Debtor defence. Dispute over an unfair claim for payment for the forced towing and storage of a vehicle. Case example: the client had sold an old, non-operational vehicle without formalising a sale-and-purchase agreement, so the vehicle remained registered in the client’s name. Some time later, the client received a demand to pay a significant amount...
Case concerning the eviction of a former spouse from the family home. This is a “non-standard,” yet real situation from my practice. After the divorce, the court set a clear arrangement: the children live with the father, while the former spouse (the children’s mother) was allowed to reside in the family home on a temporary...
LEGAL CASESLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)Cases. MIGRATION-1. Concerning threats to national security.
Immigration. “Typical case-1” LLG and “threat to national security” (VSD assessments, army, police, criminal record) Typical situation A foreign national has been living in Lithuania for several years, has a family, children, a job or a business. However, because of: service in the Belarusian or Russian army, police or emergency services, an old criminal conviction...
LEGAL CASESLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)Cases. MIGRATION-2. Concerning more than 1 departure within 3 months
Immigration. “Typical case-2” Cancellation of a residence permit under the Restrictive Measures Act: more than one trip in three months Typical situation A foreigner holds a residence permit in Lithuania, works here and raises a family. Because of war and sanctions, the law introduces strict limits on frequent trips to Russia or Belarus. Within a...
LEGAL CASESLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)Cases. MIGRATION-3. Concerning employment relations / proof of sustenance.
Immigration. “Typical case-3” Income, employment, “fictitious” companies and formal non-compliance Typical situation A residence permit was obtained through employment or business in Lithuania. Over time: the employer changes, salaries are delayed, the company works through subcontracting or operates in several countries, for some period the person has no official income but is in fact working...
LEGAL CASESLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)Cases. MIGRATION-4. Entry bans / SIS records.
Immigration. “Typical case-4” Disproportionate entry bans and SIS records Typical situation Sometimes the main problem is not the decision on the residence permit itself but the additional sanctions: a multi-year ban on entry into Lithuania and the Schengen area, a record in the Schengen Information System (SIS), automatic refusal of all subsequent visa or residence...
LEGAL CASESLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)Cases. MIGRATION-5. Visa (and Schengen SIS).
Immigration. “Typical case-5” Visa cases: refusal of Schengen or national visas (including with VSD/SIS elements) Typical situation A person wants to come to Lithuania: to join a spouse or children, for work, studies or business meetings, for a short visit (tourism, humanitarian reasons). They apply for a visa at an embassy or the MD but...
LEGAL CASESLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)Cases. MIGRATION-6. Asylum and subsidiary protection.
Immigration. “Typical case-6” Asylum and subsidiary protection Typical situation A person applies for asylum or subsidiary protection in Lithuania because in their home country: they are persecuted for political views, civic activity, journalism or activism, they face mobilisation into the army or repression for refusing to serve, they experience violence due to ethnicity, religion or...
