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Researcher Residence Permit

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for researchers carrying out scientific research and/or experimental development works in Lithuania under an employment or author's contract with a Lithuanian science and higher-education institution.

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Limits of the record
  • The official portal capture does not establish every current legal condition, fee, exception or individual eligibility fact; independent review is pending.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Researchers can use a specific researcher-admission procedure or the regular procedure for workers who do not need a work permit. The specific procedure requires an employment contract and temporary residence permit.

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Limits of the record
  • The official portal capture does not establish every current legal condition, fee, exception or individual eligibility fact; independent review is pending.
  • Procedures
    You can use either a specific admission procedure for researchers or a regular admission procedure for workers who do not need a work permit.
  • Procedures
    In case of specific admission procedure for researchers you must conclude an employment contract with the research agency, and you must obtain a temporary residence permit.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive characteristic is the activity: the route is for carrying out scientific research and/or experimental development works in Lithuania. A researcher admitted under the specific admission procedure for researchers is exempt from the requirement to obtain a work permit.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

A researcher admitted under the specific admission procedure for researchers is exempt from the requirement to obtain a work permit. Family members can apply for a national long-term visa at the same time and travel together; they may receive a visa or temporary residence permit for the same period, and may work during a temporary residence permit. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to the host institution.

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Limits of the record
  • The official portal capture does not establish every current legal condition, fee, exception or individual eligibility fact; independent review is pending.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

A temporary residence permit is granted for up to 2 years, or 3 months longer than the research project where that period is shorter than 2 years. The permit can be renewed if the research continues, while national long-term visas cannot be renewed. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The official portal capture does not establish every current legal condition, fee, exception or individual eligibility fact; independent review is pending.
  • Duration of validity of permits
    Temporary residence permits are granted for 2 years or for the period 3 months longer than the duration of the research project, if this is less than 2 years.
  • Conditions for renewal
    If you continue your research project, you may apply for the renewal of the temporary residence permit on the same conditions. Please note that the national long-term visas cannot be renewed.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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