Residence permit under a large-project investment agreement
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Leidimas gyventi pagal stambaus projekto investicijų sutartį (Investicijų įstatymo 15-7 straipsnio 5 dalis) as of 2025-11-02[1] Statutory description; the Migration Department titles its page 'Atvykstu pagal stambaus projekto investicijų sutartį'. |
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| Official name (English) | Residence permit under a large-project investment agreement as of 2025-11-02[1] Descriptive English rendering of the statutory ground. |
| Legal basis | Law on Investments No. VIII-1312, art. 15-7(5), with the definition of a large project at art. 2(25) as of 2025-11-02[1] Consolidated text in force from 2 November 2025, read at e-seimas.lrs.lt. Art. 2(25) was last amended by law No. XV-380 of 30 June 2025. The special conditions in art. 15-7 apply only where the large-project investment agreement has agreed to their application, and only from the day the project is entered on the list of large projects. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2025-11-02[1] |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA, EFTA as of 2025-11-02[1] 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 enter and reside under a separate regime (the Law's free-movement chapter), so this ground is not open to them. Investment Law art. 13(1) para. 3 and art. 15(7) para. 5 state the exclusion in the same terms in their own text. |
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| 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
| Initial duration | up to 3 years as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5): the permit may be issued or changed for three years, or for the period of the employment contract with the investor implementing the large project or of the lawful activity in Lithuania where the employment, shareholder's or manager's activity will last less than three years. |
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| How the initial term is set | fixed |
| Renewable | Yes as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5) provides for the permit to be issued or changed on the same terms. |
| Renewal duration | up to 3 years as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5). |
| Maximum total duration | Not established from a qualifying source No aggregate ceiling is stated beyond the large project's implementation period. |
| Work rights | full as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5): the aliens covered are exempt from the obligation to obtain a work permit, no qualification-matching or work-experience requirements are applied to them, and those lawfully present in Lithuania may begin work from the day the application is submitted. |
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 track applies. |
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Requirements
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| Source-of-funds checks | Not established from a qualifying source |
| Income requirement | Not established from a qualifying source No income condition is stated for the alien on this ground. |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5): an alien outside Lithuania applies through an external service provider chosen by the Migration Department; an alien lawfully present in Lithuania applies to the Migration Department. |
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| Statutory processing time | up to 1 month as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5): the application to issue or change the residence permit is examined no later than one month from the day it was submitted. |
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Physical presence
| maximum consecutive absence | 6 months · to keep the permit as of 2026-07-01[3] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Yes as of 2025-11-02[1] Art. 15-7(5): a family member as defined in the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens arriving to live in Lithuania together with the alien may be issued a residence permit for the same period. |
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| Family may apply at the same time | Not established from a qualifying source Not stated in art. 15-7(5) in the terms art. 13-1(9) uses for the investment-contract ground. |
Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 3 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 3 |
| 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] 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