Lithuania Enterprise Residence

1. Residence permit24 months
2. Renew24 months at a time
3. Permanent residencyafter 5 years
4. Citizenshipafter 10 years

• Permanent residency 5 years
• Citizenship 10 years
• Dual citizenship not allowed
• Language required for citizenship A2

Country

Lithuania

Program

Lithuania Enterprise Residence

Local name

Leidimas laikinai gyventi teisėtai veiklai

Type

Entrepreneur

Status

Active

Initial duration

24 months

Renewable

Yes (24 mo)

Temporary residence permit for a non-EU shareholder or manager of a Lithuanian company that has already traded for six months. The applicant invests at least EUR 14,000, company equity is at least EUR 28,000, and qualifying staff are paid at least two average monthly wages together. The permit is issued and renewed for two years.

Income requirement

EUR 1,153/mo (~$1,290 USD)

Application fee

$179

Tax regime

Worldwide

Tax rate

20.0%

Regime name

20% to 36 average wages, then 25% and 32%

Foreign income taxed

Yes

Capital gains taxed

Yes

Method

online, in person

Processing time

45–90 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

The wage test uses the last published calendar-year average monthly gross wage. For 2025 that average was EUR 2,410, so the combined monthly wage bill is EUR 4,820. There is no fixed headcount. A hired manager whose purpose is to work in that company can use the same company test. Means of subsistence are one 2026 minimum monthly wage, EUR 1,153 a month, EUR 13,836 for a year. The state fee is EUR 160, or EUR 320 urgent. The ordinary decision takes up to three months, and the urgent procedure halves that. USD figures use the ECB reference rate of 8 October 2026, 1 EUR = 1.1186 USD. The Migration Department checks whether the company is fictitious. If the holder temporarily misses the company tests, the revocation check can be deferred once, for three months, during the permit. Living abroad for more than six months revokes it. Long-term residence is five years, with the six-month and ten-month absence allowance and the state-language and Constitution exams. Naturalisation is ten years of lawful permanent residence, category I Lithuanian (A2), and loss or a written renunciation of any other citizenship.

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created the EUR 14,000 enterprise permit, with company equity of EUR 28,000, a six-month trading test and a wage bill of two average monthly wages (e-seimas.lrs.lt).