Factsheet for measure
LT-2024-36/3846
– measures in Lithuania
Changes to the right to work in Lithuania for foreigners who cannot return to Ukraine
Užsieniečių, negalinčių grįžti į Ukrainą, teisės dirbti Lietuvoje pakeitima
Background information
From 1 September 2024, some employment-related benefits that were applied to foreigners unable to return to Ukraine ceased in Lithuania. Before, the foreigners registered with the Migration Department, who were unable to return to Ukraine and were not entitled to temporary protection, were exempted from the obligation to obtain a work permit if they met certain exceptions. This means that a foreigner who is not entitled to temporary protection, but cannot return to Ukraine due to hostilities, having applied for a temporary residence permit for work or humanitarian reasons, acquires the right to work not from the date of submission of the application, but from the date of receipt of the residence permit.
Content of measure
Until 1 September 2024, foreigners who used the visa-free regime or had a valid Schengen visa or national visas issued on the basis of unforeseen circumstances were exempted from the obligation to obtain a work permit. After the changes, the obligation to obtain a work permit does not apply to highly qualified employees.
War refugees newly arriving in Lithuania, as before, can find employment immediately from the moment they submit an application to the Migration Department for a temporary residence permit on the basis of temporary protection.
These changes have no impact on Ukrainian war refugees who are using the temporary protection mechanism introduced by the European Union in Lithuania. The Migration Department issues digital residence permits to them.
Use of measure
The impact of the measures has not yet been assessed
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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No special funding required
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Informed
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Informed
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
No information available.
Views and reactions
No information available.
Sources
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01 August 2024: Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministro įsakymas dėl Lietuvos respublikos vidaus reikalų ministro 2022 m. vasario 28 d. Įsakymo Nr. 1V-145 „dėl užsieniečiams, pasitraukusiems iš Ukrainos dėl Rusijos federacijos karinių veiksmų Ukrainoje ar negalinčių grįžti į Ukrainą, taikomų reikalavimų, sąlygų ir paslaugų teikimo“ pripažinimo netekusiu galios. 2024 m. rugpjūčio 1 d. Nr. 1V-484.
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