Your first weeks working abroad – registration, tax, insurance

1. Certificate of the right of residence: you can stay up to 3 months without formalities. If you stay longer than 3 months within 6 months, get a certificate confirming your right to reside – the registration certificate of the Union citizen, valid up to 5 years. Apply through the Migration Department’s online system MIGRIS. State fee: €10.
2. Declare your place of residence (gyvenamosios vietos deklaravimas) within 1 month of collecting your residence document – at the Migration Department during your appointment, or at your eldership (seniūnija) or municipality.
3. Social and health insurance: social insurance in Lithuania is run by Sodra and compulsory health insurance by the National Health Insurance Fund (VLK) – ask your employer to confirm that you are insured from your first day of work.
4. Tax: in 2026 income tax on employment income is 20% on yearly income up to €83,237.40, 25% up to €138,729 and 32% above that. If you earn up to the minimum wage, the tax-exempt amount (NPD) is €747 a month; it gets smaller as your pay rises and is zero from €2,677.49 a month.
5. Bank account: wages are usually paid into your bank account, at least twice a month unless you ask for monthly payment.

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