Obtaining a residence permit for foreigners in Ukraine

Residence permit - a document entitling a foreigner or stateless persons for temporary or permanent residence in Ukraine on certain purposes according to Ukrainian law. A foreigner or a stateless person in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine may entry the territory of Ukraine and stay here without any additional permits within 90 days. This period can also be prolonged if its necessity would be approved within respectable reasons up to 90 days. Summing up, foreigner or a stateless person can stay in the country not more than 180 days a year. For legalising your residence on the territory of Ukraine you must get residence permit and depending on its purpose you will able to stay longer then in ordinar way. There are two types of residence permit: temporary and permanent.

How to obtain a residence permit in Ukraine?

In process of obtaining residence permit, you will touch with a lot of bureaucratic issues when visiting state institutions. Permit is issued by State Migration Office in the law prescribed procedure. There are several purposes of obtaining residence permit:

• Employment;
• Reunion of Family;
• International technical assistance;
• Religious Mission;
• Branch of foreign company;
• Mass-Media;
• Branch of foreign non-governmental organization;
• Cultural and Sport Exchange, Volunteer;
• Branch of foreign bank

Opportunities that  residence permits  are giving

Residence permit - a document that not only allows you to stay legally in Ukraine, but also guarantees  constitutional rights. Benefits of residence permit:

• unlimited number of entries to Ukraine;
• capability to be employed officially;
• capability to get Ukrainian higher education;
• capability to use Ukrainian bank system;
• state social secure.

Applicable documents for obtaining a residence permit in Ukraine

What you need to apply first?

• national passport, valid for at least three months after the expiration date of the requested visa and having at least 2 blank visa designated pages;
• Visa Application form filled personally;
• 2 photos - recent, passport-sized;
• Valid medical insurance;
• Together with all items listed above the following documents, each referred to as "the supporting document", related to the purpose of entry.

Of course, you shouldn’t forget that in some cases State Migration Office may cancel your application. To avoid such unpleasant situation happen, follow all the instructions settled by State Migration Office. Use legal advices of professionals - you will be guaranteed to succeed.

Rights that permanent residence permit gives you

So we have a lot of questions: where and when should we start procedure of registering, how long it can take, etc. At first, the whole process can seem to be too complicated, but in case of appropriate help it will be easy. Next, main provisions of permanent residence permit. Foreigners in Ukraine have the opportunity to stay for 90 days. Immigration permit - a permit issued by State Migration Office that allows foreigners and stateless persons to immigrate. This document is issued under immigration quotas. Key documents for the permanent residence permit:

• Purpose of entry;
• Visa Application form filled personally .
• 4 photos - recent, passport-sized.
• national passport, valid for at least three months after the expiration date of the requested visa and having at least 2 blank visa designated pages ;
• notarized and apostolate Ukrainian translation of passport ;

An additional list of documents is required depending on the purpose of entry.

How to get a temporary residence permit in Ukraine

Capability for obtaining a temporary residence permit have foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine on the following grounds:

• Employment;
• Reunion of Family;
• International technical assistance;
• Religious Mission;
• Branch of foreign company;
• Mass-Media;
• Branch of foreign non-governmental organization;
• Cultural and Sport Exchange, Volunteer;
• Branch of foreign bank

Temporary residence permit registering

What do you need? Ukrainian legislation established a list of key documents:

• Visa application form filled personally.
• national passport, valid for at least three months after the expiration date of the requested visa and having at least 2 blank visa designated pages ;
• notarized and apostolate Ukrainian translation of passport ;
• Registration fee payment.
• 4 photos - recent, passport-sized.
• Certificate of criminal record absence.
• Purpose of entry;