Issuance of a temporary residence permit in Ukraine

The service of issuing a temporary residence permit in Ukraine is in quite high demand among migration law lawyers. Such specialists work in the team of the Prikhodko and Partners law office, so you have the opportunity to seek legal support, starting with counseling and ending with representation of interests in court, if, for example, you were unreasonably refused to issue a passport. We invite you to learn more about the procedure for issuing a temporary residence permit and how we can help you in this process.

Who can apply for a passport in Ukraine?

A temporary residence permit in Ukraine is a service available to foreigners and stateless persons who are legally staying in our country on a temporary basis. If we are talking about persons 16 years of age and older, the basis is applications-questionnaires submitted in person. When a certificate is issued for children under 16 years of age or persons with limited legal capacity or recognized by the court as incompetent, the basis is the corresponding application-questionnaire of the persons mentioned in Art. 4 of the Law “On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons”.

The mentioned article contains a list of categories of persons who can apply for a passport. Among them:

• foreigners and stateless persons who came to Ukraine to work under a gig contract;
• persons whose purpose of stay in Ukraine is international technical assistance projects (for such a project to be the basis for a permit, it must be properly registered);
• persons who have arrived to carry out religious activities as part of cooperation with religious organizations registered in accordance with the law;
• persons who have arrived for the work of non-governmental organizations (the requirement for registration of such organizations is mandatory);
• those foreigners and stateless persons who came to work in economic entities or the banking system;
• persons who came to engage in scientific or cultural activities in Ukraine;
• volunteers in the field of medical care and rehabilitation;
• representatives of foreign media;
• persons who came to Ukraine to study.

This list is not complete, as it includes other categories of persons. During the provision of consulting services to clients, we answer questions on this matter in detail in order to analyze the prospects of issuing a passport in a specific case.

What documents are needed to issue a temporary permit?

To issue a temporary residence permit, you need to submit a package of the following documents:

• valid foreign passport (if it is a stateless person, this is a document certifying the identity);
• a document that certifies the identity of the legal representative and his authority, if the package of documents for issuing the certificate is submitted by the representative;
• a translation into Ukrainian of that page of the passport or other document that certifies the person, which contains personal data (such a translation must be certified in accordance with the procedure established by law);
• a document certifying that the applicant has medical insurance, which must be valid for the entire period of validity of the permit.

You also need to attach a document confirming the payment of the administrative fee. Above is a general list relevant for various situations. However, in addition to the listed documents, those documents are also needed that prove the reason for which the applicant wants to get a permit. For example, if it is a trip to Ukraine for work, then there must be a document certifying the employment permit. Each category of persons has its own list of documents in accordance with the reason for arrival.

What else do you need to know about the certificate?

Clients often ask questions about the validity period of a temporary residence permit. Unlike a permanent permit, which is valid for 10 years, in this case, the terms are individual and depend specifically on the basis on which the document is issued. Simply put, a person will have the right to stay in Ukraine exactly as long as necessary, given the purpose of arrival, but no more than a year.

However, the permit can be extended if you need to stay in Ukraine longer. In this case, it is important to submit documents on time. Therefore, it is worth following the deadlines and using the services of reliable migration law lawyers, so as not to end up in Ukraine illegally, thereby exposing yourself to the risk of sanctions for violation of migration legislation. As for the terms of consideration of documents, 15 days are provided for representatives of TsNAP or DMS.

We are also often contacted for the purpose of issuing a permanent residence permit. This can be both within the immigration quota and outside it.

Working in the field of migration law, we provide 3 key areas of services:

1. consultancy;
2. legal support, which simplifies interaction with state bodies;
3. representation of interests in a court of law if you are faced with an unjustified refusal to issue a passport.

Interaction with experts in migration law makes solving important legal issues easier and error-free, which significantly increases obtaining a positive result. Fill out the form on our website and a lawyer will contact you shortly.