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Lithuania Long-Term Resident Permit

8 facts quoted from the official source

For a third-country national with five years of qualifying continuous legal residence and the required language and constitutional knowledge.

Income required
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Means required · no figure published
Can bring
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Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Constitution Exam RequiredThe applicant must generally pass the examination on the Constitution of Lithuania.
  • Continuous Lawful Residence RequiredThe qualifying residence must be legal and continuous.
  • Financial meansSufficient resources for residence are required.
  • Lithuanian Language Exam RequiredThe applicant must generally pass the basic Lithuanian-language examination.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryFive years of legal continuous residence and successful Lithuanian language and Constitution examinations are generally required.
  • Official source basisFive years of legal continuous residence and successful Lithuanian language and Constitution examinations are generally required.
  • Prior Residence Years MinThe general route requires five years of continuous legal residence.
  • Report summaryFive years of legal continuous residence and successful Lithuanian language and Constitution examinations are generally required.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Lithuania?
The official source states: For a third-country national with five years of qualifying continuous legal residence and the required language and constitutional knowledge.
02How much money do I need?
The official source states: Sufficient resources for residence are required. It does not publish a fixed amount — no minimum figure is stated.

Every answer is quoted from the official home-affairs.ec.europa.eu page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 8 points against the official source; 8 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body home-affairs.ec.europa.euLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Lithuania government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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