A senior payments engineer at Razorpay Bengaluru, BTech CS from IIT Roorkee 2019, five years at Razorpay's payments-infrastructure team building UPI, card-acquiring and wallet integrations, with a Revolut Vilnius offer for a senior backend engineer role on the EU card-issuing team at the Konstitucijos Avenue office in hand. EUR 78,000 annual base on a Lithuanian EU Blue Card. The Revolut HR file in Vilnius needed apostille on his IIT Roorkee BTech, MEA apostille on his class-twelve CBSE certificate, MEA apostille on his marriage certificate from the Bengaluru Sub-Registrar, certified Lithuanian translation by a Lithuanian Embassy-listed translator, and a fresh PCC from the Bengaluru Passport Seva Kendra Lalbagh. Lithuania has been a Hague apostille destination for Indian documents since 1997, so the route stayed clean through the authorised MEA service-provider route. The Karnataka HRD step ran through the State Higher Education Department Multistoreyed Building Bengaluru. MEA apostille at the authorised MEA service-provider route (IIT Roorkee being a centrally-administered Institute of National Importance did not need a separate state HRD step). Typically six weeks end to end. The Migration Department of Lithuania issued his EU Blue Card in five weeks. Typical arrival is at Vilnius for the May 2026 Revolut start on schedule.
That sequence is the sequence behind most Indian fintech and IT moves to Lithuania in 2026. Lithuania has built one of the most concentrated fintech clusters in the EU over the past decade, despite the country's small size. Vilnius and Kaunas host Revolut (Revolut's largest engineering centre globally after London), Wise (formerly TransferWise, with one of its biggest engineering hubs in Vilnius), Paysera, Curve, NEO Finance, MyBank, Western Union Lithuania, Worldline Lithuania and over a hundred and fifty Bank of Lithuania-licensed payment institutions and electronic money institutions. The Bank of Lithuania's open licensing approach has drawn the EU regulatory headquarters of many fintech firms. Indian software engineers, security analysts, compliance specialists, KYC and AML analysts and risk professionals fit naturally into this cluster. Lithuanian universities (Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, ISM University of Management and Economics) run English-medium Master's programmes that attract Indian students.
Which documents need apostille attestation for Lithuania?
Lithuania has been a Hague apostille country for Indian documents since 1997, so the authentication you need is MEA apostille in Delhi, not embassy attestation. The same single apostille works for your degree, your school certificate and your civil documents.
For an educational certificate, the work runs in a clear sequence:
- State HRD attestation on the degree at the issuing state's directorate, for example the Karnataka State Higher Education Department in Bengaluru. Personal documents go through SDM or the Home Department instead. Roughly 7 to 45 working days depending on the state and university; a centrally administered institute like IIT Roorkee does not need a separate state HRD step.
- MEA apostille at the Ministry of External Affairs counter at the authorised MEA service-provider route. Three to five working days.
- Certified Lithuanian translation by a sworn translator for the residence permit and most formal steps. Three to seven working days.
For the Police Clearance Certificate, the RPO issues it first, then it goes for MEA apostille. Tracked return courier takes three to seven working days inside India. If everything is in order, the whole job runs in three to five weeks.
The step most people miss is the certified translation: the Lithuanian Migration Department asks for a Lithuanian translation done by a translator it recognises, not a generic translation, so it is worth getting that right the first time.
What are the visa and EU Blue Card routes to Lithuania?
There are two main doors, one for workers and one for students, and your apostilled documents feed both.
The worker and EU Blue Card route
Workers apply for the National Visa Type D for employment at the Lithuanian Embassy in New Delhi after the Lithuanian employer's hiring decision. The Migration Department of Lithuania reviews the application. The EU Blue Card is available at a salary above the threshold, around EUR 1,850 per month gross in 2026, with the highly qualified worker threshold set at 1.5 times the average Lithuanian salary.
The student route
Students apply for the National Visa Type D for studies after the Lithuanian university issues an acceptance letter.
After arrival, you register for a temporary residence permit (TRP) at the Migration Department in Vilnius. The TRP is renewable, and after five years of continuous residence, permanent residence is available.
Which documents do you need for a Lithuania application?
A Lithuania file usually leaves India carrying these, all ready for degree attestation and certified Lithuanian translation where needed:
- The engineering, computer science, business or finance degree with all marksheets
- The university transcript with subjects, credit hours and grading scale
- Detailed experience letters from each Indian employer, naming role, period, reporting manager and technology stack or project specifics
- For fintech roles, the relevant compliance, AML or risk certifications (ACAMS, CFE, CIA, FRM)
- The marriage certificate and the long-form birth certificate of any dependent child
- The PCC from the RPO
- The passport with at least twenty-four months of validity
- The Lithuanian employer offer or the university acceptance letter
Certified Lithuanian translation by a sworn translator is needed on the academic, professional and civil documents.
Which documents go through which step
| Document |
Authentication in India |
Translation |
| Degree and transcript |
State HRD attestation, then MEA apostille |
Certified Lithuanian translation |
| Class-twelve / school certificate |
MEA apostille (SDM or HRD first) |
Certified Lithuanian translation |
| Marriage and birth certificate |
SDM, then MEA apostille |
Certified Lithuanian translation |
| Police Clearance Certificate |
MEA apostille after the RPO issues it |
Certified Lithuanian translation |
| Experience letters |
Notarised, then MEA apostille if asked |
Certified Lithuanian translation |
How does SiZA help with a Lithuania document file?
When you first send us scans on WhatsApp at +91 9220161774, we read the documents for Lithuanian Embassy and Lithuanian employer fit. We tell you which documents need certified Lithuanian translation, where state HRD attestation applies, and how the work times against the visa stamping window. We share the realistic timeline and the realistic cost end to end before any payment is taken.
When the originals reach our Noida office, we run the authentication in India. State-level attestation, MEA apostille in Delhi, certified Lithuanian translation by a sworn translator, PCC apostille after the RPO issues the PCC, and tracked return courier to you or directly to your Lithuanian employer or university. Named SiZA staff carry the documents between offices in Delhi NCR.
We do not file the Lithuanian visa or EU Blue Card. The Lithuanian employer or the candidate files these with the Lithuanian Embassy and the Migration Department of Lithuania. We do not handle anything inside Lithuania after you arrive.
For a free scan-review of your Lithuania file, send a WhatsApp message to +91 9220161774 with photos of your academic record, your experience letters (for work files) and your Lithuanian employer offer or university acceptance letter.
Two pages on the SiZA site that follow on from this: apostille services, certified translation services. See the Lithuania documentation guide for the country-level picture.
