OVERSEAS UKRAINIANS. WHO AND WHY?
Did you know that Leonardo DiCaprio, Milla Jovovich, Mila Kunis, Sylvester Stallone, David Duchovny, Steven Spielberg, Dustin Hoffman, Steve and Liv Tyler, all of them have Ukrainian roots and so can become overseas Ukrainians? All those foreigners who are citizens of other countries but have Ukrainian roots can obtain a special legal status called “overseas […]
Video interview re How do I get Ukrainian residence
In collaboration with @InsightintoUkraine we answered your TOP residence questions. Click on the screenshot below to watch the video: Contact Legal Ideas law firm to get advice on your personal case. Views: 491
WHEN A FOREIGNER WORKS UNOFFICIALLY IN UKRAINE
Ukrainian law provides quite workable methods for employees to protect their rights. And you might be surprised but these methods do work! Anyone whose labor rights are violated can resort to 2 main options: 1) out of court complaints; 2) file a lawsuit. Each method can be used separately or jointly and they are not […]
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT CANDIDATES
A work permit, for example, gives a foreigner a right to apply for a temporary residence permit that allows him/her to stay in Ukraine more than 90/180 days. But not only work permits can be used to receive temporary residence. Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless […]
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT BASED ON EMPLOYMENT
As you can read in our article “Temporary Residence Permit Candidates”, there are 12 categories of foreigners who can obtain temporary residence. The process of obtaining temporary residence differs a little bit for each of the categories. Thus, here we will analyse one of the most common grounds used by foreigners to get a Ukrainian […]
FOREIGNER’s LIVING ADDRESS REGISTRATION
Once the foreigner receives his/her temporary residence permit, he/she is obliged to register at his/her living address in Ukraine within next 30 days. To register at the address the foreigner (or his representative under a notarized PoA) shall submit to a center of providing administrative services by this address the following documents: By registering a […]
APARTMENT LEASE AGREEMENT
Why did we include a section dedicated to lease agreements into this material? When you rent a flat or a house, you can get a lease contract template from: Here you can download our specially tailored lease agreement template protecting tenant’s rights. Of course, it must not be a “take it or leave it” template, […]
PERMANENT RESIDENCE PERMIT BASED ON MARRIAGE
The procedure of applying for a permanent residence permit is regulated by the Order of Preparation, Issuance, Renewal, Cancellation, Mailing, Withdrawal, Return to the State, Recognition as Null and Termination of a Permanent Residence Permit, approved by the Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 321 dated April 25, 2018. A package of […]
IMMIGRATION PERMIT BASED ON FAMILY REUNION GROUNDS
The process of applying for an immigration permit is regulated by the Procedure of Forming Immigration Quotas and by the Procedure of Processing Immigration Permit Applications and Decisions on Its Cancellation and Execution of Made Decisions, approved by the Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1983 dated December 26, 2002. A package […]
LIVING TOGETHER IN UKRAINE. CIVIL MARRIAGE
Even though Ukrainian legislation does not contain a term “civil marriage” this term is widely used among people and lawyers and means cohabitation of a man and woman together without being officially married. In plane words this is when you live together with your girlfriend or boyfriend. It is important because it creates certain legal […]