How to get a residence permit through employment in a Ukrainian company?

You may face the need to obtain a Temporary Residence Permit through employment in Ukraine in two cases:

• If you received a long-term work invitation from a Ukrainian company and you need to obtain a Temporary Residence Permit to be able to stay in Ukraine for the employment period;

• If you have no other grounds for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit in Ukraine, including a work invitation, but you are ready to consider setting up your company in Ukraine and obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit in this way.

Both situations require you to undergo two procedures in Ukraine:

• Obtaining a Work Permit;

• Obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit through employment in a Ukrainian company.

We are a team of migration lawyers with more than 14 years of experience in helping people legalize their stay in Ukraine. Today we will tell you about the procedure of obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit through employment, and how to make this process easier for the applicant.

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The procedure for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit in Ukraine by employment in a Ukrainian company

So, having received an invitation to work in a Ukrainian company, you will need to go through two procedures.

The first one is obtaining a Work Permit. Usually, the employer handles obtaining the Work Permit. The employer submits the application for a Work Permit, and it is the employer who prepares most of the documents.

We have already described the procedure of obtaining a Work Permit here. It is not so important for you if a Ukrainian company will take care of all these issues.

On the other hand, obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit - in most cases, this is the task of the foreigner. Only few employers take full responsibility for the relocation of an employee, or know exactly how to do it correctly.

Obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit on the basis of employment involves the following algorithm of actions:

• Make sure that you can obtain a Temporary Residence Permit - to do this, you need to analyze the situation, as well as check the availability and validity of all required documents;

• Prepare a package of documents for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit. It will include the obtained Work Permit, and previously issued TIN in Ukraine to a foreigner, and notarized translations of his/her documents;

• Get a health insurance policy in Ukraine. Our lawyers usually obtain a health insurance policy for 1 or 3 years, depending on the validity period of the Temporary Residence Permit. This insurance policy can then be used for its intended purpose - in the case of insurance events;

• Obtain visa D to enter Ukraine. This step is only for citizen of the countries that do not have a visa-free regime with Ukraine;

• Submit the documents for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit to the Migration Service of Ukraine. Documents must be submitted personally, but a lawyer can also accompany the applicant. Documents are reviewed within 15 business days, after that the decision to grant or refuse a Temporary Residence Permit is made;

• Complete the procedure of obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit. After getting the Permit, you will need to register your place of residence in Ukraine. This must be done within 30 days from the date of receipt of the Temporary Residence Permit.

The cost of obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit through employment with our company is USD 800. On the service page you can find out what is included in the package “Employment” and make a decision about working with us.

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How does the procedure for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit for employment in your Ukrainian company differ

Please note! Employment of a foreigner in his/her own company in Ukraine is absolutely legal. Moreover, this is an excellent opportunity not only to get a Temporary Residence Permit in Ukraine, but also to have a ready-made company for further work in Ukraine.

We have already talked about who and why you should choose this option in the article.

This procedure for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit differs only in the fact that at the start of work you will need to register the company in Ukraine. The procedure will be as follows:

• Our company provides advice on registering a company - when registering a LLC, you need to specify the direction of its activities. If you later plan to use it for work - you can specify the actual activities;

• Our company develops constituent documents of the company: the Charter, Minutes;

• We prepare registration documents, including notarized translation of a foreigner’s passport;

• We get a TIN for foreigners in Ukraine;

• We submit the documents for the company registration in Ukraine, in this case the director of the company becomes the authorized person in Ukraine. See more in this article;

• We draft the application on behalf of the company for obtaining a Work Permit for a foreigner;

• After getting a Work Permit, we change the director of the company immediately, transferring this position to our Client.

Thus, the Client receives a ready-made company and Work Permit, then the foreigner must undergo the identical procedure as described above for obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit.

Our company also offers a package of services, which is called “No Grounds” and includes:

• Setting up a company in Ukraine;

• Obtaining a Work Permit for foreigner;

• Obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit on the basis of employment in your company.

The cost of the service package see here.

Important! Update!

In 2022, in connection with the hostilities in Ukraine and the need to keep the legislation of Ukraine up to date, new norms of the law were adopted that relate to established companies in which a foreign person is an employee.

In short, before such firms had only to submit reports that activities were not being carried out - we always inform our clients about the form and procedure for submitting reports. Now, if there is a foreign employee, even the director of the founder, such a company must pay ERUs, and then form its own reporting.

In this regard, our company offers an additional package of services - accounting reporting and tax payment in companies established in Ukraine. The cost of services - from 300 USD. Ask more information from our specialists.

Do you want to legalize your stay in Ukraine? Don’t hesitate to contact us! We will find the best solution for you. 

We will also implement it, providing you with a ready-made result.

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