Lithuania Key Information

Documents & legal basics

  • Types of residence permits: TRP, PRP, Migris

  • Registration requirement: EU-citizens must register if staying over 3 month withing 6 month period. Non-EU citizens must have residence permit. 

  • Work permission basics (documents and etc): Work In Lithuania

  • Website with additional info: Click Here

Banking & money

  • Most popular banks: Revolut, Swedbank, SEB. Luminor

  • Online banks commonly used: Revolut

  • Basic requirements to open an account: Click Here

SIM cards & internet

  • Main mobile operators: Telia, Tele2, Bite Lietuva, Pyldik

  • Prepaid vs contract: prepaid: Pildyk, Ezys, Labas; contract: Telia, Tele2, Bite

  • ID requirement: Mobile ID

Lithuania is a Baltic country in Northern Europe with a long and resilient history shaped by independence, occupation, and cultural preservation. In the Middle Ages, it formed the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, one of the largest states in Europe, later entering a union with Poland. Over the centuries, Lithuania experienced periods of foreign rule, including occupation by the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, before restoring its independence in 1990. It joined the European Union and NATO in 2004.

Lithuanian culture is strongly tied to its language—one of the oldest living Indo-European languages—along with deep traditions in folk music, dance, and seasonal festivals. The country values nature, with forests, lakes, and the Baltic coastline playing an important role in daily life and identity. Catholic heritage, wooden architecture, and a rich tradition of crafts and storytelling also shape its cultural character. Today, Lithuania blends historic pride with a modern European outlook.

Housing basics

  • Where to search for housing: Aruodas & Domoplius & Mi Center

  • Average rent range price: 300 EUR to 900 EUR

  • Common scams to avoid: fake landlords requesting upfront deposits via untraceable methods, listings with prices that are "too good to be true," and high-pressure tactics to rent without viewing

Public transport

  • Main transport providers: Kautra and Toks

  • Main types of transport: buses, trolleybuses, and trains 

  • One-time/monthly travel passes - prices: single ticket - 1,50 EUR, 30 days - 50 EUR

Healthcare basics

  • Public or private system: both

  • Insurance requirement (also price if applicable): required to have Compulsory Health Insurance (PSD - Privalomasis sveikatos draudimas). Health Insurance

  • Emergency number: 112

Work basics

  • Main job search platforms: CV Bankas

  • Minimum wage: 1153 EUR (gross) full-time job

  • Basic employee rights:  Boundless HQ

Language & support


Lithuania Telegram Channel