A residence

• Temporary residence
• Permanent residence.

Before the residence permit procedure, you have to solve a number of issues:

• Which of the above types of permit you need to get?
• What reasons do you have for a particular type of residence?
• Which documents must be submitted to the competent authorities?
• What is the existing procedure for a residence permit in Ukraine?

• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person for a family reunion with persons who are citizens of Ukraine, or that who where lawfully on the territory of Ukraine are married to a citizen of Ukraine
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person for a family reunion with persons who are lawfully present in the territory of Ukraine
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person for employment in Ukraine
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person to participate in the implementation of international technical assistance projects, duly registered
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person for the purpose of preaching the beliefs of religious rites or other canonical activities of a religious organization for the invitation and for the agreement with the state body, which makes registration of the religious organizations
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person to participate in the activities of subsidiaries, branches, representative offices and other structural divisions of public (government), foreign organizations duly registered
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person to work in the offices of foreign business entities in Ukraine, duly registered
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person to work in the branches or representative offices of foreign banks registered in the prescribed manner
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person for cultural, scientific, educational activities on the grounds and in the manner prescribed by international agreements of Ukraine or special programs, as well as if a foreigner or a stateless person arrived to participate in international and regional volunteer programs or participation in the activities of voluntary organizations duly registered
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person for a reporter or a representative of the foreign media
• Arrival of a foreigner or a stateless person with the education purpose
• Making the form of a temporary residence permit for foreigners or stateless persons who before the completion of the term of the boundary at the temporary detention of foreigners and stateless persons illegally present on the territory of Ukraine, were not forcibly expelled from Ukraine due to lack of travel documents, the transport connection with the country of their residence or for any other reason that does not depend on these individuals
• Te procedure of obtaining permanent residence in Ukraine includes the need for prior permission to immigrate.

The immigration quota established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and categorized immigrants, namely:

• Academic and cultural personalities, whose immigration in the interests of Ukraine
• Highly skilled workers and specialists needed by Ukraine
• Investors in the economy of Ukraine with foreign exchange currencies amount at least 100 000 U.S. dollars registered in the order established by the Cabinet of Ministers
• Individuals who are full blood brothers or sisters, or grandparent, grandchild Ukrainian citizens
• Persons who have previously been in the citizenship of Ukraine
• Individuals who resided in Ukraine for 3 years from the date of obtaining refugee status in Ukraine, as well as their parents, husband or wife and minor children who live with them
• Individuals who resided in Ukraine for 3 years from the date of obtaining of the status of individuals who are affected by human trafficking.
• Immigration permit is issued for immigration out of quotas in cases such as
• One of the spouses, if the second spouse, with whom he lives in marriage for more than 2 years old, a citizen of Ukraine, children and parents of a citizen of Ukraine
• Persons who are custodians or trustees of Ukrainian citizens, or are under the care or custody of the citizens of Ukraine
• Individuals who are eligible for citizenship of Ukraine by the territorial origin
• Overseas Ukrainians, spouses of Ukrainian’s citizens and their children in the event of their joint entry and residence on the territory of Ukraine.

In order to obtain an immigration permit, you must submit a package of documents, which includes:

• Application
• A copy of the applicant's passport pages document with Ukrainian translation, with all statements (for citizens of the Russian Federation alien’s passport if available)
• Address of residence abroad applicant (copy of driver's license, internal passport or other document where the address of residence abroad specified)
• A copy of the immigration card or renewal of the term (registration), crossing the border stamp or visa, the CIS countries do not need visa
• A copy of the documents of title to the dwelling (the original), a lease and a notarized statement from the landlord
• Documents confirming statements
• For a foreigner who lives in a marriage with a citizen of Ukraine, more than two years:

• For people who were born in Ukraine (or their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents):

• Certificate of no criminal record in the territory of Ukraine
• Payments from State Migration Service of Ukraine
• Folder drawstring, 4 envelopes with stamps in Ukraine.

To do this, you must submit the following documents:

• Application
• A copy of the immigration permit
• Original and copy of the alien’s passport or a document that certifies the person without citizenship (original returns after the presentation).
• Translation into Ukrainian language page of the alien’s passport of a foreigner or a document that certifies a stateless person with personal data, duly certified
• Receipt of payment of the state fee or document that confirms the presence of incentives for its payment
• Receipt of payment services
• Four photographs measuring 3.5 * 4.5 cm (matte, colored)
• A copy of the certificate issued by the tax authorities of identification code (if any).