Lithuania - Permanent Residency - Permanent Residency

Conditions for Issuing a Permanent Residence Permit

You may be issued a permanent residence permit if you meet one of the following grounds:

1) You have retained the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania;

2) You are a person of Lithuanian descent;

3) You have entered the Republic of Lithuania for residence joining a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania as her/his family member;

4) You have lost citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania but you are living in the Republic of Lithuania;

5) You are a child under the age of 18, born in the Republic of Lithuania and your parents or one of them are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania whose place of residence has been declared in the Republic of Lithuania or who holds a permanent residence permit;

6) You are a child under the age of 18, not born in the Republic of Lithuania and your parents or one of them are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania whose place of residence has been declared in the Republic of Lithuania or who holds a permanent residence permit;

7) You have been granted refugee status [nuoroda I straipsni; #61] in the Republic of Lithuania;

8) You have been living in the Republic of Lithuania for a continuous period of the last 5 years holding a temporary residence permit.

A person qualified for a permanent residence permit must meet these conditions as well:

1) You meet the conditions of entry set in Schengen Borders Code;

2) You have a valid document evidencing that you have sickness insurance coverage when in the cases established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania you not covered by compulsory health insurance.

3) You have adequate means of subsistence [nuoroda I straipsni; #47] and/or receive regular revenue, which is sufficient for your stay in the Republic of Lithuania.

A Permanent Residence Permit may be issued or replaced if:

1) You change your personal data;
2) The permanent residence permit has become unsuitable for use;
3) The validity of the permanent residence permit has expired;
4) There are inaccurate entries in the permanent residence permit;
5) The permanent residence permit has been lost.

Necessary Documents

To obtain a permanent residence permit, you must submit following documents:

* A written application;
* A valid travel document;
* Documents providing evidence of a valid sickness insurance coverage;
* Documents substantiating your right to obtain a permanent residence permit (described above);
* Documents proving that you have sufficient funds and (or) receive a regular income that adequately covers the subsistence costs in the Republic of Lithuania.