TEMPORARY RESIDENCE FOR VOLUNTEERING

According to today's information, since the end of February this year, the percentage of those engaged in volunteering in Ukraine has increased by more than half.

In recent years, more and more volunteers are coming to Ukraine who are ready and have a strong desire to engage in volunteer activities, especially from other countries. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, citizens of India, Lithuania, Morocco, Nigeria, the USA, Canada, Great Britain and many other countries have come to Ukraine with the sole purpose of helping and giving everyone a piece of their kindness. Now there are a huge number of programs that are aimed at working with the disabled, terminally ill people, children and adults who need psychological help and, of course, the military, who need both moral and medical help.

Subsequently, foreign citizens have a question: "How to issue documents for residence in Ukraine during volunteer activities?"

Here the answer contains the following. If your activity does not take more than 90 days (during the martial law in Ukraine - 30 days), then you can be here under the visa regime. But for those persons whose work takes a sufficiently long period of time, it is necessary to issue a residence permit. This procedure takes a considerable amount of time and requires detailed legal support, especially for persons who do not know and do not speak the Ukrainian language, and therefore are not familiar with Ukrainian legislation on these issues. In this case, the best option would be to contact our law firm to avoid mistakes and wasted time.

A residence permit for the reason of volunteering in Ukraine is a document that gives the right to reside in the country without citizenship on a permanent or temporary basis. Usually, people who come to Ukraine to engage in volunteer, religious, educational activities, or for employment, issue a temporary residence permit.

This temporary permit is issued for one year, but its validity can be extended later. But it is worth noting that if the reason for volunteering ceases to be relevant for you, then the document loses its legal effect. After that, the person must submit the document to the relevant state authority and leave the country within the prescribed period (usually a legally prescribed period of seven days is given).

The following persons have the right to receive a temporary permit based on volunteering: can be obtained by foreigners who are in Ukraine mandatory on legal grounds.

As for persons between fourteen and eighteen years of age, in this case, volunteering is carried out with the consent of parents or adoptive parents, guardians or educators.

Necessary documents for obtaining a temporary residence permit

A mandatory document is a passport or other document that can confirm your identity. If you arrived from a country with a visa regime in relation to Ukraine, then there must be a mark about the visa and the fact that you crossed the border of Ukraine. Subsequently, with your proof of identity, a notarized translation of this document (namely, a passport or other confirming document) must be provided. It is also mandatory to apply for a passport, with the writing of which we will definitely help. If you have an identification code, or in other words - an individual tax number, or - a tax payer's card, you should also present it. And finally - a certificate of state registration of a volunteer organization.

When preparing and collecting all the necessary documents, you, as a foreigner, should definitely pay attention to the deadlines in order to have time to submit them to the state Migration Service. The deadline for submitting documents is fifteen days before the end of your legal stay in Ukraine. But still, try to solve these issues earlier and with lawyers to avoid moments of incorrect filling out of applications and other documents.

Our company "Prikhodko&Partners" offers you its support in obtaining a residence permit in Ukraine. The lawyers of our company are true professionals in their field with many years of experience in the field of migration law. Each of us is ready to take on all your troubles and make it easier for you to complete any documents.