I want to become an electronic resident

A foreigner who wishes to use the administrative, public or commercial services provided electronically (remotely) in the Republic of Lithuania may submit an application for granting the status of an electronic resident of the Republic of Lithuania. A foreigner may start using the opportunities provided by the status of an e-resident when he/she has been granted the status of an e-resident in accordance with the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Legal Status of Aliens” and has been issued an electronic identification and electronic signature means.

A foreigner of at least 18 years old must fill in an application for granting the status of an electronic resident of the Republic of Lithuania through the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) and submit it to the Migration Department.

A foreigner located abroad submits the application through the chosen external service provider, and a foreigner legally staying in the Republic of Lithuania – personally to the Migration Department.

After filling in the application through MIGRIS the foreigner must appear in person at the chosen external service provider within 4 months from the day of filling in the application through MIGRIS, and a foreigner legally staying in the Republic of Lithuania must arrive to the Migration Department and submit:

• a valid travel document which complies with the requirements for identification established in the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing of the Republic of Lithuania;
• a document granting the right to be or stay in the Republic of Lithuania when the application is submitted in the Republic of Lithuania by a foreigner who is excluded from the visa-free regime;
• biometric data for identity verification (facial image and fingerprints of two fingers).

Visual instruction how to fill the application.

Before submitting the application, a foreigner must pay a public fee for accepting the application for granting the status of an electronic resident of the Republic of Lithuania and issuing an electronic identification and electronic signature means, which amounts to EUR 90 and is paid to one of the following accounts of the State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania (company number 188659752).

If the application is submitted through an external service provider, customer service fee is applied by the external service provider which is the same in all countries - 18 EUR per person.

The decision on granting the status of an electronic resident is made immediately.

The status of an electronic resident is not granted to a foreigner if:

• another Schengen state has entered an alert in the central second-generation Schengen Information System for refusal of entry with respect to the foreigner;
• the foreigner is included in the national list of foreigners prohibited from entering the Republic of Lithuania.

After examining the foreigner’s application for granting the status of an e-resident and in the absence of grounds for not granting the status of an e-resident, a foreigner is granted the status of an e-resident for 3 years.

A foreigner who has been granted the status of an e-resident will be issued an electronic identification and electronic signature means with a certificate of identification of the e-resident in the electronic space and a qualified electronic signature certificate of the e-resident entered therein, which are valid for a period no longer than the validity of the status of an e-resident of the foreigner. This electronic identification and electronic signature means issued to the foreigner gives him/her the opportunity to use the administrative, public or commercial services provided electronically (remotely) in the Republic of Lithuania.

A foreigner or his/her authorised person must arrive at the place where the application for granting the status of an electronic resident of the Republic of Lithuania was submitted in person, i.e. at an external service provider for which the application was submitted or at the territorial unit of the Migration Department for which the application was submitted (in such case the foreigner must be staying in the Republic of Lithuania legally) to collect the electronic identification and electronic signature means no later than within 6 months from its issue.

After collecting the electronic identification and electronic signature means the foreigner must activate it through MIGRIS.

No, the status of an electronic resident granted to the foreigner does not give him/her the right to enter the Republic of Lithuania or any other state of the Schengen Area – it is only the means for the foreigner to be able to use the administrative, public or commercial services provided electronically in the Republic of Lithuania. A traveling foreigner with the status of an electronic resident is still subject to the normal rules and must have a valid document entitling him/her to be or stay in the country.

Currently e. the resident can use the following services:

1. login to the Electronic Government Gateway (you have to choose English language at home page);
2. login to the Lithuanian Migration Information System (MIGRIS) through the Electronic Government Gateway;
3. sign documents by e-signature in the Electronic Government Gateway portal or by other means.
4. register a new private limited liability company or a foreign branch.

The range of services provided to e-residents will be gradually expanded to enable digital possibilities of developing business relations, company establishment and management, performing of financial operations as well as access to other services relevant to foreigners.

You may activate your electronic residency card by logging in to your account on the Lithuanian Migration Information System (hereinafter – MIGRIS) at www.migracija.lt >> Login. On your account, you will find a button ‘Activate’ along your card details. As soon as you activate the document, you will be able to see the PIN and PUK codes.

Visual instruction how to activate e-resident card.

In order to use the e. resident electronic identification and electronic signature means the card holder should download and install the following middleware:

1. You can download and install the middleware here   https://www.nsc.vrm.lt/downloads_en.htm. Visual installation instructions can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jHi_YF0aqY&ab_channel=Migracijosdepartamentas.
2. Take the card reader and unfold it in the shape of * + *. Put the e-residency card into the reader. Plug the card reader into the computer. Using the e-residency card, make sure that the chip and the reader are in contact.
3. Open the Softemia mCard toolbox on the computer. In the window that opens, register the e. the resident card by entering the card CAN (6-digit number, which you can see in the lower right corner of the front of the e-resident card).

You can e-sign documents in several ways:

In order to log in to Electronic Government Gateway, you must additionally install a web browser plug-in, that you can download at https://www.dokobit.com/lt/atsisiuntimai. You can refer to visual instructions at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1pigPV8iCY&ab_channel=Migracijosdepartamentas.

You can also sign documents using Signa (download the browser plugin at https://signa.mitsoft.lt/signa-web/app/index.html) or GoSign (download the browser plugin at https://www.gosign.lt/en/) tools.

Visual instruction how to connect to your account.