The EU Blue Card
An EU Blue Card is a residence and work permit that allows highly qualified non-EU citizens to legally reside and work in an EU country. A Blue Card is issued to an employee with a university degree or at least three years of professional experience.
- It’s valid for up to three years and can be extended for up to three years.
- It gives you the right to bring family members.
- You’ll become eligible for a permanent residence permit five years after obtaining the Blue Card if that period is not interrupted by you leaving the territory of the Republic of Lithuania for a period of six consecutive months and does not constitute a total of 10 months in the five-year period.
If you make three times the national average gross salary: one month (fast-track: 15 days). If you make one and a half times the national average gross salary: two months (fast-track: one month).
A Blue Card may be issued to practitioners of the following professions on an expedited basis (30 days regular, 15 days fast-track), provided their labour contract is for at least one year and the salary is at least 1.5 times the national average.
- Production engineer
- Print technician
- Wood processing technician
- Facilities maintenance engineer
- Wood processing engineer
- Garment technician
- Production engineer
- Environmental engineer
- Aeronautical engineer
- Marine mechanical engineer
- Aeronautical mechanical engineer
- Ship mechanic / mechanical engineer
- Ship building engineer
- Mechanical technician
- Mechanical engineer
- Design engineer
- Marine engineer
- Food and beverage technician
- Chemical engineer
- Automation engineer
- Electrical engineer
- Avionics engineer
- Graphic designer
- Computer systems analyst
- Computer systems specialist
- Business information technology consultant
- Computer systems consultant
- Computer systems designer
- Software developer
- Software designer
- Computer applications engineer
- Multimedia software developer
- Game software developer
- Programmer
- Programmer engineer
- Software tester
- Database administrator
- Database programmer
- Network administrator
- Information technology systems administrator
- Computer systems administrator
- Computer systems engineer
- Network analyst
- Computer network administrator
- Communications programmer
- Information technology and communications security specialist
- Electrical energy technician
- Aviation engineer
- Chemical techniques engineer
*2019 Q4
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For EU citizens
If you are an EU citizen and are planning to stay for more than 3 months, you need to register to get an EU National Certificate from the Migration Center.
