Often foreigners have to come to Ukraine for rather a long term, and they do not have temporal residence permit. In this case, one shall know how long it is allowed to stay in Ukraine legally without any negative consequences.
Maximum stay in Ukraine for different cases
The order is simple for residents of visa-regime countries. Their visas strictly fix the dates of their stay in Ukraine. It is forbidden to break these terms. By the expiration date one must be out of Ukraine.
Residents of countries with non-visa regime may stay in Ukraine for 90 days within 180-day window. During the check a public officer counts back 180 days from the date of the check and adds the total sum of days you spent in Ukraine. Their sum must be less than 90. Otherwise, it is considered to be a violation of the law.
In some cases, you can stay in Ukraine longer than the allowed period of time. This is usually possible if some kind of emergency occurred. List of the reasons varies depending on the type of your visa. For short-term visas and for residents of countries with non-visa regime they are the following:
- Pregnancy and childbirth;
- Taking care of sick relative;
- Applying for an immigration permit or citizenship of Ukraine;
- Medical treatment;
- Registration of inheritance.
People with a transit visa can extend duration of stay in the event of unforeseen stops for the following reasons:
- Repair of transport;
- The disease;
- Natural disaster.
Holders of long-term visas may stay in Ukraine only if they didn’t manage to get a residence permit for good reasons.
If you want to prolong your stay in Ukraine, you have to collect the documents confirming your personality, legality of your stay and financial ability to stay in Ukraine further. Then you shall fill in an application, add 4 photos, and submit all these documents to the State Migration Service of Ukraine.
You can use a “Migration calculator” program to find out how long you can stay in Ukraine. You fill in the dates of your departure and arrival, and the program counts the number of days. That is very useful when you have many entries during short period of time.
During a temporary stay in Ukraine, it is worth to enlist the support of qualified lawyers to definitively reject the possibility of any misunderstandings with the law. This support id offered by L’viv firm “Bachynskyy, Kolomiets and partners”. Our employees are the best in the business. We are happy to advise you on any matter relating to migration and help you with solving possible problems.
