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Refusals in extension of a residence permit in Lithuania. Causes and consequences.

February 20, 2018 Svetlana Naumcik 0

Since 2017, amendments to the law of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Legal Status of Aliens” have come into force. Despite the fact that new immigration rules have established preferential terms for technological start-ups that are at an early stage of their development with a scalable and innovative product or business model, now it is more difficult to obtain a residence permit based on legal activity in Lithuania than before. […]

Immigration up in Lithuania in summer, emigration slightly down

September 11, 2017 BNS EN 0

The number of people coming to live to Lithuania went up this summer, while emigration numbers slightly declined, however, the number of emigrants still remains above that of immigrants, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday. […]

Immigration in Lithuania up in June-July y/y (Updated)

August 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

An immigration boom was recorded in Lithuania this summer, figures published by Statistics Lithuania showed on Thursday. Experts say this is due to the government’s decision to facilitate hiring some professionals from abroad and visa-free travels with Ukraine. […]

Lithuania’s H1 emigration 10,000 above 2016 level

July 10, 2017 BNS EN 0

Some 31,731 persons declared emigration from Lithuania in January through June this year, which is a steep increase by about 10,000 persons, from 21,248, year-on-year, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday. […]

Lithuania’s greatest struggle – affluent countries will not understand this

June 12, 2017 Erika Fuks 0

The affluent EU member states have seen population increases over the past decade and this has led to more rapid economic development among them. The less well-off member states experienced the opposite processes – a […]

Lithuania expresses concern to UK over attack on Lithuanian home in Northern Ireland

September 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

A Lithuanian vice-minister of foreign affairs spoke with the UK‘s Minister of State for Immigration Robert Goodwill regarding the attack on a Lithuanian home in Northern Ireland. According to a Foreign Ministry statement, Vice-Minister Mantvydas […]

Lithuania’s emigration crisis continues to worsen

June 14, 2016 www.lrt.lt 0

Lithuanian institutions’ anti-emigration policies have had little effect – statistics indicate that last year, more people left Lithuania than during the year before.

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Klaipėda welcomes foreign workers amidst labour shortages

May 18, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

With shrinking labour force universally acknowledged as the biggest impediment to Lithuania’s long-term economic growth prospects, increasingly many migrants are coming to the country to fill job vacancies. […]

What is main source of foreign highly skilled workers in Lithuania?

May 6, 2016 LT Daily 0

The majority of highly qualified workers that use the blue card system come to Lithuania to work from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, according to lawyer Andrejus Mokšinas. Mokšinas, who was speaking at the LOGIN 2016 […]

Lithuanians oppose unskilled migrants despite labour shortages

April 26, 2016 Lithuania Tribune 0

There is a growing recognition that immigration will be needed to solve skill shortages in the Lithuanian labour market, but while Lithuanians are happy to let in highly qualified specialists from Belarus and Ukraine, they […]

Labour relations and skills shortages ‘main obstacles to economic growth’

April 18, 2016 LT Daily 0

Inflexible labour relations and the absence of any immigration policy are the major obstacles to Lithuania’s economic growth, the country’s biggest employer association believes. The Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists has drafted a report on business […]

The success story of a Spaniard in Lithuania

April 15, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Meet Luis Velasco from Spain. He came to Lithuania, fell in love with Vilnius and looked for his dream job. He was fearless about changing positions despite not knowing the language and settled down in the cold north while everyone else dreamed of never-ending sunshine. Velasco is a Spanish visual director who has now spent more than a year and a half in Lithuania. […]

Lithuanian government simplifies visa process for foreign workers

April 14, 2016 LT Daily 0

The government has approved a proposal to simplify the procedures for granting temporary residence permits to foreign workers moving to Lithuania. […]

Skvernelis proposes immigration fast lane for skilled foreign workers

April 5, 2016 BNS 0

The Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior has proposed simplifying temporary residence permit procedures for foreigners in an effort to facilitate business development and promote investments in the country. […]

The European Union is not a security union

March 29, 2016 STRATFOR 0

In the wake of any shocking event, national governments and officials of the European Union invariably call for more cooperation between member states to prevent anything similar happening in the future. The response to the March 22 terrorist attacks in Brussels has been no different. […]

Lithuania records dramatic spike in emigration last year

March 21, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Emigration from Lithuania last year grew over 20% against 2014, according to the country’s statistics office. Meanwhile the number of arrivals dropped by a tenth. […]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė

Discrimination against some EU citizens cannot be price for avoiding Brexit – Lithuanian President

February 18, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

European Union countries must look for compromise and help the British government convince the British people to stay in the Union, but not at the price of discrimination against EU citizens, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė ahead of important talks in Brussels. […]

What Lithuanians really think about immigration

January 11, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuanian residents would prefer to receive immigrants of the same ethnic group or race with barely 13 percent wanting to accept immigrants that are of another race or ethnic group. A survey performed by the Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) revealed these and other insights into the Lithuanian public’s opinions regarding immigrants. […]

Immigrants to Lithuania happy to stay for long term

January 8, 2016 LT Daily 0

Many immigrants to Lithuania are happy with their lives here and are not planning to move back to their homelands. A number of immigrants shared their stories on LRT programme Ryto garsai (morning sounds). […]

Lithuania launches comprehensive immigration information tool

December 28, 2015 Lithuania Tribune 0

A new information portal designed to ease immigration to Lithuania for highly-skilled specialists and investors from outside the EU is launching this week. The project, entitled Internet Gates, is managed by Invest Lithuania, the foreign direct investment development agency. […]