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    Legalization in Ukraine: Temporary residence permit

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    Temporary residence permit in Ukraine

    Foreigners from countries with a visa regime may stay in Ukraine within the validity of their visa, and citizens of visa-free countries for no more than 90 days within any 180-day period. If you plan to stay longer, you need a temporary residence permit (posvidka).

    What the permit gives you

    • legal residence in Ukraine for the validity period of the permit;
    • entry and exit without counting days of stay;
    • the right to study, work or carry out activities in line with the grounds on which it was issued;
    • easier applications to consulates and embassies for visas;
    • the possibility to obtain a Ukrainian tax residence certificate.

    Who can obtain a permit

    The grounds are set by the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons". The most common are:

    • employment in Ukraine;
    • study at a Ukrainian educational institution;
    • marriage to a Ukrainian citizen or family reunification;
    • participation in international technical assistance projects;
    • religious activities at the invitation of a religious organisation;
    • work at a representative office of a foreign company, bank or foreign media outlet;
    • volunteering;
    • military service under contract in the Defence Forces of Ukraine;
    • other cases provided for by law.

    Procedure and timing

    The permit is issued by the State Migration Service of Ukraine under the Procedure approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 322 of 25.04.2018 (in force since 1 June 2018). It is issued as an ID card. Its validity depends on the grounds for issue, and applications are reviewed within 15 working days.

    In practice, applying on your own often takes longer because of errors in the documents or the wrong choice of grounds.

    How we help

    Lawyers of the Pravovyi Tsentr law firm will identify the right grounds, prepare your documents and accompany you at the State Migration Service. Contact us for advice on your situation.

    How to obtain a temporary residence permit

    Roadmap

    1. Ground

      Choose your ground: employment, marriage, study, etc.

    2. Documents

      Collect the common documents and those for your ground (list below)

    3. Check

      Passport translation, insurance for the whole term, dates and validity

    4. Submission

      SMS office, “Document” centre or ASC — no later than 15 working days before your permitted stay ends

    5. Review

      Up to 15 working days from acceptance

    6. Permit

      Collect the permit. Validity depends on the ground

    Required documents

    Or choose the ground manually from the list
    Your ground. Choose your case — the documents and the check depend on it:

    For all grounds

    • Valid passport (for stateless persons — identity document) with a long-stay visa if required, plus a copy
    • Certified Ukrainian translation of the passport data page
    • Health insurance policy valid for the whole term of the permit
    • Proof of payment (duty, service fee, blank) or of exemption
    • If filed by a representative — their ID and proof of authority
    • If you have one — document with your taxpayer registration number (RNOKPP, “tax ID”)
    • Optional — housing documents (ownership, lease, etc.)

    Additionally for this ground

    Choose your case above to see the documents for your case.

    Document preparation support — 90 days

    Upload your documents — the system checks them against the official list and shows what to fix. Unlimited re-checks for 90 days.

    Price: UAH 400 · 90 days

    The document check (UAH 400) is available once you choose your case: the system checks the package against it.

    What is included and how it works

    Not a one-off check but repeat checks for 90 days. Your documents stay in your account, and every run checks the whole package together — so it sees whether data matches across documents and whether fixes introduced new errors.

    • The list for your exact ground, based on official migration-service sources and law
    • Each document: validity, translation and certification, all pages, readability
    • Cross-check between documents: names, dates of birth, numbers — the same everywhere
    • A green, yellow or red signal and exactly what to fix
    • Fix — upload — re-check: no limit on the number of checks within 90 days from payment, up to 3 checks per 24 hours
    • Picked the wrong ground? The system flags it; switch at no extra cost
    • A “No obvious gaps found” result once every mandatory item passes without remarks (a preliminary automated check, not a guarantee that the documents will be accepted)

    How the check works and what you get

    1. You upload documents for each item on the list for your ground (the list is below, with links to official sources).
    2. An AI system reads the documents and compares them with exactly this list: presence, validity dates, complete pages, legibility, translation, matching names, dates and numbers.
    3. You get a report for each document: a green, yellow or red signal, the reason and what exactly to fix. Anything not checked is marked separately.
    4. The check does not establish that documents are authentic, does not certify translations, does not assess your legal situation and does not guarantee that documents will be accepted or that the decision will be positive. It is not a lawyer’s consultation.

    This is an automated check against the official list, not legal advice. The final decision is made by the state authority. Check results stay in your account; document files are deleted 30 days after the support period ends (personal data).

    Key figures

    State duty
    UAH 34
    Service fee
    UAH 452
    Permit blank
    UAH 654
    Processing time
    up to 15 working days
    Appeal against refusal
    30 calendar days

    The final decision rests with the migration authority, which may request additional documents.

    List checked against official sources on 14.10.2026. Sources: State Migration Service: temporary residence permit; CMU Resolution No. 322 of 25.04.2018

    Want to check? Order a lawyer's request online

    A lawyer prepares and sends the request to the authority; the reply appears in your account. ₴4,000 per request; package prices are shown on the package page.