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Obtainment of permanent residence permit in Ukraine for foreigners
Obtainment of permanent residence permit in Ukraine for foreigners
What we do
- Analyse the customer’s situation and documents;
- Advise them on the subject of getting permanent residence permit;
- Prepare all necessary documents;
- Apply for getting permanent resident status;
- Get the permanent residence permit.
OUR FEES
State payments, notary services and residence registration are not included to the cost of the service associated with the obtainment of permanent residence permit.
The time limit for obtaining a permanent residence permit often depends on the grounds and the provision of a package of documents.
Based on the experience of our firm, the approximate terms for obtaining a permanent residence permit may be as follows:
- on the basis of investments – 10-12 months;
- on the basis of marriage from 3 months.
WHY CHOOSE US
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Experience of working with many jurisdictions
Our migration lawyers have accompanied immigration projects for the citizens of the USA, Germany, Turkey, India, Sweden, Great Britain, Slovenia, the Seychelles, Afghanistan, Iran and others. -
Have no grounds for getting permanent resident status? Let us help you!
As the grounds for permanent residence permit are often insufficient for most of the clients (e.g. a marriage with a Ukrainian citizen), our company can assist in obtaining solid ones from a scratch (e.g. through the registration of business in Ukraine). -
English-speaking migration lawyers in Kyiv
Realizing possible misunderstandings in intercultural communication, we involve our lawyers, fluent in English, to work with our foreign clients, making communication comfortable for them. -
Getting a “turn-key" permanent resident status
We can offer not only the help in getting permanent resident status. We assist in preparatory phase (notary translation and insurance matters) as well as in that after getting permanent resident status (address registration in Kyiv or the Kyiv region). In some cases, we also prepare “turn-key" documents, almost without involving the clients themselves.
The documents needed for getting permanent resident status
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Alien’s passport with a D visa (if necessary) and notary translation into Ukrainian
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Permission to immigrate
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Health insurance
REFERENCES FROM OUR CLIENTS
Chief ophthalmologist of Ukraine, Oksana Vitovska, All-Ukrainian alliance of ophthalmologists
Partner, Denis Y. Lysenko, Vasil Kisil & Partners
General director Skibinskiy V., Yokogawa Electric Ukraine Ltd.
General director I.Logvinenko , Bravo Airways
L. Chervonyuk, LLC "Vitalux"
President Tedeev E.S., Ukrainian wrestling association
General Manager Stashkevych I.Y., LLC “Trading company” Rud”
Important to know
Before getting permanent resident status, it is essential to get a permission to immigrate.
ANSWERS TO FAQs
- What shall I do if I have no grounds for getting permanent residence permit?
- We shall assist you in obtaining permit to immigrate into Ukraine. To do this, we need to analyse your documents and agree a plan of action.
- Is it possible to get permanent resident status without personal appearance?
- No. In order to apply for permanent residence permit and to get it, personal appearance is necessary, for your fingerprints, photo and electronic signature will be taken. Other documents, however, can be prepared without personal appearance.
SWIFT OBTAINMENT
AND BEST QUALITY PROVEN BY YEARS OF PRACTICE!
Volodymyr Gurlov, Managing partner
RELEVANT INFORMATION
IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT PERMANENT RESIDENCE
Permanent residence permit in Ukraine is a document containing the identity of an alien or a stateless person and providing legal basis for their permanent residence in Ukraine. Starting from 01.06.2018, it is produced in form of an electronic ID-card.
The status is given to aliens or stateless people who have permission to immigrate into Ukraine or had been permanent residents of Ukraine before they made a decision about termination of Ukrainian citizenship and remained permanent residents after that decision.
The status is given to aliens or stateless people who stay on the territory of Ukraine on legal basis and
- Have reached the age of 16, based on the applications submitted by them personally;
- Have not reached the age of 16 or had been declared legally incompetent or with limited competence, based on the applications of one of the parents (foster parents), tutors or guardians, with whom these people live based on the permission to immigrate.
The ground for getting the status is the permission to immigrate and arrival for permanent residence in Ukraine.
Here is a list of documents for getting permanent resident status:
- Passport of an alien with a D visa, unless otherwise provided by law (the document is returned after its presentation), and its copy;
- Translation into Ukrainian of the passport of an alien, authenticated in accordance with the law;
- Valid health insurance;
- Passport of a legal representative, if the documents are submitted by such (original documents are returned after their presentation, and the copies are submitted without return);
- A copy of the decision about granting permission to immigrate or one of the documents according to the category of an alien or a stateless person:
- Individuals, who had arrived for permanent residence in Ukraine before the Ukrainian Immigration Act was introduced and have either a residence stamp in their passport of a citizen of the former Soviet Union of the 1974 model or permanent residence permit, are to submit the original and a copy of their passport of a citizen of the former Soviet Union of the 1974 model or permanent residence permit;
- Individuals forced to leave their places of permanent residence in the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia who have arrived in Ukraine, as well as their underage children, who had arrived in Ukraine with them before coming of age, are to submit a temporary certificate (or a certificate confirming the fact of arrival of a minor with their parents), received upon their arrival in Ukraine, and a document confirming the fact of their continuous residence in Ukraine for at least five years, given by territorial bodies of the State Migration Service of Ukraine;
- Individuals, who have arrived in Ukraine as orphaned children due to military conflict in their places of permanent residence and are (were) brought up in state institutions or in family-type children's home, or have been put under guardianship of Ukrainian citizens, are to submit documents that confirm being (having been) brought up in state institutions or in family-type children's home, or being (having been) put under guardianship of Ukrainian citizens;
- Aliens or stateless people, who had been permanent residents of Ukraine before they made a decision about termination of Ukrainian citizenship and remained permanent residents after that decision, are to submit certificate of termination of Ukrainian citizenship of the standard form, given by territorial bodies of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.
Timing requirements for getting permanent resident status:
Up to 15 working days until the end date of legal residence of the alien in Ukraine.The client submits the documents personally; the procedure lasts approximately an hour. In 15 working days after the submission, permanent resident status is ready to be received at the Migration Service.
The period of validity of permanent resident status is ten years. After the end of this period, the status has to be extended.