Can I immigrate to Ukraine if I am a sibling, grandparent, grandson or granddaughter of a Ukrainian citizen?

The law defines a list of relatives who can apply for a residence permit on this basis, such as children, parents, brothers or sisters of a citizen of Ukraine. In the future this will allow applying for citizenship of Ukraine.

Today we will talk about the procedure for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit in Ukraine through kinship with a citizen of Ukraine, and tell you who should focus on this basis for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit. If you do not want to search and collect documents yourself, but want to find professionals who will do it for you, contact our company.

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Immigration to Ukraine of persons who are siblings, grandparents, grandsons or granddaughters of Ukrainian citizens

The first and most important question is who exactly can obtain a residence permit in Ukraine on this basis?

The main criteria required by the law of Ukraine include:

• A person must be in Ukraine legally, for example, have a C-type visa. If a foreigner is a citizen of the country with which Ukraine has visa-free regime - on the basis of entry to Ukraine, not exceeding the allowable period of stay;

• A person must have a valid foreign passport document;

• The person must have family ties with a citizen of Ukraine of the indicated degree of kinship, as well as documents to confirm this.

If you believe that you can acquire a Temporary Residence Permit through a close relative, a citizen of Ukraine, our lawyers will analyze the situation and tell you if this is the case. They will also tell you the deadline of obtaining a residence permit for you, and whether your documents will be sufficient to obtain a Temporary Residence Permit.

To prepare a package of documents our lawyers need:

• a copy of the foreigner’s passport;

• a copy of the document confirming the legal stay on the territory of Ukraine (page of the passport with a border crossing stamp or C visa, Temporary Residence Permit);

• a document confirming the place of residence in the country of citizenship;

• documents confirming family ties with a citizen of Ukraine;

• a certificate of no criminal record in the country of citizenship;

• a copy of the passport of a citizen of Ukraine (your relative).

After receiving your documents, our lawyers will be able to start preparing two separate packages of documents, which will be required in the process of obtaining a permit and legalization of your stay in Ukraine.

For visa:

• notarized translation of the foreigner’s passport;

• notarized translations of documents confirming family ties;

• a health insurance policy;

• an invitation letter to Ukraine from a relative.

For immigration (the process of obtaining a Residence Permit):

• notarized translation of the foreigner’s passport;

• a document confirming the person does not suffer from chronic alcoholism, substance abuse, drug addiction or infectious diseases. To obtain this document, our lawyers will send you to a specialized institution;

• a certificate of no criminal record in Ukraine;

• notarized translations of documents confirming family ties;

• a notarized application for residence from the receiving party.

Let’s elaborate the documents that can confirm family ties:

1) for children, it will be necessary to provide an original birth certificate, in which a citizen of Ukraine is listed as one of the parents, with a translation;

2) for parents, you need an original birth certificate of a citizen of Ukraine, in which they are listed as parents, with translation;

3) for a grandfather or grandmother, the following original documents will be required:

• birth certificates of the host party with a translation;

• birth certificates of one of the parents, whose parents are the grandparents of the receiving party;

4) for brothers and sisters, we need the original birth certificates of the host and the invited party, including translation, as well as originals or certified copies of the parents’ passport documents with their translation.

By ordering a Temporary Residence Permit at our company, you will receive a turnkey service. This means that we will organize the receipt of all necessary documents in Ukraine, including a health insurance policy, and take care of the observance of the deadlines given to the procedure.

All documents drawn up by our lawyers comply with legal requirements and enable our Clients to get the desired result on the first try.

Is it easier to get a residence permit in Ukraine through relatives?

Advantages of immigrating to Ukraine on the basis of kinship with a citizen of Ukraine:

• This ground allows a foreigner to immigrate to Ukraine without preliminary obtaining of a residence permit;

• A foreigner becomes a resident of Ukraine and does not need to obtain a work permit;

• After receiving a favorable immigration decision, a residence permit is issued for 10 years.

• A foreigner can apply for Ukrainian citizenship.

Disadvantages of immigrating to Ukraine on the basis of kinship with a citizen of Ukraine:

• It takes at least 1 year to process the case;

• The spouse does not fall into this category, for them the law prescribes another ground for immigration;

• Kinship ties must be full-blooded;

• The immigration quota is limited in number for each region of Ukraine and its number is revised by the Cabinet of Ministers every calendar year.

If you want to stay in Ukraine today and leave the country the minimum number of times while waiting for a Temporary Residence Permit, we can offer you individual ways to solve the problem, for example, by filing an application for immigration. However, success will depend solely on your situation and the possibility of achieving the goals in a legal way, which our company will take care of.

Our lawyers will make sure that the entire process is efficiently organized to make it comfortable for you and avoid unnecessary delays. You can find the cost and full range of possible legal services for obtaining a residence permit in Ukraine here.

Do you need help with obtaining a guaranteed Temporary Residence Permit in Ukraine? Don’t hesitate to contact us! We will choose for you a comfortable algorithm of actions and take care of all the organizational details.

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