Temporary residence permit for an alien intending to work under a temporary-work contract with a listed temporary-employment undertaking

Route status

Active as of 2026-07-01^[7]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)	Leidimo laikinai gyventi išdavimas užsieniečiui, kuris ketina dirbti (44 straipsnio 1 dalies 3 punktas) as of 2026-07-01^[7] Wording of the article (and, where given, the clause) of the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens that creates the ground.
Official name (English)	Temporary residence permit for an alien intending to work under a temporary-work contract with a listed temporary-employment undertaking as of 2026-07-01^[7]
Legal basis	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens No. IX-2206, art. 44(1)(3), with the grounds provision at art. 40(1)(4), the quota at art. 57-1 and the general conditions at art. 26 as of 2026-07-01^[7] Consolidated text of the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens in force from 1 July 2026.
Instrument type	residence permit as of 2026-07-01^[7]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this route	EU, EEA, EFTA as of 2026-07-01^[7] Chapter IV of the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens governs residence permits for third-country nationals. Citizens of EU, EEA and EFTA member states and their family members exercising the EU free-movement right reside under the Law's separate free-movement regime, so this ground is not open to them.
Minimum age	Not established from a qualifying source No minimum age is stated for this ground in the sources read.
Criminal-record condition	Not established from a qualifying source

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration	up to 2 years as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(6): issued or changed for the period of the alien's work in Lithuania, but for no longer than 2 years. Art. 44(6) also provides that the alien may begin work only once the permit has been issued.
How the initial term is set	matches the contract
Renewable	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(7). Art. 44(8) and 44(10): the holder may change employer or work function; a request may be made no earlier than 6 months after the permit was issued, and the Migration Department decides within 1 month. Where employment ends, the holder has 3 months to apply for a change of employer if he has held the permit for less than 2 years, and 6 months if longer, in each case after giving the art. 36(1)(3) notification.
Renewal duration	up to 2 years as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(6) applies to a change of the permit in the same terms as to its issue.
Maximum total duration	Not established from a qualifying source No aggregate ceiling is stated in art. 44.
Work rights	own activity only as of 2026-07-01^[7]

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residence	Not established from a qualifying source Not sourced as a property of this ground; the country-level permanent-residence track applies.

Requirements

Requirements
Job offer required	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(1)(3): an undertaking must be submitted by a temporary-employment undertaking entered on the list drawn up and published by the State Labour Inspectorate, to employ the alien under a temporary-work contract full time for a period of not less than 6 months.
Salary threshold	Measured against: statistical average Amount: 1 × calendar-year average monthly gross wage in the national economy, including sole proprietorships per month as of 2026-07-01^[2]^[7] Art. 44(1)(3): during the work in Lithuania the temporary-employment undertaking must pay a monthly wage of not less than one last-published calendar-year average monthly gross wage in the national economy (BDU). Measured against: minimum wage Amount: 1 × minimum monthly wage per month as of 2026-07-01^[6]^[7] Art. 44(1)(3): between assignments the undertaking must pay not less than the minimum monthly wage approved by the Government. Measured against: statistical average Amount: 1.20 × calendar-year average monthly gross wage in the national economy, including sole proprietorships per month as of 2026-07-01^[2]^[3]^[7] Art. 44(5): the post-quota floor applies to this ground as it does to art. 44(1)(2).
Labour-market test	Not established from a qualifying source
Qualification requirement	Recorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(1)(3) requires either a qualification related to the work to be performed or at least one year's work experience in the last three years related to that work. As on art. 44(1)(2), the vocabulary has no value for a qualification that is not necessarily a degree.
Employer sponsorship	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(12) conditions on employers apply; art. 44(13) bars an undertaking from a non-compliant employer for 6 months.
Job-search route	No as of 2026-07-01^[7]

