Ukraine joined the 1951 UN Convention and the 1967 Protocol in 2002. Ukraine provides protection to foreign citizens and stateless persons who are sought on its territory by recognition as a refugee or a person who needs complementary protection.

Sometimes foreigners need extra terms to stay in Ukraine if they have available objective grounds which are strictly prescribed by the law. The period of validity of visa and temporary residence permit may be extended indefinitely, subject to the availability of grounds provided for by law.

Temporary residence permit – a document certifying the identity of a foreigner or stateless person and confirms the legal grounds for temporary residence in Ukraine. Usually issued for 1-3 years with right for annual extension in case of availability of the according legal basis. Nowadays Ukrainian legislation prescribes 15 legal grounds for TRP.  Among the most useful benefits of having TRP is a visa-free regime to Ukraine during the validity of TRP. 

Permanent residence permit – a document certifying the identity of a foreigner or stateless person and confirms the right to permanent residence in Ukraine. A permanent residence permit gives a foreign citizen or a stateless person a lot of advantages, such as long-term residence in Ukraine, visa-free entry, right to work. Nowadays Ukrainian legislation prescribes 13 legal grounds for PRP.

The service includes counselling and assistance on obtaining a private visit visa for registration of marriage on arrival, re entering Ukraine with long term visa for obtaining temporary residence permit (or without re entering in certain cases), obtaining immigration permit, obtaining permanent residence permit, acquisition of citizenship.

The service includes counselling and assistance on obtaining a business invitation letter for 90 days, registration of limited liability company on arrival, obtaining of work permit, re-entering Ukraine with long term work visa, obtaining of temporary residence permit, annual extension. Service also includes counselling, accounting and legal protection.

The procedure for registering citizenship is regulated by the norms of the Law of Ukraine “On Citizenship” and is burdened with a mass of bureaucratic formalities. Our immigration lawyer has a lot of experience on legal assistance on obtaining citizenship of Ukraine.

A person who has the right to acquire Ukrainian citizenship by birth is a citizen of Ukraine from the moment of birth. Foreign parents can apply for Ukrainian citizenship for their child which was born on the territory of Ukraine. For this, they must go through the verification of nationality.

The place of residence of an individual is a residential house, apartment, other premises suitable for living in it (dormitory, hotel etc), in the corresponding settlement where the individual resides permanently, mainly or temporarily. We offer address registration in Kharkiv private real estate. Every resident of Ukraine must be registered.