Migration to Lithuania
Lithuania is the southernmost of the Baltic states and a former Soviet republic bordering Poland, Latvia and Belarus. The population of the country as of January 2022 is 2,652,289 people. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is home to 592,389 people.
The climate in Lithuania can be classified as transitional from maritime to continental, with moderately warm summers and moderately cold winters. The average temperature in winter is minus 5 – minus 3 ° С, in summer from +17 to +20 ° С. In summer, on particularly hot days, the temperature can reach up to +30°C
It is currently the largest economy among the three Baltic countries. Lithuania belongs to the group of high-income and very high human development countries. The Lithuanian economy is one of the fastest growing economies in the EU.
In Lithuania, as in many European countries, there is a system of compulsory health insurance. This means that Lithuanian residents are required to pay mandatory health insurance premiums.
The state guarantees free medical care to insured persons in state and municipal health care institutions (with the exception of cases when certain tests or procedures are not paid for from the budget of the State Health Insurance Fund and in private institutions that have entered into an agreement with the territorial health insurance funds. Persons who do not pay the contributions provided for MHI should pay for medical services on their own.
Residents of Lithuania can receive basic, secondary and first higher education at the expense of the state. Children receive basic and secondary education free of charge, regardless of their country of citizenship. But non-citizens can get into state-funded places only if there are enough places in state universities and if they have rights to such benefits. Master’s, postgraduate, doctoral studies imply training on a contract basis. Representatives of privileged categories of citizens, as well as non-citizens who have earned grants and state scholarships, can count on state support and discounts provided by universities.
A residence permit in Lithuania can be obtained for a period of 1-2 years. After 5 years of continuous residence in the country, a foreigner has the right to obtain permanent residence, which is issued for 5 years with the right to extend. Citizenship can be obtained after 10 years of legal residence in the country.
Advantages:
- Lithuania is a member of the European Union, therefore Lithuanian residents enjoy all the benefits of the Union, including the right to free employment;
- A large number of Russian-speaking citizens live in Lithuania, which greatly facilitates the process of adaptation.
- Affordable prices for real estate, food, and services.
- Low taxes.
Grounds:
- Family reunification;
- Employment;
- Education;
- Entrepreneurial activity;
- Repatriation;
Prices: on request.
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