Process

Process
Where to apply from	either as of 2025-11-02^[1]
Statutory processing time	Not established from a qualifying source
Fees	Kind: application Amount: EUR 160 as of 2024-07-11^[4] Charged per: applicant Paid by: applicant Condition: standard procedure Kind: expedite Amount: EUR 320 as of 2024-07-11^[4] Expedited procedure. Charged per: applicant Paid by: applicant Condition: expedited procedure
Quota	Quota exists: Yes as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(2) with art. 57-1: the number of aliens issued permits on the art. 44(1)(2) and (3) grounds is capped by an annual quota approved by the Minister of Social Security and Labour in agreement with the Minister of the Interior, on the Employment Service director's proposal. Art. 57-1(2): the quota may not exceed 1.4 per cent of the resident population published by the State Data Agency on 1 July of the previous calendar year. Art. 57-1(5): the Migration Department counts and publishes quota use. Annual cap: 24,706 as of 2026-07-01^[5]^[7] Exempt from the general quota: No as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 44(4) exempts from the quota an alien who completed a general-education or formal vocational training programme in Lithuania and intends to work within 5 years of completion, an alien granted temporary protection, and a holder of a permit issued on the art. 40(1)(3) or (8) grounds – not the ordinary applicant on this ground. Cap exists but is not published as a single figure: No

Physical presence

Physical presence
maximum consecutive absence	6 months · to keep the permit as of 2026-07-01^[7]

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be included	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 43(1)(2), (5) and (6) provide the family-reunification grounds, but art. 43(6) conditions reunification on the sponsor having resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, holding a permit valid for at least one year and having reasonable prospects of permanent residence. This ground is not on the art. 43(6) or 43(6-1) exemption lists.
Eligible relations	spouse, registered partner, minor child, parent as of 2026-07-01^[7] Union of the relations art. 43(1) names: spouse or registered partner (art. 43(1)(5)), a minor alien joining a parent or a parent's spouse (art. 43(1)(2)), and a first-degree direct ascendant relative of a permit holder (art. 43(1)(6)). Art. 43(7) requires both spouses or registered partners to be at least 21.
Family may apply at the same time	No as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 40(6) allows a simultaneous family application only where the alien meets the art. 43(6) and 43(6-1) conditions, and this ground is not on either exemption list, so the sponsor must first have resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, hold a permit valid for at least one year and have reasonable prospects of acquiring the right of permanent residence.
Family members' work rights	full as of 2026-07-01^[7] Art. 58(1): an alien who holds, or applies to change, a temporary residence permit issued on the art. 40(1)(3) family-reunification ground has the right to work in Lithuania. No separate work permit or employer undertaking is required.

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited	7
of which official (tier 1)	7
Oldest as-of date	2024-07-11
Newest as-of date	2026-07-01
Reviewed on	2026-08-22
Schema version	1.1

Sources

[1] Lietuvos Respublikos investicijų įstatymas (Law on Investments) No. VIII-1312, consolidated text in force from 2 November 2025
Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (e-seimas.lrs.lt consolidated-law service) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2025-11-02 · Accessed 2026-08-17 · Archived copy
[2] Paskelbti nauji kalendorinių metų darbo užmokesčio dydžiai – new calendar-year average monthly gross wage figures, 12 May 2026
Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2026-05-12 · Accessed 2026-08-17
[3] Išnaudota šiems metams numatyta į Lietuvą dirbti atvykstančių užsieniečių kvota
Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-02 · Accessed 2026-08-18
[4] Valstybės rinkliavų sąrašas – Leidimai gyventi (state fee schedule for residence permits)
Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos · fee schedule · Tier 1 · Published 2024-07-11 · Accessed 2026-08-22 · Archived copy
[5] Įsakymas Nr. A1-723 dėl užsieniečių įdarbinimo kvotos 2026 metams patvirtinimo
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-10 · Accessed 2026-08-18
[6] Patvirtinta: MMA nuo 2026 m. – 1153 eurai
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2025-10-16 · Accessed 2026-08-17
[7] Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymas dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties (Law on the Legal Status of Aliens) No. IX-2206, consolidated text in force 1 July 2026 – 31 October 2026
Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (e-seimas.lrs.lt consolidated-law service) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-07-01 · Accessed 2026-08-17