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Insurance policy is requiredCurrency
Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH)Phone code
+380Language
UkrainianCar traffic
Right-handRecognition of dual citizenship
noCovid
There are no COVID restrictionsInsurance policy
Insurance policy is requiredTemporary residence permit
Permanent residence permit
Citizenship
The grounds for issuing a temporary residence permit are the following:
- a foreigner and a stateless person is the founder and/or participant, and/or beneficial owner (controller) of a legal entity whose data is entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations;
- the size of the ownership share of a foreigner or a stateless person, or a foreign legal entity of which he is a beneficiary (controller), in the authorized capital of a Ukrainian legal entity is at least 100,000 euros at the official exchange rate established by the National Bank of Ukraine on the date of making the foreign investment.
- foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of studying and received a temporary residence permit are considered to be legally staying in the territory of Ukraine for the period of study.
- foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of family reunification with persons who are citizens of Ukraine, or entered into marriage with citizens of Ukraine during their stay in the territory of Ukraine on legal grounds and received a temporary residence permit, are considered to be legally staying in the territory of Ukraine for the period before obtaining an immigration permit;
- foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of family reunification with the persons specified in parts two to thirteen of this article and received a temporary residence permit are considered to be legally present on the territory of Ukraine.
- foreigners and stateless persons who provided instructional (shooting, tactical, medical, radio-technical, explosive and other) assistance to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, special law enforcement agencies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, involved in the anti-terrorist operation, being directly in the areas of its implementation, and/or involved in the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repelling and deterring armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, being directly in the areas of their implementation, or volunteer formations that were were formed or self-organized to protect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and, together with the above-mentioned units, took a direct part in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its implementation, being directly in the areas of the anti-terrorist operation during the period of its implementation, as well as those who participated in the performance of combat or service tasks of the anti-terrorist operation and/or measures to ensure the national security and defense, repel and deter armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions together with the above-mentioned units and volunteer formations and received a temporary residence permit, are considered to be in the territory of Ukraine on legal grounds, including in cases where the validity of the passport document has expired or it is subject to exchange, until the end of the temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation within the meaning of the Law of Ukraine" On the Peculiarities of the State Policy to Ensure the State Sovereignty of Ukraine in the Temporarily Occupied Territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions".
💡 Important! If you need legal assistance or full legal support from a lawyer on entering Ukraine, obtaining a visa or residence permit in Ukraine, you can order a consultation with a qualified lawyer on migration issues on the Visit Ukraine website. Our experienced specialists will help you avoid unpleasant situations and guarantee proper legal protection.
Where to apply
Documents required
- a passport document of a foreigner or a document certifying a stateless person with a type D visa, unless otherwise stipulated by the legislation and international treaties of Ukraine (returned after the presentation, a copy is attached),
- a document certifying the identity of a legal representative and a document confirming the authority of a person as a legal representative (in the case of submission of documents by a legal representative) (original documents are returned after the presentation, copies are submitted);
- a translation into Ukrainian of the page of a foreigner's passport or a document certifying a stateless person with personal data, certified in accordance with the procedure established by law;
- a valid health insurance policy for the entire period of validity of the permit and its copy;
- a document confirming the payment of the administrative fee, or a document on exemption from its payment (the original is returned after presentation, a copy is submitted).
Please see ❗️
Health insurance is an important part of ensuring that your health is taken care of. In Ukraine, as in many other countries, health insurance plays a significant role in ensuring access to quality medical services.
In order to ensure that a trip to Ukraine during the war is safe and does not carry additional risks, it is important to take out reliable insurance that will cover not only basic medical services, diagnostics and treatment, but also the risks associated with a full-scale invasion of Russia. You can take out reliable insurance that will guarantee compensation in case of traumatic injuries, accidents, and death as a result of military operations on the Visit Ukraine website. There are no age restrictions, and both minors and elderly people over 70 can take out insurance.
Choose insurance that will give you peace of mind during your stay in Ukraine.
Application consideration period
The validity period of a temporary residence permit in Ukraine
The grounds for issuing a temporary residence permit are the following:
- a foreigner and a stateless person is the founder and/or participant, and/or beneficial owner (controller) of a legal entity whose data is entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Individual Entrepreneurs and Public Organizations;
- the size of the ownership share of a foreigner or a stateless person, or a foreign legal entity of which he is a beneficiary (controller), in the authorized capital of a Ukrainian legal entity is at least 100,000 euros at the official exchange rate established by the National Bank of Ukraine on the date of making the foreign investment.
- foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of studying and received a temporary residence permit are considered to be legally staying in the territory of Ukraine for the period of study.
- foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of family reunification with persons who are citizens of Ukraine, or entered into marriage with citizens of Ukraine during their stay in the territory of Ukraine on legal grounds and received a temporary residence permit, are considered to be legally staying in the territory of Ukraine for the period before obtaining an immigration permit;
- foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of family reunification with the persons specified in parts two to thirteen of this article and received a temporary residence permit are considered to be legally present on the territory of Ukraine.
- foreigners and stateless persons who provided instructional (shooting, tactical, medical, radio-technical, explosive and other) assistance to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations formed in accordance with the laws of Ukraine, special law enforcement agencies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, involved in the anti-terrorist operation, being directly in the areas of its implementation, and/or involved in the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repelling and deterring armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, being directly in the areas of their implementation, or volunteer formations that were were formed or self-organized to protect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and, together with the above-mentioned units, took a direct part in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its implementation, being directly in the areas of the anti-terrorist operation during the period of its implementation, as well as those who participated in the performance of combat or service tasks of the anti-terrorist operation and/or measures to ensure the national security and defense, repel and deter armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions together with the above-mentioned units and volunteer formations and received a temporary residence permit, are considered to be in the territory of Ukraine on legal grounds, including in cases where the validity of the passport document has expired or it is subject to exchange, until the end of the temporary occupation of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation within the meaning of the Law of Ukraine" On the Peculiarities of the State Policy to Ensure the State Sovereignty of Ukraine in the Temporarily Occupied Territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions".
