Temporary residence permit for an alien in the case of family reunification

Route status

Active as of 2026-07-01^[4]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)	Leidimo laikinai gyventi išdavimas užsieniečiui šeimos susijungimo atveju (43 straipsnis) as of 2026-07-01^[4] 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 in the case of family reunification as of 2026-07-01^[4]
Legal basis	Law on the Legal Status of Aliens No. IX-2206, art. 43, with the grounds provision at art. 40(1)(3), the joint-application rule at art. 40(6) and the general conditions at art. 26 as of 2026-07-01^[4] Consolidated text in force from 1 July 2026. Art. 43(1)(7) and art. 43(6-1)(1) were amended by law No. XV-945 of 14 May 2026.
Instrument type	residence permit as of 2026-07-01^[4]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this route	EU, EEA, EFTA as of 2026-07-01^[4] 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	21 as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(7): the art. 43(1)(5) spouse and registered-partner ground applies only where both spouses, or both parties to the registered partnership, are at least 21, except where the alien joined holds a permit issued on the art. 40(1)(14) EU long-term-resident ground. No minimum age applies to the other limbs.
Criminal-record condition	Not established from a qualifying source

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration	2 years as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(5): the permit is issued for the same period as the permit of the alien joined; where the alien joins a holder of a permanent residence permit or a Lithuanian citizen, it is issued for 2 years and changed for 4. The figure recorded here is the citizen / permanent-resident case; the general rule is relational and is carried by initial_duration_basis.
How the initial term is set	matches the sponsor's permit
Renewable	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(5).
Renewal duration	4 years as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(5): 4 years where the alien joins a holder of a permanent residence permit or a Lithuanian citizen. Where the alien joins a temporary permit holder, the permit again matches the sponsor's.
Maximum total duration	Not established from a qualifying source No aggregate ceiling is stated in art. 43.
Work rights	full as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 58(1): an alien who holds, or applies to change, a temporary residence permit issued on the art. 40(1)(3) ground has the right to work in Lithuania.

