the permanent resident status (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
7. If you arrive to the place of one of the parents or one of the spouse of the parent, who is taking care of you, and who by directly participating in the projects important for the state has invested in the Republic of Lithuania their own, borrowed assets or assets being controlled and used on the right of trust, the documents affirming the investment (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
8. 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.

9. 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;
10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

Health insurance is not required if the minor's parents or one of the parents works 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.

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;
• International House Vilnius (Konstitucijos pr. 3, Vilnius) or a relevant territorial office of the Migration Department, if you are a family member of:
  • a highly – qualified employee;
  • a startup;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher;
  • an intra-corporate transferee;
  • a person arriving under the Law on Investment;
  • a citizen of Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, aiming to engage into work or other activity in Lithuania.

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 a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via ‘MIGRIS’, within 4 months from the day of 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;
• If a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via ‘MIGRIS’, within 4 months from the day of 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;
• If a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via MIGRIS, within 4 months from the day of filling-out the request via MIGRIS you must personally address in regards to the issuance (changing) of temporary residence permit and submit the biometric data, as well as original documents. 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 a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via ‘MIGRIS’, within 4 months from the day of 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. If you submit the documents together with your spouse or partner, who is intending to work as a lecturer or researcher, the valid temporary residence permit issued by another member state of the EU or national visa for the purposes of scientific researches and experimental development and the temporary residence permit issued to you by another member state of the EU or national visa for the purpose of connecting the family (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
4. If you arrive to the place of your spouse or partner, with whom you have concluded a registered partnership contract, and who has been living in the Republic of Lithuania for the last 2 years, has a temporary residence permit, which is valid for no less than one year, and has reasoned perspectives to acquire the right to continuously reside in the Republic of Lithuania, then their reasoned perspectives to acquire the right to continuously reside in the Republic of Lithuania are affirmed, if they:

• If a family member of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the Republic of Lithuania or an alien having the permanent residence permit of the Republic of Lithuania to live in the European Union; or
• Is a member of traditional Lithuanian religious community (society) or state acknowledged religious community, or a member of religious community having the status of the legal entity in the Republic of Lithuania, or a clergyman of the community; or
• No less than 3 years continuously worked in accordance to the employment contract at no more than two employers.

5. If you arrive at the place of your spouse or person, with whom you have concluded a registered partnership contract, and who has the temporary residence permit, which is issued to the person, who in another member state of the EU acquired the permanent resident status, the document, affirming that the marriage or registered partnership contract was already concluded in the country, wherein the person acquired the status of permanent resident (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
6. If you arrive at the place of your spouse or person, with whom you have concluded a registered partnership contract, and who by directly participating in the projects important to the state has invested in the Republic of Lithuania their own, borrowed assets or assets being controlled and used on the right of trust, the documents affirming the investment (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
7. 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).

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.

8. 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;
9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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 don't need health insurance if your spouse or the person with whom you have a registered partnership agreement works 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;
• International House Vilnius (Konstitucijos pr. 3, Vilnius) or a relevant territorial office of the Migration Department, if you are a family member of:
  • a highly – qualified employee;
  • a startup;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher;
  • an intra-corporate transferee;
  • a person arriving under the Law on Investment;
  • a citizen of Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, aiming to engage into work or other activity in Lithuania.

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 a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront – 1,5-3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via ‘MIGRIS’, within 4 months from the day of 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):

• Maintenance is provided for me for no less than one year;
• I cannot use the support of other family members living abroad.

3. If you submit the documents together with your child, who intends to work as a lecturer or researcher, the valid temporary residence permit issued by another member state of the EU or national visa for the purposes of performing scientific researches and experimental development works, as well as the valid temporary residence permit issued to me by another member state of the EU or national visa for the purpose of connecting the family (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
4. If you arrive at your child’s place, who has lived in the Republic of Lithuania for the last two years, has a temporary residence permit, which is valid for no less than one year, and reasoned perspectives to acquire the right to live permanently in the Republic of Lithuania, their reasoned perspectives to acquire the right to live permanently in the Republic of Lithuania shall be confirmed, if they:

• If a family member of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the Republic of Lithuania or an alien having the permanent residence permit of the Republic of Lithuania to live in the European Union; or
• Is a member of traditional Lithuanian religious community (society) or state acknowledged religious community, or a member of religious community having the status of the legal entity in the Republic of Lithuania, or a clergyman of the community; or
• No less than 3 years continuously worked in accordance to the employment contract at no more than two employers.

5. If you arrive at your child’s place, who is an adult alien, having the temporary residence permit, which is issued to the person, who in another member state of the EU acquired the permanent resident status, the document affirming that maintenance was being provided for you in that member state, wherein they acquired the status of permanent resident (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
6. If you arrive at your child’s place, who is an adult alien, and who by directly participating in the projects important to the state has invested in the Republic of Lithuania their own, borrowed assets or assets being controlled and used on the right of trust, the documents affirming the investment (not needed in the event of changing the temporary residence permit);
7. 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).

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.

8. 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;
9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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;
• International House Vilnius (Konstitucijos pr. 3, Vilnius) or a relevant territorial office of the Migration Department, if you are a family member of:
  • a highly – qualified employee;
  • a startup;
  • an entrepreneur;
  • a lecturer or researcher;
  • an intra-corporate transferee;
  • a person arriving under the Law on Investment;
  • a citizen of Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, New Zealand or South Korea, aiming to engage into work or other activity in Lithuania.

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;
• If a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

First of all, you must electronically via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) fill-out the request to issue or change the residence permit and include digital copies of the documents being added to this request. After filling-out the request and booking the visitation time via MIGRIS, within 4 months from the day of filling-out the request via MIGRIS you must personally address in regards to the issuance (changing) of temporary residence permit and submit the biometric data, as well as original documents. 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;
• If a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront - 1,5 - 3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.

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;
• If a national visa, which is valid for 1 year, or a couple of national visas, the total validity period of them is 1 year, was/were issued for you and you intend to submit a request regarding the issuance of temporary residence permit, then in order to be able to stay in Lithuania for the duration of the review of request you should submit this request upfront – 1,5-3 months until the end of the validity period of the national visa.