Children born in Ukraine receive a birth certificate. The certificate itself is a document that confirms only the fact of registration of the birth of a child and is not an automatic acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship. The Law of Ukraine “On Citizenship of Ukraine”, stipulates that a citizen of Ukraine... Read More
Временное пребывание иностранцев в Украине
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The temporary residence permit differs from the permanent residence permit in the grounds, terms of issuance, and period of validity. The temporary residence permit is issued on the basis of: family reunion; studying; employment; volunteer activity; preaching religious beliefs, performing religious rites, or conducting other canonical activities. This list is... Read More
What does the Law provide for? From now on, foreigners and stateless persons who provided assistance in the territory of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) can obtain a temporary residence permit and, even, citizenship of Ukraine. How can a foreigner obtain a temporary residence permit on the basis of participation in... Read More
Applying for a visa The list of required documents for a visa includes: a passport document that must conform to the following requirements: be valid for at least three months after the declared date of departure from the territory of Ukraine; contain at least two free pages; be valid no... Read More
Some foreigners are unable to contact the Migration Service in order to extend their stay in Ukraine or to prolong a temporary/permanent residence permit in Ukraine. In this case, if a foreigner had not replaced the temporary/permanent residence permit on time, this document would be considered invalid and a foreigner... Read More
Until January 31, 2021, no changes are expected. UK citizens can still stay in Ukraine 90 days within 180 days without a visa. However, to apply for a temporary/permanent residence permit in Ukraine, they must obtain a type D visa. To apply for such a visa, the legislation provides a... Read More
Which institutions and organizations have the right to invite foreigners? The implementation of cultural, scientific, educational or volunteer activities is one of the most common legal grounds for obtaining a temporary residence permit. Its specificity lies in the fact that not every organization or institution which performs this activity has... Read More
Registration of foreign citizens in Ukraine can be understood in several senses: 1) Residency (address registration in Lviv and Ukraine). If you are interested in registration – detailed article about registration – https://migrate.com.ua/propyska/ In fact, address registration is required at the final stage, when is ready residence (temporary or permanent). Register... Read More
Recently lots of foreigners have come to Ukraine for volunteer activities. There are many international programs nowadays working with incurably ill, with youth, etc. They are financed by international organizations, the authorities of certain countries (for example, the USA) or religious organizations. And undoubtedly, all volunteers face the problem of... Read More
One of the options for foreigners and stateless persons is getting temporary residence permit. It entitles you to stay in Ukraine, work here and guarantees you a certain scope of rights. Ukrainian legislation sets categories of people who can get temporary residence permit. To get this very document one shall... Read More
Staying in Ukraine, a foreigner can get into various unpleasant situations. Sometimes they cause problems with the law, deportation and even a ban from entering Ukraine. Such desicion can be a serious impediment for businessmen, corporations and ordinary people who have their families in Ukraine. If this situation happened to... Read More
Sometimes, during a stay in Ukraine, you some trouble may happen to you. Sometimes they cause problems with the law. In the worst case, such a situation may cause deportation (from the Latin “deportatio” – exile) from Ukraine. But there are no problems that cannot be solved. Look for professional... Read More
Foreigners and people without citizenship who want to come to Ukraine, should know the rules that regulate this process. Laws of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers regulations determine them. Knowing the rules allows you to avoid possible complications during your stay in Ukraine. If you need detailed legal advice,... Read More
For residents of different countries there are different conditions for entering the territory of Ukraine. Some need a visa to Ukraine, some do not. The procedure for obtaining a visa to Ukraine differs depending on its type. If you need to get a visa, but you do not know where... Read More
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... Read More
Sometimes a foreigner needs to expand his stay in Ukraine. In some cases, it is possible. To make it real, the foreigner has to collect the necessary documents, and inform the State Migration Service of Ukraine about the circumstances that cause the extension of his stay in Ukraine. If the... Read More
Nowadays very often foreigners are employed at Ukrainian companies or by the branches of foreign companies located in Ukraine. For this, they get work permits that are bases for obtaining temporal residence permits in Ukraine. When the employment contract ends, both documents (work and residence permits) are to be returned... Read More
Foreigners who are going to visit Ukraine need an invitation to get a visa. Those who cooperate with certain organizations may receive invitations from them. Those who have only the purpose of visit are to be invited by their friends or relatives. It may seem difficult for a person who... Read More
Very often foreigners come to Ukraine with the aim to be employed by Ukrainian company. In such cases Ukrainian legal entity shall make an invitation for such an employee that he could get a visa to Ukraine. Such procedure is rather complicated thus, it is worth applying for qualified lawyers... Read More
It is a matter of fact that sometimes people can get into unforeseen circumstances and lose or damage important documents. This can happen simply by negligence, or as a result of some tragic events like theft and other troubles. For example, recently, there are widespread cases when foreigners living in... Read More
If a foreign citizen who had received a temporal residence permit in Ukraine wants his family to live with him in Ukraine, they must also obtain a temporal residence permit. To obtain such a permit members of an immigrant’s family have to collect and submit documents to the State Migration... Read More
If you live in Ukraine by the temporary residence permit and for some reason you are going to stop it, you will need to return the permit to the body that had issued it. This procedure is to be held completely and correctly to avoid problems in the future. Rendering... Read More
Under Ukrainian legislation, if you have married to a citizen of Ukraine, you would be able to get a permanent residence permit only in 2 years. However, during this period one can have a temporal residence permit. This document will grant you legal bases for stay in Ukraine during these... Read More
There are many categories of people who can get a temporal residence permit in Ukraine. One of them is the people who come here to work. We are talking about work in Ukrainian companies on request. The procedure for those who come to work in a branch of a foreign... Read More
Ukraine can help people who were forced to leave their home country because of some danger, persecution and threat to life. Such people get a refugee status and enjoy the protection and support of the state. A refugee can then receive Ukrainian citizenship or permanent residence permit in Ukraine. In... Read More
In accordance with Ukrainian legislation temporal residence permit may be prolonged at the presence of certain grounds. Foreigner’s stay in Ukraine with temporal residence permit cannot last more than 1 year. A foreigner with a prolonged temporal residence permit gets a special stamp in his passport and needs to register... Read More
Ukrainian legislation contains detailed rules concerning who, how long, and on which grounds may stay in Ukraine. If a foreigner plans to stay in Ukraine longer than his visa allows, it is worth thinking about temporal residence permit. Temporal residence permit grants some rights: right to be registered as private... Read More