The number of Ukrainians living in Lithuania jumped by 42 percent last year, outstripping Russians and Belarussians to become the largest group of foreigners living in the Baltic nation, according to Lithuania’s Migration Department. The top three nationalities of foreign workers now are: Ukrainians — 16,873; Russians — 12,433; and Belarussians – 12,162. Similarly, Lithuania’s Social Security and Labor Ministry reports that last year Ukrainians received most Lithuania’s multi-entry labor visas and its temporarily work permits – about 60% in both cases.
The number of Ukrainians living in Lithuania jumped by 42 percent last year, outstripping Russians and Belarussians to become the largest group of foreigners living in the Baltic nation
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