Living in the Republic of Lithuania for 5 years with a temporary residence permit allows a person to apply for a long-term residence permit.
The term of 5 years does not include periods when a person lived in Lithuania based on:
- Visa-free Travel Regime;
- any type of visa, including Schengen visa;
- TRC, given by other country of EU or Schengen.
If a person studied in Lithuania in a scientific or studies institution, to an educational institution under a general education or vocational training program or have been invited to upgrade a qualification to a higher science and study institution, only half of his/her stay based on studies, training or qualification improvement under the temporary residence permit is included in the period of your living in Lithuania. This provision does not apply if a person has completed studies in the Republic of Lithuania and has acquired a higher education qualification and can submit a document certifying it.
If a person was granted additional protection in the Republic of Lithuania, the period of his/her stay in Lithuania includes half of the time that elapsed between the date of application for asylum in the Republic of Lithuania and the date of issue of the temporary residence permit on that basis, or the whole of that time if it lasted more than 18 months.
During persons’ stay in Lithuania he/she can travel abroad for a short time, but trips from the territory of Lithuania may not last longer than 6 months in succession and may not exceed 10 months in a consecutive and total period of 5 years.
The period of residence is interrupted by the time of serving a sentence imposed by the court.
Also, there is a procedure for persons asking a PRC on a family merge ground. If you have entered the Republic of Lithuania together with a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania as a member of his family, you may obtain a permanent residence permit. It is considered that you arrive together if you have lived together with a Lithuanian citizen as his family member in a foreign country and all of you are moving to live in Lithuania together. You must be moving from any non-EU/EFTA country.