Immigration

Director of the State Security Department (VSD) warns that growing immigration from Central Asian countries may pose risks, but Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė points out that the overall number of immigrants from those countries is small.

A record number of work permits was issued in Lithuania in the first half of 2024. The number of workers from Central Asia has increased in particular, stated the Employment Service.

Russian citizens who applied but failed to pass the official Latvian language examination or did not take it for justified reasons may obtain a residence permit for a term of up to two years, according to the amendments to the Immigration Law adopted by the Saeima in the second and final reading on ...

Jungtinės Valstijos išdavė beveik 34 000 specialiųjų imigracijos vizų (Special Immigration Visas, SIV) Afganistano piliečiams, kurie rizikavo savo gyvybe dirbdami įvairiose JAV agentūrose nuo 2021 metų, kai prezidentas Joe Bidenas stojo prie valdžios vairo, pranešė ambasados pareigūnai.

The number of people barred to enter Lithuania rose last year, and the country's State Border Guard Service links it to growing immigration.

Председатель Хельсинской комиссии США, сенатор-республиканец от Миссисипи Роджер Уикер (Roger Wicker) заявил в четверг, что вскоре внесет в обе палаты Конгресса законопроект, направленный на предотвращение злоупотреблений Интерполом со стороны авторитарных режимов. По словам Уикера, сделавшего это з...

Almost 550 more people came to live in Lithuania in August then left but the majority of those who emigrated were Lithuanian citizens, the latest figures from the country's statistics office, Statistics Lithuania, showed on Monday.

Lithuania registered a positive migration balance for the fourth successive month in May as more people came into the country than left, with economists pointing to rising wages and facilitated immigration processes as determining factors.

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 innovat...

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.

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.

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.

Interneto bendrovė „Twitter Inc“, valdanti JAV socialinį tinklą „Twitter“, atšaukė ieškinį prieš JAV vyriausybę po to, kai ši savo ruožtu atšaukė reikalavimą pateikti informaciją apie anoniminės paskyros (@ALT_USCIS) arba „Alt Immigration“, kurioje skelbiami prezidento Donaldo Trumpo politiką kritik...

Kovo 13-osios vakarą, Jungtinės Karalystės (JK) Parlamentas galutinai patvirtino „Brexit“ įstatymo projektą – Bendruomenių rūmai (palaikė 335, prieš balsavo – 287 parlamentarai) ir Lordų rūmai 274 balsais prieš 135 pritarė, jog nebeliktų pataisos dėl šalyje gyvenančių Europos Sąjungos (ES) piliečių ...

Lithuanian institutions' anti-emigration policies have had little effect – statistics indicate that last year, more people left Lithuania than during the year before. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

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.