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LAW OF UKRAINE On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons

What it covers

The Law sets out the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine: their rights, freedoms and obligations and the grounds for entry, stay and residence.

Key provisions for foreigners

  • Art. 4 — grounds for a temporary residence permit;
  • Art. 13 — grounds for banning entry into Ukraine;
  • Art. 22 — leaving Ukraine and exit restrictions;
  • Art. 26 — forced return;
  • Art. 30 — forced expulsion (deportation).

Current version on the official portal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: zakon.rada.gov.ua. The text is amended from time to time; the link always opens the version in force. An official English translation is available at the same link; it may lag behind the Ukrainian text.