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
Who can sponsor	citizen, permanent resident, temporary permit holder as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(1) names Lithuanian citizens (limbs 1, 2 and 3), aliens holding a residence permit of either kind (limbs 2, 5 and 6), aliens holding a permanent residence permit (limb 7) and aliens granted asylum with a residence permit (limb 4).
Eligible relations	spouse, registered partner, minor child, parent as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(1): a child of Lithuanian-citizen parents (limb 1); a minor alien joining parents, a parent, or the spouse of a parent who is the minor's guardian, where that person is a Lithuanian citizen or holds a residence permit (limb 2); a parent joining a child who is a Lithuanian citizen (limb 3) or a child granted asylum and holding a residence permit (limb 4); a spouse or registered partner (limb 5); a first-degree direct ascendant relative of a residence-permit holder (limb 6); and a child joining parents who are incapacitated by old-age pension age or disability and hold a permanent residence permit (limb 7). Limb 8 covers particularly difficult circumstances arising from the dissolution of a marriage or registered partnership or the death of a family member.
Sponsor income requirement	1 × minimum monthly wage per month as of 2026-07-01^[3]^[4]
Sponsor accommodation requirement	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 26(1)(4), reached through art. 43(3): a written undertaking to declare a place of residence in premises giving at least 7 square metres of living space per adult declaring residence there.
Sponsor waiting period	2 years as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43(6): an alien within art. 43(1)(2), (5) or (6) whose family members come for reunification must have resided in Lithuania for the preceding 2 years, hold a temporary residence permit valid for at least one year, and have reasonable prospects of acquiring the right of permanent residence. The requirement does not apply to an alien granted asylum; to an alien applying for or holding a permit on the art. 40(1)(1), (2), (4-1), (4-2), (5-1), (13) or (16) grounds; to an alien on the art. 40(1)(14) EU long-term-resident ground, where the family already existed in the member state where that status was acquired; to an alien who came to train at a science and studies institution under an international treaty or an EU academic exchange programme with third countries; to an alien who has invested own, borrowed or fiduciary assets in Lithuania while participating directly in projects of importance to the State; or to an alien on the art. 45(1)(1) to (2-2) grounds. Art. 43(6-1) further disapplies it where the family joins an alien within art. 43(1)(2) or (5) holding a permit under art. 46(1)(5), or applying under art. 44 or art. 49-4 having completed second-cycle, residency or doctoral studies or research and experimental development work in Lithuania, and where a minor alien within art. 43(1)(2) applies and both parents, the parent who is the guardian, or the sole parent or guardian, is applying for or holds a temporary residence permit.
Pre-entry language test	Not established from a qualifying source No pre-entry language condition is stated in art. 43 or art. 26. The Law was not read exhaustively for integration conditions.
Sponsor and relation matrix	Sponsor status: citizen Relation: parent Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(1): an alien whose parents, or one of them, are Lithuanian citizens living in Lithuania. No art. 43(6) waiting period applies to this limb, which is not among the limbs art. 43(6) names. Sponsor status: temporary permit holder Relation: minor child Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(2): a minor alien joining parents or a parent living in Lithuania, or the spouse of a parent who is the minor's guardian, being a Lithuanian citizen or a residence-permit holder. Subject to art. 43(6) unless one of its exemptions applies; art. 43(6-1)(2) disapplies it where both parents or the sole parent or guardian is applying for or holds a permit. Sponsor status: citizen Relation: minor child Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(3): an alien whose child living in Lithuania is a Lithuanian citizen. Sponsor status: specific permits Relation: minor child Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(4): an alien whose child living in Lithuania has been granted asylum in Lithuania and issued a residence permit. Sponsor status: temporary permit holder Relation: spouse Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(5): an alien whose spouse, or the person with whom a registered partnership contract has been concluded, is a Lithuanian citizen or an alien holding a residence permit. Both parties must be at least 21 (art. 43(7)). Art. 43(4) requires an assessment of whether there are serious grounds to believe the marriage, registered partnership or adoption is fictitious. Subject to art. 43(6). Sponsor status: temporary permit holder Relation: registered partner Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(5), same terms as for a spouse, including the age condition in art. 43(7) and the fictitious-partnership assessment in art. 43(4). Sponsor status: temporary permit holder Relation: parent Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(6): a first-degree direct ascendant relative of an alien holding a residence permit. Subject to art. 43(6). Sponsor status: permanent resident Relation: parent Resulting condition: Art. 43(1)(7), as amended by law No. XV-945 of 14 May 2026: an alien whose parents live in Lithuania, are incapable of work by reason of old-age pension age or disability, and hold a permanent residence permit.

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^[2] Charged per: applicant Paid by: applicant Condition: standard procedure Kind: expedite Amount: EUR 320 as of 2024-07-11^[2] Expedited procedure. Charged per: applicant Paid by: applicant Condition: expedited procedure
Quota	Quota exists: No as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 44(2) confines the art. 57-1 quota to the art. 44(1)(2) and (3) work grounds. Exempt from the general quota: Yes as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 44(2).
Stages	Label: Where the family member arrives together with the alien joined, a joint application examined and decided at the same time as that alien's (art. 40(6)); the family member's permit then runs for the same period

Physical presence

Physical presence
maximum consecutive absence	6 months · to keep the permit as of 2026-07-01^[4]
registration only	to keep the permit as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 26(1)(4), reached through art. 43(3): a written undertaking to declare a place of residence in premises giving at least 7 square metres of living space per adult declaring residence there.

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be included	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 43 is itself the family-reunification ground; a holder of a permit on this ground may in turn be joined under art. 43(1)(2), (5) or (6), subject to art. 43(6).
Eligible relations	spouse, registered partner, minor child, parent as of 2026-07-01^[4] As in art. 43(1).
Family may apply at the same time	Yes as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 40(6): where a family member arrives to live together with an alien meeting the art. 43(6) and 43(6-1) conditions, the applications may be lodged together, are examined together and are decided at the same time.
Family members' work rights	full as of 2026-07-01^[4] Art. 58(1).

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited	4
of which official (tier 1)	4
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] 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
[3] Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministro 2007 m. sausio 29 d. įsakymas Nr. A1-22 dėl pragyvenimo Lietuvos Respublikoje lėšų dydžio nustatymo
Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministras (e-seimas.lrs.lt) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2007-01-29 · Accessed 2026-08-17 · Archived copy
[4] 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