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Temporary Residence Permit for Lawful (Business) Activity
Lithuania · Northern Europe
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownResidency-to-PassportActive Investor Visas
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedUnknown
- Unknown
- Governing lawPublished
- Republic of Lithuania Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, Article 45 (temporary residence permit for engaging in lawful activity)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Register or buy into a Lithuanian company, create local jobs and hold a renewable two-year EU residence permit as its owner-director
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsUnknown
- Unknown
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Own at least a 33% stake in a Lithuanian company with equity of at least EUR 28,000 (own contribution at least EUR 14,000), operating for 6+ months, employing at least 2 full-time Lithuanian/EU staff at a combined gross salary of at least EUR 4,500/month
- Employment statusPublished
- Self-employed
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
- ChildrenPublished
- Family reunification available for spouse and children of TRP holders under general Lithuanian rules; program-specific age cutoff not found
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 4.3–8.7 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Electronic filing through MIGRIS
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Company must be physically incorporated and operating in Lithuania before filing; biometrics/card collection in Lithuania after approval
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- MIGRIS TRP decision: about 1 month for expedited (extra fee) processing, about 2 months for general processing
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.migris.lt
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $16,380
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- $16,380
- Processing feeUnknown
- Unknown
- Application feePublished
- $187
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $187
- Monthly income requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- MIGRIS state fee EUR 160 for general processing (~USD 187) or EUR 320 for expedited processing (~USD 374); separate from company-formation and investment costs
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 2 days/year
- Physical presence requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- In-country visit requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Move-in windowUnknown
- Unknown
- Length of residencyPublished
- 24 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No day-count published; Lithuania's Law on the Legal Status of Aliens allows a temporary residence permit to be withdrawn if the holder resides abroad for more than 6 consecutive months
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 20%-32%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 10 years
- Work for a local employerUnknown
- Unknown
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessUnknown
- Unknown
- University accessUnknown
- Unknown
- Can buy landUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bankingUnknown
- Unknown
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- The EUR 14,000 personal-investment / EUR 28,000 company-equity figures (~USD 16,380) closely match the list claim of ~USD 16,000. Distinct from LT-AIV2 (Startup Visa Lithuania), which has no fixed investment threshold and is evaluated on the business's innovation potential instead.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.migracija.lt/en/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://armenian-lawyer.com/business-immigration/beyond-residency-lithuanias-citizenship-pathway-for-business-investors-and-entrepreneurs/ | https://armenian-lawyer.com/global/step-by-step-guide-to-investment-residency-in-lithuania-business-options-explained/ | https://immigration.lt/lithuania/residence-permit/ | https://smirnov.lt/en/2025/12/14/revocation-of-a-temporary-residence-permit-due-to-absence-exceeding-6-months-residence-abroad_-lvat-2025/
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.