I want to receive/renew a temporary residence permit

Persons who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania until 15 June 1940 and their descendants who have not acquired citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 2011-04-01 (the date of entry into force of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Citizenship) have the right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.

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;
2. Documents certifying that you have the right to reinstate my citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania:

• documents certifying that you had the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania until 15 June 1940 as referred to in Article 38 (4) or (5) of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Citizenship; or
• documents confirming your kinship with a person who had citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania before 15 June 1940 (if you are a descendant of this person) and documents confirming the renewal of the name or surname (if these data do not match the data in your travel document); or

If you have the certificate on the preservation of the right to citizenship of Republic of Lithuania (issued before 1 January 2013) or the certificate on the right to reinstate citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania (issued after January 1 January 2013), you do not need to submit these documents.

3. 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.

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.

Decisions on temporary residence permits are made and temporary residence permits are issued through:

• for the issue of permit within 3 months;
• for the renewal of permit within 2 months.

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.

The application for replacement of a temporary residence permit and the documents attached thereto shall be submitted at least 1 working day before the expiry of the validity of the existing temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 5 year.

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

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

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (‘MIGRIS’), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department.

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is a person whose parents or grandparents or one of the parents or grandparents are or were Lithuanians and who considers himself Lithuanian and declares it by written statement.

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;

2. Documents justifying the issue of a temporary residence permit:

• documents certifying the Lithuanian descent referred to in Article 39 (4) of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Citizenship.

If you have the certificate on the preservation of the right to citizenship of Republic of Lithuania (issued before 1 January 2013) or a certificate confirming your Lithuanian descent (issued after 1 January 2013), you do not need to submit the aforementioned documents.

    3.  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.

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.

Decisions on temporary residence permits are made and temporary residence permits are issued through:

• for the issue of permit within 3 months;
• for the renewal of permit within 2 months.

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.

The application for replacement of a temporary residence permit and the documents attached thereto shall be submitted at least 1 working day before the expiry of the validity of the existing temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 5 year.

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

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

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (‘MIGRIS’), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department.

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aliens, whose life or liberty will be endangered upon return or expulsion from the territory of Lithuania to a foreign State (to the State of origin or other foreign State to which they have the right to go and which agrees to accept them - which is not a member state of the European Union or of the European Free Trade Association), or who will be persecuted therein because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, or if there are serious grounds for believing that aliens will be tortured in the foreign State to which they will be returned or expelled, will be subjected to cruel, inhuman treatment or their dignity will be degraded or they will be punished in this way.

If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has mediated the entry to the Republic of Lithuania of a foreigner who is persecuted by a non-democratic regime and/or who has suffered or is likely to suffer repression by this regime, and the alien is unable to return to the country of origin because of these reasons.

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:

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

1. a valid travel document (this requirement does not apply if the travel document cannot be presented for objective reasons);
2. documents substantiating in detail that I cannot be returned or expelled from Lithuania.

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).

Decisions on temporary residence permits are made and temporary residence permits are issued through:

• for the issue of permit within 3 months;
• for the renewal of permit within 2 months.

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.

The application for replacement of a temporary residence permit and the documents attached thereto shall be submitted at least 1 working day before the expiry of the validity of the existing temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you for 1 year or 3 years if your arrival in the Republic of Lithuania was mediated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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

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

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (‘MIGRIS’), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department.

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;
2.  Certificate of medical institution

The certificate must confirm that because of the indications for acute clinical condition or emergency medical care listed in Annexes 1 and 2 of Children's Emergency scale table or Column 3 of the Adult emergency medical aid table Procedures and scope of provision of emergency medical care and emergency medical care services, approved by order No V-208 of 8 April 2004 of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania “They Approval of Procedures and scope of provision of emergency medical care and emergency medical care services”, an foreigner cannot leave and needs emergency medical assistance.

In regards to the issuance/changing of the temporary residence permit, you must:

• At the booked time address the territorial department of the Migration Department.

Decisions on temporary residence permits are made and temporary residence permits are issued through:

• for the issue of permit within 3 months;
• for the renewal of permit within 2 months.

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.

The application for replacement of a temporary residence permit and the documents attached thereto shall be submitted at least 1 working day before the expiry of the validity of the existing temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 1 year.

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

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

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (‘MIGRIS’), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department.

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It is a person who has suffered from a crime punished in Lithuania – trafficking in human beings, i.e. a person who has been sold, otherwise transferred, recruited, transported or held in captivity by using physical violence or threats or otherwise depriving him/her of the opportunity to resist or by using human dependence or vulnerability, fraud in the attempt to exploit this person under the conditions of slavery or similar to slavery, for prostitution, pornography or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, including begging, criminal acts or other forms of exploitation.

If you collaborate with a pre-trial investigation body or court, you may obtain or renew a temporary residence permit dude in the investigation of a crime against trafficking in human beings. The pre-trial investigation body or court must mediate on the issue or renewal of 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;
2. Letter of the pre-trial investigation institution or the court.

In regards to the issuance/changing of the temporary residence permit, you must:

• At the booked time address the territorial department of the Migration Department.

Decisions on temporary residence permits are made and temporary residence permits are issued through:

• for the issue of permit within 3 months;
• for the renewal of permit within 2 months.

