Lithuanian immigration is administered by the Migration Department of the Ministry of the Interior. Lithuania is a full member of the EU and Schengen Area. The principal long-stay routes for Pakistani applicants are the National D Student visa, the EU Blue Card for skilled workers, the National Visa for Employment (for non-Blue-Card jobs), the Startup Visa launched in 2017 for tech founders, and Family Reunification permits. All routes lead toward EU Long-Term Resident status after 5 years and Lithuanian citizenship after 10 years.
Lithuania transposes the EU Blue Card directive with a threshold of 1.5× the national average gross salary, which lands at €2,408/month or €28,900/year as of 2026. This is one of the lowest entry-level thresholds among EU member states with developed labour markets — significantly more accessible than Germany (€48,300), France (€53,836) or the Netherlands (€63,972), while still in the eurozone. The Lithuanian Blue Card permits switching employers from the start and gives the family unrestricted work rights. After 12 months in Lithuania, the Blue Card is portable to most other EU member states.
The Startup Visa is one of Lithuania's most distinctive offerings, launched in 2017. Foreign tech founders with an innovative business idea can apply through Startup Lithuania (the government startup support agency). Approved applicants get a 1-year initial residence permit, extendable to 3 years total. The visa converts to a Self-Employment permit once the business shows traction. For students, Lithuania offers National D study visas at Vilnius University, Vilnius Tech (VGTU), Kaunas University of Technology, ISM University of Management and Economics, and the LCC International University — with tuition typically €3,000–6,000/year for non-EU programmes and a post-study job-search period of 12 months.
