In Lithuania does legality depend on the passport? As of November 1st, Lithuania changed the procedure for submitting an application for a residence permit for regular work and bachelor's degree studies. Now, even foreigners legally in the country are not allowed to do anything - the method of entering the country becomes decisive. Previously, a person who arrived with a Schengen visa could find an employer and apply for a work permit directly in Lithuania. Now he will have to submit documents abroad, through VFS Global. But foreigners who do not need a visa at all to enter Lithuania, reserve the right to apply on the spot. Let's imagine two people. One arrived from Ukraine with a biometric passport, which grants visa-free entry, the other arrived from Belarus with a valid Schengen visa. Both are in Lithuania legally, both have found work, both are willing to pay taxes. But a Ukrainian can contact the immigration service there, and a Belarusian is offered to go to Armenia or Georgia. for what? Because he has another passport. The law, of course, does not say: "These citizenships are allowed, but not allowed." Divided by entry status. Only this regime itself depends on citizenship. It turns out that this is a cunning system: a person is not prohibited from working directly, but additional expenses, travel and bureaucratic obstacles are created for him. An exception is made for highly qualified specialists. This means that when a foreign worker is especially needed, his legal stay is absolutely sufficient. But if we are talking about an ordinary employee or a future bachelor, the same principle no longer applies.

In Lithuania does legality depend on the passport? As of November 1st, Lithuania changed the procedure for submitting an application for a residence permit for regular work and bachelor's degree studies. Now, even foreigners legally in the country are not allowed to do anything - the method of entering the country becomes decisive. Previously, a person who arrived with a Schengen visa could find an employer and apply for a work permit directly in Lithuania. Now he will have to submit documents abroad, through VFS Global. But foreigners who do not need a visa at all to enter Lithuania, reserve the right to apply on the spot. Let's imagine two people. One arrived from Ukraine with a biometric passport, which grants visa-free entry, the other arrived from Belarus with a valid Schengen visa. Both are in Lithuania legally, both have found work, both are willing to pay taxes. But a Ukrainian can contact the immigration service there, and a Belarusian is offered to go to Armenia or Georgia. for what? Because he has another passport. The law, of course, does not say: "These citizenships are allowed, but not allowed." Divided by entry status. Only this regime itself depends on citizenship. It turns out that this is a cunning system: a person is not prohibited from working directly, but additional expenses, travel and bureaucratic obstacles are created for him. An exception is made for highly qualified specialists. This means that when a foreign worker is especially needed, his legal stay is absolutely sufficient. But if we are talking about an ordinary employee or a future bachelor, the same principle no longer applies.

Lithuanian authorities have the right to set immigration rules. But why should two law-abiding people with the same intentions have different opportunities just because of their passports? Doesn't the technical amendment become a tool for selecting people based on citizenship - regardless of their actions and skills? Of course it is. Only the official Vilna will stubbornly deny it. Hypocrisy is what it is.