7 typical mistakes foreigners make when applying for documents in Ukraine

When resolving documentary issues, foreigners who are in Ukraine or intend to enter Ukraine in order to obtain residence documents make a number of common mistakes. They are almost always identical. Therefore, the team of the law firm "Prikhodko and Partners" has systematized these key mistakes to make it easier for you to avoid them in practice.

Mistake № 1. Underestimating the peculiarities of migration policy in Ukraine

Migration legislation in Ukraine has become more stringent, although it was previously perceived as quite loyal. Not least of all, this was influenced by security policy in the context of a full-scale Russian invasion.

Now, not everyone can migrate to Ukraine with just one desire. You need to have grounds, having correctly collected a package of documents. And in cases provided for by law, to apply for a visa, if a visa regime is established for the state whose citizenship the foreigner has.

Mistake № 2. Refusal to contact specialists

The confidence that everything can be done independently, without turning to lawyers or specialized lawyers for advice or support, often becomes a false path. A person who does not have legal knowledge in the legislation of a foreign country can find it difficult to navigate the processes of the legal sphere that are important to him. In contrast, a lawyer, for his part, helps to do everything as competently as possible in any legal issue that his client addresses.

Mistake № 3. False savings on the payment of the initial consultation

The lack of desire of foreigners to pay for the cost of the initial consultation of specialized specialists before submitting documents to the migration service or other state bodies of Ukraine in order to receive a certain administrative service is a decision that only at first glance may seem like a manifestation of economy.

In fact, the result often becomes the provision of unreliable or incomplete information to the foreigner. Legal advice requires a specialist to have the appropriate experience and knowledge. Therefore, it is quite natural that an expert who has gained this knowledge for years and polished it in working with real cases in a practical plane will not provide free consultations. The well-known proverb not without reason reminds that free cheese is only in a mousetrap. Therefore, it is worth approaching this issue correctly. High-quality legal advice is not an expense, but a smart investment in avoiding problems in the legal field.

Mistake № 4. The idea that obtaining a visa guarantees entry to Ukraine

In fact, this is not so. The final decision on the entry of a foreigner into Ukraine is made by the State Border Service of Ukraine. Therefore, to make a positive decision, it is enough to have only a visa. It is worth preparing more thoroughly by providing evidence related to the further stay in Ukraine. For example, this may be the address of actual residence in Ukraine after entry or documents confirming that the foreigner has no problems with the law.

Mistake № 5. Choosing the wrong way to assert your rights

It happens that after receiving a refusal to issue a temporary residence permit, for the reasons available to the foreigner, he applies to the court to cancel such a refusal. This action is very hasty. By involving a specialist for high-quality legal support, you can go through the process of appealing the relevant refusal in an administrative manner - that is, by contacting the higher body of the State Migration Service of Ukraine. This will save you time and energy.

Mistake № 6. Failure to comply with the decisions of authorized bodies

In the event of receiving a decision on forced departure, you should not neglect its implementation. The consequences can be critical - a ban on entry into Ukraine with physical deportation outside our state. A foreigner has such a risk, regardless of what country he is a citizen of. If representatives of authorized state bodies have taken certain measures of influence against you, immediately contact a migration lawyer who will help you navigate the further algorithm of necessary actions.

In the event that there is a real prospect of successfully appealing such decisions, the specialist will take all necessary legal actions for this. It is important to understand that remaining in Ukraine without complying with the decisions applied to you by the authorized bodies is a wrong strategy that will only multiply existing problems with the law.

Mistake № 7. Long wait when you need to quickly register a marriage

During the registration of a marriage, where one or both parties have foreign citizenship, you need to wait for confirmation of information from the State Migration Service, which is sent to a specific body of the State Migration Service. This is information that concerns confirmation of the fact of the legality of a foreigner's stay in Ukraine. The time spent on obtaining this confirmation may vary. As a rule, it reaches 30 days. By involving a professional migration lawyer, you can speed up the processes to several days.

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