Lithuania · Employment
EU Blue Card (Lithuania)
Open
Last verified July 2026
Open; standard EU Blue Card regime with Lithuanian salary thresholds indexed to the national average wage.
Rarely the right answer for a UHNW principal, but often the right answer for the key executives they are relocating. The intra-EU mobility and the 2-of-5-years rule make it the most portable status in this file.
Qualifying routes
€27.8k
Highly qualified employment
Salary of at least 1.5x the average gross wage (roughly EUR 27,750/year in 2026), or 1.2x for shortage and high-value-added occupations. Indexed — verify at application.
The facts
- Qualifying figure
- €27.8k
- Total landed cost
- State fees only; borne largely by the employer
- Timeline
- 1–3 months — Filed via MIGRIS
- Physical presence
- Genuine employment in Lithuania
- Family
- spouseminor children
- Permanent residency
- 5 years of legal residence across the EU, at least 2 of them in Lithuania
- Citizenship
- 10 years of permanent residence, with exams and renunciation
- Language test
- State language exam plus Constitution test
- Dual citizenship
- Not permitted — you would have to renounce
- Requirements
- university degree, or 3 years' ICT experience in the last 7, or 5 years' equivalent experienceemployment contract of at least 12 monthssalary meeting the multiple of average wage
What can go wrong
- The salary threshold is indexed annually — verify the current figure rather than relying on last year's.
- Valid for 36 months or contract duration plus three months, so short contracts truncate the permit.
- Tied to employment; losing the role puts the status at risk.