Lithuania is a small Baltic country with a mild climate, European architecture and low prices. Moving to Lithuania for a residence permit, and later for permanent residence, allows you to freely move around the territory of the Schengen zone.
It is necessary
Foreign passport, permanent sources of income
Instructions
Step 1
Moving to Lithuania is one of the ways to get the opportunity to live permanently and move around the Schengen area without a visa. In addition, Lithuania has a pleasant maritime climate, milder than the Baltic zones of the Russian Federation, a fairly stable economy based on links with Western Europe. Of the obvious disadvantages: a language difficult to learn, a low standard of living in comparison with other European countries. There are several ways to obtain a residence permit in Lithuania.
Step 2
The first and most often suggested way: opening your own company. There are two main types of private enterprise: CJSC and IE. When opening a closed joint stock company, you must pay taxes on each employee and have a registered capital of at least 3000 euros. If a company is needed only to obtain a residence permit, a JSC is a more convenient form than an individual business. Opening an individual entrepreneur is less costly, but it involves a real work activity, with which taxes will be deducted in favor of the state.
Step 3
In addition to paperwork for opening a company, to submit documents for a residence permit in Lithuania, you need: medical insurance for a year, an agreement for the lease or purchase of real estate, and documents from a notary. After 5 years of residence in Lithuania with a temporary residence permit, you can apply for permanent residence, and after 10 years for citizenship. The basis for obtaining permanent residence status is passing an exam on knowledge of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and knowledge of the Lithuanian language.
Step 4
There are other ways to move to Lithuania. First: by the right of blood. If there are deceased or living relatives with Lithuanian roots, any Russian citizen can apply for naturalization. At the same time, you must have the passports of these relatives, their documents on training or military service, that is, documentary evidence of your relationship.
Step 5
A fairly simple way to obtain permanent residence status, as well as Lithuanian citizenship, is to marry a citizen or citizen of the country. The terms for obtaining citizenship are reduced from 10 to 5 years. Children of immigrants receive permanent residence citizenship automatically, regardless of the status of their parents.
Step 6
You can also move to Lithuania to study at a university. To obtain the relevant documents and residence permit, it will be necessary to collect a package of documents from the educational institution, bank statements confirming the availability of funds to pay for tuition and accommodation. Education in Lithuanian universities is in English and Lithuanian, so you need to know some of them.
