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# Working as a physician in Lithuania

In Lithuania, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 2,637 EUR/month (gross, 2024). Physician is a regulated profession in Lithuania. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Lithuania, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 2,637 EUR/month (gross, 2024)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic Medicine; Specialist Dental Practitioner Listed in Annex V; Foreign qualification recognition is applied for through VASPVT; the route depends on qualification origin. Recognition is separate from issuing a Lithuanian medical-practice licence.; Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice
- Recognition authority: VASPVT is the competent authority for the regulated medical-doctor qualification recognition route; the service catalogue separates permanent, temporary and third-country applications.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

JSON list[].id=655974; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=20&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Current page dated 2026-05-11 lists Medical Doctor, Dentist, General Practice Nurse and Medical Psychologist as regulated healthcare professions; excludes pharmacist from the VASPVT route. — https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/point-of-single-contact/requirements-and-regulations/for-medical-professionals/
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in Lithuania: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4275bc7fa60afad03f934c23ae23e530]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/lithuania/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_physician-in-lithuania-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_5c661e8feb7f,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Lithuania: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4275bc7fa60afad03f934c23ae23e530},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/lithuania/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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