Posted third - country nationals

If a posted worker is a third-country national, they must possess a valid work permit. A company accepting a posted worker must file an application for a work permit with an employment service and submit the following documents:

• A valid copy of the travel document of the third-country national.
• A certified copy of a service provision or work performance agreement between a company in the Republic of Lithuania and the posting company. Along with the essential terms and conditions, the service provision or work performance agreement must include conditions ensuring guarantees for posted workers under Article 108 of the Labour Code and individually specify the remuneration to the worker and working hours during their mission in the Republic of Lithuania.
• A certified copy of the registration certificate of the posting company or an extract from the other country’s register.
• A certified copy of an employment agreement between the third-country national and the posting company.
• A document issued by a competent authority in the country of the posted employee confirming that the third-country national has been employed at the posting company for at least the past three (3) months and has had social insurance coverage in that country, also confirming the posting company’s obligation to keep this social insurance active in that country over the period of the mission in the Republic of Lithuania. If the competent authority of the other country does not provide a document about the person’s social security, the following is required: a statement from the posting company confirming that the third-country national has been employed and has had social insurance for at least three (3) months, and a document from a competent authority of the other country confirming that the posting company has no arrears in national social security tax.
• Information from the posting company about the qualifications of the third-country national.
• A copy of a payment order or receipt proving that a fee set by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania was paid for the issuing of a work permit.
• A certificate about effective administrative penalties.

These documents shall be reviewed and a decision on issuing a work permit shall be made within seven (7) work days.

Documents from other countries must be validated following an established procedure or by apostille, unless otherwise stipulated by the law. The Lithuanian translation of documents drafted in foreign languages must be signed by the translator. Copies of documents must be signed and stamped, if applicable, by the supervisor of the employer or their authorised person.

A posted third-country national shall be issued a work permit for a period provided for in the service provision or work performance agreement concluded between a company in the Republic of Lithuania and a company posting the worker, and in any case for no longer than one (1) year. During that time, the worker must have an effective employment contract with the sending company. A third-country national may be re-posted for temporary work in the Republic of Lithuania if more than three (3) months have passed since the expiry of an earlier work permit.

In addition to a valid work permit, a third-country national must possess a valid national D visa for the duration of the posting.

A posted third-country national may not be employed by any other employer or provide services/carry out activities not specified in their work permit.