How to apply for a residence permit for a child in Ukraine? Application for a residence permit for a child

We are often contacted by foreigners wishing to move to Ukraine and get a residence permit here. And while the procedure and documents for adults are often discussed, the issue of obtaining a residence permit for children remains a mystery for most people.

This fact gives rise to the following questions: 

• Does the procedure for obtaining a residence permit for a child have any peculiarities and what?
• What documents shall be submitted to obtain a residence permit for a child?

• provides all possible services in one place: registration of insurance, translations, notarization, support of the procedure, etc.;
• help you prepare at every stage: before visiting the migration office and even before obtaining a visa or passing additional interviews;
• help avoid rejection;
• will help arrange obtaining a residence permit for the whole family, if necessary.

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What changes were introduced to the procedure for obtaining a residence permit for children?

Residence permit is the only document that certifies the identity and confirms the legality of a long-term stay of a foreigner or stateless person on the territory of Ukraine. 

Before the introduction of the process of making and issuing residence permits with electronic contactless carriers (ID-cards), information on minor children had to be included in an old-type document belonging to their parents, which until June 1, 2018 was in the form of a so-called “book”. 

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Now this procedure has undergone a number of changes, according to which this document is issued in the form of a plastic card and shall be granted to both parents and their children. 

What documents shall be submitted to obtain a residence permit for a child?

In order to commence the procedure of obtaining a residence permit for foreign minor children or stateless persons lawfully staying in Ukraine, it is necessary to submit the following package of documents to State Migration Service of Ukraine:

• A passport or other identification document (including notarized translation into Ukrainian) with D type visa, unless otherwise provided by law;
• A document that certifies the identity of the legal representative, as well as a document confirming his/her relevant powers;
• Health insurance;
• A document confirming the relationship with the parents, who are citizens of Ukraine or foreigners staying in Ukraine on the basis of a residence permit (for minor children arriving on family reunion). Such a document is usually a duly certified (legalization, apostille, etc.) birth certificate with a translation into Ukrainian;
• A document confirming their education in a Ukrainian educational institution, as well as the period of such education (for foreign students);
• Other documents, depending on the length of stay.