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Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymas dėl užsieniečių teisinės padėties (Nr. IX-2206), suvestinė redakcija 2026-07-01 - 2026-10-31
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Consolidated Lithuanian Law on the Legal Status of Aliens (IX-2206, version 1 Jul-31 Oct 2026, 143 pp.): entry, visas, temporary residence grounds (work, Blue Card with EUR 1 million company revenue condition for managers, family reunification incl. exemption for investors in state-important projects, studies, lawful activity art. 45: company participant with EUR 28,000 equity incl. EUR 14,000 own investment and wage bill of 2 average wages; EUR 260,000 investment with 5 jobs; manager of a EUR 500,000 company with 10 jobs; 1/3 shareholding; permit for 2 years; refusal/revocation if the company is fictitious or no longer meets art. 45(1)(1), (1^1), (2^2)), permanent residence, EU long-term residence, expulsion, asylum, amendment notes. Investor thresholds (14,000; 260,000) and the 2016 event were already recorded; the other art. 45 conditions and validity added. Work, Blue Card, study, family and asylum provisions are out of scope. No statistics. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
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- Business investmentcompany participant (own investment, in a company with at least EUR 28,000 equity)EUR 14,000Date not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Minimum company equity or applicant's shareart. 45(1)(1) route: equity (or assets) of the company of at least EUR 28,000, of which at least EUR 14,000 invested by the alien; company active at least 6 months under a business planEUR 28,000Date not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Business investmentcompany participant (investment with at least five full-time jobs)EUR 260,000Date not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Manager of a large company, minimum equityart. 45(1)(2^2): manager (not necessarily investor) of a company with equity of at least EUR 500,000 and at least ten full-time jobs paid at least the average monthly gross wageEUR 500,000Date not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Residence permit validitytemporary residence permit for lawful activity (art. 45): issued and renewed for 2 years, or for the period of the activity if shorter2 yearsDate not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Minimum period of company activityart. 45(1)(1) and (1^1) routes: the company must have carried on the activity in its founding documents in Lithuania for at least the last 6 months before the alien applies6 monthsDate not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Total monthly wages paid to full-time staffart. 45(1)(1) route: full-time employees who are Lithuanian/EU/EFTA citizens or permanent residents paid in total at least twice the average monthly gross wage of the last published year2 times the average monthly gross wage (total monthly pay of full-time staff)Date not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Jobs to createart. 45(1)(1^1) route (EUR 260,000 investment): at least five full-time jobs held by Lithuanian/EU/EFTA citizens or permanent residents; company active at least 6 months5 jobsDate not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Jobs to createart. 45(1)(2^2) route (manager of a company with EUR 500,000 equity): at least ten full-time jobs held by Lithuanian/EU/EFTA citizens or permanent residents paid at least the average monthly gross wage (or aliens with a permit under art. 40(1)(4^1))10 jobsDate not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
- Minimum ownership shareart. 45(1)(1) and (1^1) routes: the alien must be the company manager or hold shares with a nominal value of at least one third of the authorised capital (AB or UAB)33.33 percent (minimum ownership)Date not stated · Lithuania Seimas 2026Lithuania · Company investor residence
About the document
What it covers Art. 45(1)(1) and (1¹): temporary residence for company participants investing EUR 14,000 (of EUR 28,000 equity) or EUR 260,000 with five jobs; art. 45(1)(2²) EUR 500,000 company with ten jobs
Notes Consolidated text valid 1 Jul to 31 Oct 2026.
Source id ltu-seimas-aliens-law-2026 · accessed 2 Oct 2026