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).

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 if the application is submitted through an external service provider – the service fee must also be paid.

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.