💡 Important! If you need legal assistance or full legal support from a lawyer on entering Ukraine, obtaining a visa or residence permit in Ukraine, you can order a consultation with a qualified lawyer on migration issues on the Visit Ukraine website. Our experienced specialists will help you avoid unpleasant situations and guarantee proper legal protection.
Where to apply
Documents required
- a passport document of a foreigner or a document certifying a stateless person with a type D visa, unless otherwise stipulated by the legislation and international treaties of Ukraine (returned after the presentation, a copy is attached),
- a document certifying the identity of a legal representative and a document confirming the authority of a person as a legal representative (in the case of submission of documents by a legal representative) (original documents are returned after the presentation, copies are submitted);
- a translation into Ukrainian of the page of a foreigner's passport or a document certifying a stateless person with personal data, certified in accordance with the procedure established by law;
- a valid health insurance policy for the entire period of validity of the permit and its copy;
- a document confirming the payment of the administrative fee, or a document on exemption from its payment (the original is returned after presentation, a copy is submitted).
Please see ❗️
Health insurance is an important part of ensuring that your health is taken care of. In Ukraine, as in many other countries, health insurance plays a significant role in ensuring access to quality medical services.
In order to ensure that a trip to Ukraine during the war is safe and does not carry additional risks, it is important to take out reliable insurance that will cover not only basic medical services, diagnostics and treatment, but also the risks associated with a full-scale invasion of Russia. You can take out reliable insurance that will guarantee compensation in case of traumatic injuries, accidents, and death as a result of military operations on the Visit Ukraine website. There are no age restrictions, and both minors and elderly people over 70 can take out insurance.
Choose insurance that will give you peace of mind during your stay in Ukraine.
Application consideration period
The validity period of a temporary residence permit in Ukraine
The procedure for obtaining a permanent residence permit in Ukraine
- Legally stay in Ukraine (it is desirable to obtain a type D visa beforehand);
- Get an immigration permit;
- Collect a package of documents for obtaining a permit and submit it to the migration service authorities;
- Get registered by place of residence in Ukraine.
Grounds for obtaining a permanent residence permit in Ukraine
- Representatives of culture.
- Highly qualified specialists.
- Persons who have invested at least one hundred thousand US dollars in Ukraine.
- Citizen's relatives.
- Husband and children under the age of eighteen of a person who received a permanent residence permit.
- Refugees, three years after receiving asylum.
- a marriage with a citizen of Ukraine that has lasted two or more years;
- relatives of the first generation who are Ukrainian citizens;
- the Ukrainian diaspora or foreigners with confirmed roots in our country (Ukrainians abroad);
- persons who territorially come from Ukraine;
- foreign guardians or custodians who can documentally confirm the care or guardianship of citizens of Ukraine;
- foreigners whose stay in the territory of Ukraine is important for the foreign and domestic policy of Ukraine.
Documents for obtaining a permanent residence permit in Ukraine
- application in the form established by law;
- passport (original for presentation);
- notarized translation of the passport page where information about the person is indicated;
- immigration permit;
- a receipt of payment of the state duty;
- 4 photos measuring 3.5 x 4.5 cm with a matte background.
Please see ❗️
Health insurance is an important part of ensuring that your health is taken care of. In Ukraine, as in many other countries, health insurance plays a significant role in ensuring access to quality medical services.
In order to ensure that a trip to Ukraine during the war is safe and does not carry additional risks, it is important to take out reliable insurance that will cover not only basic medical services, diagnostics and treatment, but also the risks associated with a full-scale invasion of Russia. You can take out reliable insurance that will guarantee compensation in case of traumatic injuries, accidents, and death as a result of military operations on the Visit Ukraine website. There are no age restrictions, and both minors and elderly people over 70 can take out insurance.
Choose insurance that will give you peace of mind during your stay in Ukraine.
Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship is possible in several ways:
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by birth
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin
- Admission to Ukrainian citizenship
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by children as a result of the adoption
- Acquisition of citizenship as a result of the establishment of guardianship over a child
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by a person recognized by the court as incapacitated, as a result of establishing the guardianship of a citizen of Ukraine over him/her
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by a child in connection with the stay in Ukrainian citizenship of its parents or one of them
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship as a result of the recognition of paternity or maternity or establishment of the fact of paternity or maternity
Issuance of a temporary certificate of a citizen of Ukraine
- a person residing in Ukraine on legal grounds - to the territorial division of the State Migration Service of Ukraine at the person's place of residence in Ukraine;
- a person who has been granted refugee status in Ukraine or asylum in Ukraine - to the territorial division of the State Migration Service of Ukraine at the place of registration of the person;
- a person permanently residing abroad - to the diplomatic or consular mission of Ukraine at the place of permanent residence of the person.
How to get the service?
- collect the necessary documents;
- apply to the territorial division of the State Migration Service of Ukraine at the place of residence of the child or one of his/her parents or another legal representative of the person;
- submit an application together with the necessary documents;
- obtain a certificate of registration of a person as a citizen of Ukraine (which is the basis for issuing a passport of a citizen of Ukraine) in the territorial body or subdivision of the State Migration Service of Ukraine at the place of residence.