HomeCategoryLegal Cases. MIGRATION (appeal period to the court is 14 days)

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...