Source document
Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymas dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties, 2004 m. balandžio 29 d. Nr. IX-2206 (original text)
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What the document holds
Original text of Lithuania's Law on the Legal Status of Aliens, No IX-2206 of 29 Apr 2004: entry, visas, residence permit conditions (art. 26), temporary residence grounds (art. 40) incl. art. 45 for foreigners engaged in lawful activity (company owner with at least 10% of capital or votes; manager; other lawful activity), 1-year permit, revocation (art. 50), permanent residence (art. 53), asylum, detention, expulsion; annex of EU acts implemented. No minimum investment amount in this version. Earlier: 2 rules (10% share, 1-year permit). This pass added 2 rules: the 6-month absence limit that revokes a temporary permit and the 5-year route to permanent residence (general). Other numbers (travel document validity margin, children's ages, detention periods) are general immigration law, out of scope.
What it supports
4 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (4)
- Residence permit validitytemporary residence permit for lawful activity (2004 wording)1 yearsSince 30 Apr 2004 · Lithuania Seimas 2004Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Time before eligible for permanent residenceholder of a temporary residence permit (any ground) who has lived in Lithuania without interruption for the last 5 years5 yearsSince 30 Apr 2004 · Lithuania Seimas 2004Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Maximum time allowed abroadtemporary residence permit holders (all grounds, incl. art. 45 company owners): permit revoked if the alien leaves to live, or lives, abroad longer than this6 monthsSince 30 Apr 2004 · Lithuania Seimas 2004Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Minimum ownership shareforeigner registering a company as owner or co-owner (2004 wording, no minimum investment)10 percent (minimum ownership)Since 30 Apr 2004 · Lithuania Seimas 2004Lithuania · Company investor residence
About the document
What it covers Original 2004 text of the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens: art. 40(1)(5) temporary residence for lawful activity; art. 45(1)(1) for a foreigner who registers a company as owner or co-owner of at least 10% of capital or votes; permit for one year.
Notes Original version as adopted (Valstybės žinios 2004, Nr. 73-2539). No minimum investment amount in the 2004 wording.
Source id ltu-seimas-aliens-law-2004 · accessed 10 Oct 2026