[Kyiv, Ukraine – July 31, 2019] Lately, Ukraine has been going through a wide range of reforms aimed at making the country a better place to live, including for foreigners. Ever since Ukraine signed Association Agreement with the European Union on March 21, 2014, and once the Agreement was in force on September 1, 2017, Ukrainian immigration legislation started changing … Read More
Traveling to Crimea: How to get a permit for legal travel to the peninsula
As of today, Ukrainian citizens can travel to Crimea with a Ukrainian passport. No permit to travel to Crimea is needed. Conversely, foreign nationals need to apply for a permit in order to legally travel to Crimea. Such a trip is considered to be legal only with a foreign passport and a permit which allows entry through specially designated check … Read More
Security advice
Money bundle scam Over the last couple of weeks we have received a growing number of reports from foreigners who have been robbed on the streets in Kyiv. In all instances, it concerned a standard scam of a tourist or foreign resident walking on the street and someone dropping a bundle of cash or a wallet full of cash in … Read More
Extend visa and stay in Ukraine
In this article you will find out what is the difference between extension of stay or 90/180 days in Ukraine and visa extension, what are the consequences of overstaying in Ukraine and how to handle the situation if it happened so, you will also discover about the most common frauds with extension of stay. Extension of stay vs. extension of … Read More
Are there work permit exemptions for jobs in Ukraine?
As a general rule – no. All foreigners coming to Ukraine for work purposes are supposed to obtain a work permit in cooperation with their would-be employer. The process features multiple steps, from obtaining a work permit, followed by a visa on the grounds of the permit and finally by a temporary residence permit upon arrival of the foreigner in … Read More
Immigrated to Ukraine: First-hand articulations
Ukraine acts as though it does not want you. They do little to promote tourism. They do absolutely nothing to promote immigration, even though a stream of pension payments from abroad would help the economy. They allow the rumor to persist that the country is as cold and forbidding as Russia. Actually, the summer weather is better than New York … Read More