Publications

Transfer of asylum seekers to Lithuania (2016)
Transfer of asylum seekers to Lithuania (2016)

This research presents the first foreigners', transferred accordingly to the EU programs, experiences while living in Lithuania. The analysis showed that successful migrant integration requires policymakers to find new solutions, especially in the areas of temporary housing provision, Lithuanian language teaching and work opportunities.

Challenges and practices for establishing applicants’ identity in the migration process (2017)
Challenges and practices for establishing applicants’ identity in the migration process (2017)
The aim of this study is to present an overview of the important challenges faced by national authorities in their efforts to reliably establish and verify the identity of third-country nationals within the context of various migration procedures.
Approaches to unaccompanied minors following status determination in Lithuania (2017)
Approaches to unaccompanied minors following status determination in Lithuania (2017)

The study aims to explore the situation of unaccompanied minors who have been granted a residence permit or issued a return decision, and in turn, the approaches established by Lithuania to their integration or (voluntary) return.

The effectiveness of return in Lithuania (2017)
The effectiveness of return in Lithuania (2017)

This study aims at analysing the impact of EU rules on return - including the Return Directive and related case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) - on Lithuanian return policies and practices and hence on the effectiveness of return decisions issued across the EU.

Illegal employment of third-country nationals in Lithuania (2017)
Illegal employment of third-country nationals in Lithuania (2017)

Building on the information that is already available, the aim of this study is to map and analyse the measures in place at the Lithuanian national level to fight the illegal employment of third-country nationals, possible problematic areas and obstacles in this field and strategies and good practices to overcome them.

Circular and temporary migration (2010)
Circular and temporary migration (2010)

The study aims at presenting the concepts of temporary and circular migration, the effective legal regulation in Lithuania, an assessment of these forms of migrations as well as main statistical data. The period analysed covers the years of 2004-2009.

Migratory pathways for start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs in Lithuania (2019)
Migratory pathways for start-ups and innovative entrepreneurs in Lithuania (2019)

The overall aim of this EMN study is to provide an overview of the migratory pathways available to startups and other innovative entrepreneurs in Lithuania.

 Pathways to citizenship for third-country nationals in the Republic of Lithuania (2019)
Pathways to citizenship for third-country nationals in the Republic of Lithuania (2019)

The study provides a comparative overview of the existing schemes framing access to national citizenship through naturalisation for third-country nationals in Lithuania.