From 2024 July 1, a new version of the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners entered into force, providing additional requirements for employers and foreigners coming to work in Lithuania. In addition to the previously valid requirements of an impeccable reputation of the employer, stipulating that the inviting company (UAB, MB) should not be penalized for allowing illegal work, undeclared work or violations of the procedure for the employment of foreigners in the past year, another important criterion was added – the company inviting foreigners (UAB, MB) must have carried out activities in which they plan to employ a foreigner-employee for at least for the last 6 months. The requirement for half a year of activity does not apply when inviting foreigners for seasonal work, when the foreigner comes to work on jobs specified in the order of the Minister of Social Security and Labor on the list of seasonal jobs. It is important that the employer (UAB, MB) mediating the arrival of a foreigner to work in Lithuania must carry out activities in the sphere in which it plans to employ a foreign worker, and this activity must be declared at the State Tax Inspection and specified in the incorporation documents. The employer must also ensure that the foreigner, having received a temporary residence permit in Lithuania on the basis of work, arrives at the workplace and starts work within 2 months of receiving the document.
Lawyers of UAB “Juriscon” provide professional consultations on migration and legal employment of foreigners in Lithuania.