Legal assistance in immigration to Ukraine

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See also

• Legal Assistance to Refugees in Ukraine
• Legal assistance to victims in criminal cases
• Immigration to Ukraine
• Immigration to the USA

What this section covers

Immigration to Ukraine involves several separate procedures, and the right one depends on why a person is here and how long they intend to stay. A short visit runs on an invitation and a visa. Work requires an employment permit for the employer and a temporary residence permit for the employee. Family reunification, study and investment each follow their own route. People who left another country because of danger use the refugee status procedure instead. We work through all of these, and the first step is always the same: match the situation to the procedure that actually fits it.

Temporary and permanent residence

A temporary residence permit is tied to a ground — employment, study, family, business — and it lives and dies with that ground, so a change of employer or the end of a contract has consequences for the permit. A permanent residence permit follows a different route with its own conditions and gives a more stable position, including the right to work without a separate employment permit. Choosing between them early avoids a situation where a person spends a year on the wrong track.

Documents and the order of work

Most refusals come from the package rather than from the merits. The usual set includes a passport valid for the requested period, documents proving the ground for stay, confirmation of accommodation, health insurance, and civil status documents for family cases. Documents issued abroad need translation and legalisation, and the name has to be spelled identically across every document. We check the set before filing, prepare the application, and stay with the case until the decision.

For employers

A company hiring a foreign national deals with two parallel tracks: the employment permit on the company side and the residence permit on the employee side. The timelines interlock, so the employment contract, the job description and the start date are drafted with the permit process in mind. We also handle registration of a foreign business presence in Ukraine when the hire is part of setting up local operations.

Where to go next

Related pages: immigration to Ukraine, permission on a temporal residence, permanent residence permit in Ukraine, residence permit in Ukraine on business, registration of refugee status in Ukraine, legal assistance to refugees in Ukraine, issue an invitation for a foreigner to Ukraine.

Frequently asked

Which permit does a foreign employee need?

Two documents are involved: an employment permit obtained by the employer and a temporary residence permit for the employee, and their timelines are planned together.

What happens to a temporary permit if the ground ends?

A temporary residence permit is tied to its ground, so a change of employer or the end of a contract affects the permit and is handled before it lapses.

Do foreign documents need anything extra?

Documents issued abroad need translation and legalisation, and the spelling of the name has to match across the whole package.

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