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Employee eligibility Mediation Letter Temporary Residence Permit application & appointment Collecting the Temporary Residence Permit Declaring the place of residence
in Lithuania

Employee eligibility Mediation Letter Application process Collecting the Temporary Declaring the place of
Residence Permit residence in Lithuania
The employer finds a candidate and determines If an employee is eligible for a TRP, then The application process through External Service Providers may take
whether they are eligible for a Temporary the employer submits a Mediation Letter to up to 90 days. The process has three steps: first, the employee submits The employee has two options to collect Upon collecting their TRP, the
residence permit (TRP). the Lithuanian Migration Department via its the application online; then, the employee books and attends an the Temporary Residence Permit. employee will have 1 month to
e-service system MIGRIS. The Mediation appointment at the local application centre. declare their place of residence
Letter is assigned a number which needs in Lithuania.
to be entered in the TRP application.
Eligibility criteria: Option 1

The application processing fee is €120. The employee

• Direct employment at a company registered in
Step 1 Step 2 can collect their The employee may declare their
Lithuania.
TRP at their local place of residence at the Migration
• The employment period in Lithuania is at least The employer The employer application Department or at the local
six months. submits information shares the assigned Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 centre. Eldership office.
regarding the Mediation Letter
• The employee must meet at least one of these
foreign employee’s number with the The employee submits After submitting At the application
requirements:
employment and employee. the application online the application, centre, the employee
• Have a proof of qualification (e.g. a Arrival in Lithuania
qualifications, as via MIGRIS and the employee books submits all the
certificate from an educational institution) well as a copy of uploads all the an appointment at necessary document
• Have at least one year of relevant work the employee’s necessary documents the local application originals and
experience during the last five years. passport. to the system. centre on the biometric data, and Option 2
• Will receive a monthly salary which is equal VFS Global website. pays the service fee.
The employee can
or higher than the average monthly salary at
collect their TRP
the company in the last calendar year.
at the Migration
The size of the fee Department
depends the office.
employee's country
A decision of the Employment Service regarding
of origin and can only
demand for the employee's qualifications is
be paid in person by The employee
needed in case the profession is not included in
the employee. needs to make sure
the high-demand profession list or the relevant
quota is exhausted. that their country of
origin has a visa-free
In such case, the employer submits the documents The employee may agreement with
to the Employment Service. The decision is then also be required to Lithuania or have a
directly forwarded to the Migration Department. attend a mandatory valid Schengen visa
online interview with upon arrival.
a specialist from
The employer has registered the vacancy the Migration
with the Employment Service at least Department. If the employee's profession is listed on
5 business days ago. the high-demant list, they can start
working before collecting their TRP.

5 business days up to 90 days

Start of the employment

Employer Employer Employee Employee Employee