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.

The application for replacement of a temporary residence permit and the documents attached thereto shall be submitted at least 1 working day before the expiry of the validity of the existing temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 6 months.

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

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

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information System (‘MIGRIS’), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department.

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foreigners who have been legally resident in an EU Member State for 5 years may become long-term residents under Directive 2003/109/EC. To confirm the long-term resident status, a residence permit is issued, allowing permanent residence in the issuing country, as well as easier access to temporary residence permits in other EU Member States.

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;

Valid permanent residence permit issued by another member state of the EU to live in the European Union;

2.  Document about sufficient means of subsistence;

The amount of subsistence is 1 minimum monthly salary per month. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit.

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

It shall be needed only when you are for the first time addressing in regards to the residence permit. These are the certificates issued by the competent institutions of foreign countries, wherein you lived prior to entering the Republic of Lithuania or have been living for the past 2 years (save for those cases when you were living in the foreign country less than 6 months within 12 months period) affirming that you were/were not convicted therein. The translated in to Lithuanian language, as well as legalized and/or certified (Apostille), when this is needed, certificates must be issued no sooner than 6 months prior to the day of submitting the application regarding the residence permit. If you were convicted, the certificate must indicate when and for which criminal activity you were convicted, what was the sentence awarded and has it been carried-out;

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

5. Health insurance document.

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, adoption 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.

The residence permit issued by another EU Member State must contain the record in the language of that state: “Long-term resident – EU”.

The application for replacement of a temporary residence permit and the documents attached thereto shall be submitted at least 1 working day before the expiry of the validity of the existing temporary residence permit, but not earlier than 4 months in advance.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 1 year.

You can. Family members are: your spouse, registered partner, unmarried and dependent underage children, your dependent parents if you have been supporting them for at least 1 year and they are unable to use the assistance of other family members living abroad.

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

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

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

If you did not confirm when completing the application for a residence permit that you undertake to declare your residence in a suitable accommodation, where necessary, you can add the

Form of Undertaking In Regards to the Declaration of Place of Residence to the "Comments" section of the documents attached to the application.

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

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

• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Attention! 

You must apply for a temporary residence permit at a reserved time to the territorial department of the Migration Department or to an external service provider within 1 year after the completion of the qualification or research and experimental development work.

Temporary residence permit will be issued to you in order for you to be able to look for work and start working or take-up activity as self-employed person.

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 of the temporary residence permit:

2. if you are an foreigner who has completed studies in Lithuania - a certificate from a Lithuanian institution of science and studies that you have acquired a higher education qualification or a higher education diploma;
3. if you are a foreigner who has completed a formal vocational training programme in Lithuania - a certificate from an educational institution or other education provider that you have acquired a professional qualification under a formal vocational training programme, or a certificate of professional qualification;
4. if you are a researcher who has completed research and experimental development work - confirmation from the Lithuanian institution of science and studies that research and experimental development work is completed;
5. Document about sufficient means of subsistence;

The amount of subsistence is 1 minimum monthly salary per month. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit.

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

    7.  Health insurance document.

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, adoption 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.

Important! Once, at your choice, you may be exempted from the state fee for processing the documents for issuing a temporary residence permit and for issuing a temporary residence permit under the general procedure.

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.

Decisions regarding the issuance/changing of the temporary residence permits are accepted and temporary residence permits are issued:

• Based on the general procedure - within 1 months;
• Based on the urgent procedure - within 15 days.

Important:

• Upon arriving to the Migration Department at the booked time, your presence in Lithuania must be lawful;
• Upon submitting the request to issue or change the temporary residence permit, you may be issued a national visa, the validity duration of which is no more than 5 months from the day of submitting the request regarding the issuance or changing of the temporary residence permit in Lithuania.
• 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.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you for a period of 12 months.

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

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

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

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

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Foreigners appointed as guardians and caregivers of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may enter Lithuania.

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;
2. Documents proving that you are appointed guardian (caregiver) of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania;
3. Document about sufficient means of subsistence;

The amount of subsistence is 1 minimum monthly salary per month. The funds must be sufficient for the entire period of validity of the requested temporary residence permit.

4. The undertaking (confirmation) that you will declare your residence in a dwelling with a living area of at least 7 square metres for each adult person declaring a residence therein (to be confirmed by 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:

• 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, adoption 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.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 1 year.

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

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

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

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

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caretakers or persons under care of an appointed guardian or trustee – a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may enter Lithuania.

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;
2. Documents attesting the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania has been appointed as your guardian/curator;
3. 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.

If you are older than 18 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 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, if  you are older than 18 years;
• Regarding the changing of permit:
  • Based on the general procedure - within 2 months;
  • Based on the urgent procedure - within 1 month, if you are older than 18 years.

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.

A temporary residence permit will be issued to you or renewed for 1 year.

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

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

When completing the application for a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania via the Lithuanian Migration Information Syste (‘MIGRIS’), you must indicate whether you wish to declare your place of residence via the Migration Department.

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

• The declaration of residence data must be provided when completing your application, and you do not need to complete a separate declaration of residence.
• When you fill-out the request to issue the residence permit via ‘MIGRIS’, you must add documents affirming your right to declare the place of residence in the dwelling. This can be:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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