Lithuania Blue Card

Blue Card for work requiring high qualification: a higher-education diploma, or for ICT managers and specialists 3 years of experience gained in the last 7 years, or 5 years of professional experience equivalent to higher education. Pay must be at least 1.5 times the average gross monthly wage, or 1.2 times for professions on the shortage list of high-value-added professions. Company managers need a document that the host company or its foreign participant had annual revenue of at least EUR1,000,000 (≈ $1,120,000) in one of the last 3 financial years. ^{1 2 3}

What you must show and pay

• Income of at least EUR 3,617.1 a month (≈ $4,040) · At least 1.5 times the last published calendar-year average gross monthly wage in the national economy (1.5 x EUR 2,411.40 (≈ $2,690)). ^{1 4 3}
• Income of at least EUR 2,893.68 a month (≈ $3,230) · At least 1.2 times that average wage (1.2 x EUR 2,411.40 (≈ $2,690)) for professions on the list of high-value-added professions in shortage. ^{1 4 3}
• A fee of EUR 220 (≈ $250) · State fee, general procedure (decision within 1 month); EUR440 (≈ $490) for urgent processing (15 days). ^{1 5}

Requirements

• The job requires high professional qualification: a higher-education diploma. ^{1 3}
• Alternatively, ICT managers and specialists show 3 years of experience gained in the last 7 years. ³
• Alternatively, other applicants show 5 years of professional experience equivalent to higher education. ³
• The employer commits to a contract of at least 6 months. ³
• Company managers need a document that the host company or its foreign participant had annual revenue of at least EUR 1,000,000 (≈ $1,120,000) in one of the last 3 financial years. ³
• Pay is at least 1.5 x BDU (EUR 3,617.10 (≈ $4,040)); BDU is EUR 2,411.40 (≈ $2,690), the last published calendar-year average gross monthly wage. ^{1 4 3}
• For shortage-list professions, pay is at least 1.2 x BDU (EUR 2,893.68 (≈ $3,230)). ^{1 4 3}
• Regulated professions need proof of the right to practise. ^{1 3}
• The employer submits the intermediation letter via MIGRIS. ¹
• The permit is issued for 3 years, or for the contract period plus 3 months if the contract is shorter. ³
• The permit holder may take a second employer while keeping the main employer. ¹
• Changing the main employer in the first year of legal work needs Migration Department permission, decided within 14 days. ¹
• After the first year, a notice within 7 working days is enough to change the main employer. ¹

Stay

• Issued or changed for 3 years, or for the contract period plus 3 months if the contract is shorter.
• First stay: up to 36 months, decided case by case.
• Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Third-country nationals.

Work

Work at the qualified position; additional employers allowed if the main employer remains.

Family

Spouse or registered partner, dependent unmarried minor children and parents supported for at least a year may apply at the same time and receive permits for the same period.

Checked 2026-10-12

Official sources

1. MIGRIS: Aukštos profesinės kvalifikacijos darbuotojas (EU Blue Card) · Migration Department, Ministry of the Interior (MIGRIS) · checked 2026-10-10
2. MIGRIS: Darbas pagal darbo sutartį (work under employment contract) · Migration Department, Ministry of the Interior (MIGRIS) · checked 2026-10-10
3. Law on the Legal Status of Aliens No IX-2206, consolidated text valid 2026-07-01 to 2026-10-31 (Lithuanian) · Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (e-seimas) · checked 2026-10-11
4. Changes to the procedure for intermediation letters and applications subject to the foreign worker quota · Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior · checked 2026-10-12 · published 2026-09-14
5. Residence permits · Official migration authority · checked 2026-10-12 · published 2026-10-12
6. Law on Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania No XI-1196, consolidated text from 2024-01-01, Arts. 2, 18 and 19 · Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (e-seimas) · checked 2026-10-12