Lithuania's route for highly qualified employees, issued by the Migration Department via the MIGRIS online system. It is issued for up to three years (or contract length plus three months) and the salary threshold is tied to the national average wage, with a lower threshold for shortage occupations on the High Value-Added Professions list.
Highly qualified non-EU professionals with a higher-education qualification and a qualifying job offer in Lithuania.
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Yes, the Blue Card offers favourable family reunification, and family members can generally access the labour market.
Yes, Blue Card residence counts toward EU long-term residence, and the scheme can ease counting time spent in other EU states.
The EU Blue Card is Lithuania's route for highly qualified non-EU professionals with a higher-education qualification and a qualifying job offer. It is issued for up to three years, and the salary must reach a multiple of the national average wage.
Changing jobs is allowed, but in the early period of the card a change of employer usually needs authorisation from the authorities.
Unemployment does not immediately cancel the card; there is usually a limited grace period to find new qualifying work.
It is usually issued for up to three years, or for the length of your contract plus a few months if the contract is shorter.
You need higher qualifications or equivalent experience plus a job paying above a multiple of the national average gross wage.