Due to the military invasion of the Russian Federation, many citizens of Ukraine left their homes and went abroad. In particular, some Ukrainians left for Lithuania. Since the beginning of 2023, Lithuania has made it easier for Ukrainians to issue new and restore old residence permits. It's about electronic permission.. Channel 24 told how Ukrainians can get a digital residence permit in this country.
Electronic residence permit in Lithuania: how to issue a document.
Ukrainians entering Lithuania for the first time must apply for a residence permit. The holders of such a document have the right to freely reside in the country, have access to the labor market and may qualify for state assistance..
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To obtain the first residence permit in Lithuania, you must:.
Come in person to the service department of the Migration Department.
Bring original identification documents with you.
To obtain a residence permit, you will also need to provide biometric data (face photo and fingerprints).
After consideration of the application and if a decision is made, the Lithuanian Migration Department will issue an electronic residence permit. It can be downloaded from your account on the website..
How can owners of a plastic residence permit replace it with a digital document.
If a person already has a previously issued residence permit in Lithuania in the form of a plastic card, then it must be replaced with an electronic one in order to continue legally staying in the country.
In this case, you do not have to visit the migration center. You can reissue the document online. For this it is enough:.
create an account with the selected email address on the site;
fill out an application and provide the necessary information about yourself.
After checking all the data, the Migration Department will issue a digital residence permit for a year. Foreigners will receive the document in their MIGRIS account and will be able to save it to their smartphone or print it. Ukrainians can issue a document for free.
Earlier we wrote that the European Commission allocated 10 million euros to Lithuania to support Ukrainian refugees.