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Residence Permits
 An
alien intending to live in Lithuania for a period exceeding three months in
any calendar half-year from the first day of entry into the Republic of
Lithuania or intending to work or engage in other lawful activities in the
Republic of Lithuania must obtain:
Grounds for issuance of a temporary residence
permit
The application
for the temporary residency permit has to be submitted in person to the
Consulate General or the migration office in Lithuania.
The permit is usually issued for one year.
The travel document of the applicant has to be valid for
at least three months after the expiration date of the temporary residence
permit.
All documents have to be translated into
Lithuanian.
A temporary residence permit
may be issued or replaced to an alien if:
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The alien
has retained his right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania in
the manner prescribed by the Law on Citizenship of the Republic of
Lithuania ;
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The alien
is a person of Lithuanian descent;
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Is a case
of family reunification;
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The alien
intends to take up employment in the Republic of Lithuania;
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The alien
intends to engage in lawful activities in the Republic of Lithuania;
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The alien
intends to get access to education, to study at an educational
establishment, to participate in internship, training, to take part in
vocational training;
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The alien
has been put under guardianship/curatorship or has been appointed
guardian/curator;
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The alien
may not be expelled from the Republic of Lithuania according to the
procedure established by this Law or his expulsion from the Republic of
Lithuania has been postponed according to the procedure established in
Article 132 of this Law;
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The alien
has been granted subsidiary protection in
the Republic of Lithuania
in the manner prescribed by this Law;
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The alien
has been granted temporary protection in
the Republic of Lithuania
in the manner prescribed by this Law;
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The alien
is unable to leave because he is in a dangerous state of health and
needs immediate emergency medical aid. The list of such states of health
shall be drawn up by the Minister of Health of the Republic of
Lithuania;
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He shall
be allowed to remain in
the Republic of Lithuania
as he is or has been a victim of human trafficking and cooperates with
the pre-trial investigation body or with the court in the fight against
trafficking in human beings or in combating the offences of trafficking
in human beings. The provision shall be applied only to adult aliens;
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He
intends to carry out research and/or experimental development works as
the researcher under employment contract concluded with the research
institution registered in
the Republic of Lithuania.
The application has to be process by the
Migration Department within 6 months from the day the application was
submitted.
Documents to be submitted for issuance of a temporary residence permit
if
the alien
intends to take up employment in the Republic of Lithuania:
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Application
form;
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One
passport photo;
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Passport (or other valid travel document) and its copy;
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The permit to work in Lithuania and the letter from the employer
("tarpininkavimo raštas")
or the letter from local labor exchange
certifying that it received the application for the work permit. In
latter situation, the work permit has to be presented to the
Migration Department no later than
the end of the term of the evaluation of the application;
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Document
proving sufficient funds
(800 litas per month) to
reside in Lithuania;
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Document
proving availability of accommodation for an alien during the period of
temporary residence (lease agreement, real estate ownership documents, written
commitment of a resident of Lithuania or a legal entity to provide
accommodation);
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Health insurance.
If the alien does not intend to arrive to Lithuania before the the
application is evaluated, the health insurance can be presented to the
Migration Department in Lithuania;
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Consular
fee.
Documents
to be submitted for issuance of a temporary residence permit
if
the alien
intends to get access to education/ to study at an educational
establishment:
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Application
form;
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One
passport photo;
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Passport (or other valid travel document) and its copy;
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The documents proving that the alien
has been enrolled as a full-time student at a higher
educational establishment, the letter from the institution
("tarpininkavimo raštas") and the parental
consent fro the minor; or the
documents proving that the alien
has been enrolled as a secondary school pupil, the letter
from the institution ("tarpininkavimo
raštas") and the parental consent fro the minor;
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Document
proving sufficient funds
(800 litas per month) to
reside in Lithuania;
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Document
proving availability of accommodation for an alien during the period of
temporary residence (lease agreement, real estate ownership documents, written
commitment of a resident of Lithuania or a legal entity to provide
accommodation);
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Health insurance.
If the alien does not intend to arrive to Lithuania before the the
application is evaluated, the health insurance can be presented to the
Migration Department in Lithuania;
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Consular
fee.
Documents
to be submitted for issuance of a temporary residence permit if
the alien
intends to carry out research and/or experimental development works as
the researcher under employment contract concluded with the research
institution registered in
the Republic of Lithuania:
The employment contract, the
registration document of scientific research institution
in Lithuania, the letter from the institution
("tarpininkavimo raštas") and the
written letter valid for 6 months after the end of the contract, stating
that if the alien stays in Lithuanian illegally, the institution will
compensate all State expenses of deportation and illegal residence;
Document proving sufficient funds
(800 litas per month) to
reside in Lithuania;
Document
proving availability of accommodation for an alien during the period of
temporary residence (lease agreement, real estate ownership documents, written
commitment of a resident of Lithuania or a legal entity to provide
accommodation);
Health insurance.
If the alien does not intend to arrive to Lithuania before the the
application is evaluated, the health insurance can be presented to the
Migration Department in Lithuania;
Consular
fee.
Links:
www.migracija.lt
www.urm.lt
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