Ukraine as the geographical center of Europe has always been and remains an attractive country for foreign citizens. Many of them, having visited our country, decide to look for a job here, enroll or start their own business.

Our legislation provides precise time intervals during which foreign residents are allowed on the Ukrainian territory:

• foreigners may legally stay in Ukraine within the specified visa validity limits, if they are citizens of countries with which visa procedures are provided.
• if the country does not belong to the list of such, there is a visa-free regime for its citizens, the period is up to 3 months for six months.

If you plan to stay within the Ukrainian territory for a longer period, then you should consider obtaining a temporary residence permit in Ukraine.

An official residence permit in Ukraine will always help you to obtain the specialists of the law firm LEGAL CENTER, who are always ready to answer any of your questions and advise if necessary on any legal aspects and nuances.

The rights which gives you a temporary residence permit Ukraine

Temporary officially registered residence permit Ukraine is a document confirming the identity of a foreign citizen. Its owner has the full right to live and carry out any lawful activity (education, business) in the territory of our country.

Temporary residence permit in Ukraine is your opportunity:

• free movement around the country;
• free crossing of the Ukrainian border as much as necessary for the implementation of your activities;
• no need to constantly count the number of legal days of stay in Ukraine that remain;
• ease of applying to the consulate / embassy to obtain the necessary visas;
• the possibility of obtaining a certificate that the applicant is a tax resident of our country.

Categories of citizens who have the right to obtain a temporary residence permit

A temporary residence permit in Ukraine for marriage is considered to be one of the most common and simple options for obtaining Ukrainian citizenship in the future. It should be understood that the legislation of Ukraine, in principle, provides for many situations that allow you to expect to receive such a document.

As for obtaining a marriage certificate, there are options when one of the spouses is a citizen of Ukraine or when both foreigners have the condition that one of them already has a relevant document on the residence permit.

Temporary residence permits can be issued to stateless persons if they have visited Ukraine for the purpose of official employment. This document can be obtained if you participate in various international projects involving Ukraine if you provide consulting or technical services.

Representatives of various religions and denominations who perform religious rites or carry out other church activities have the right to issue a temporary residence permit in Ukraine.

This document can be obtained by employees of foreign branches of organizations that have opened their offices in Ukraine, as well as foreign staff who entities registered in our country

Volunteers, correspondents and other employees of foreign media, founders or final beneficiaries of legal entities registered in our country, can also in certain circumstances count on a temporary residence permit in Ukraine, the price of which is quite affordable today.

The importance of appealing to specialized government bodies

On April 1, 2018, the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine issued a decree to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which regulates the procedure for issuing a residence permit, this new version, and also replaces that annulment. From this date, the document is issued for a period of one year in the ID-card’s form.

The procedure stipulates that the term for consideration of documents is 15 working days, however, in practice, a foreigner, trying to submit documents on his own, without the help of qualified lawyers, may face, firstly, a lot of questions in the process of preparing the necessary package of documents, and secondly, the likelihood of timely obtaining a residence permit in Ukraine in this case decreases significantly.

Turning to the lawyer company LEGAL CENTER, you will receive not only qualified advice from experienced specialists, but you will also be pleasantly surprised by the promptness of processing all the necessary documents for a reasonable fee.

What documents are required for the issuance of a temporary residence permit in Ukraine, how long can this procedure take, what are its features and whether there are any restrictions - these and many other questions will always be answered by qualified specialists of the Legal Center.