Registration in Ukraine 2021: information for foreigners and citizens

According to our laws, registration in Ukraine is necessary not only for citizens, but also for foreigners. This is a very important moment, which no one who has decided to stay permanently in our country can do without.

By the way, we are talking not only about changing the state, but also about moving to a new city. After all, you can get most of the administrative services only at the official place of registration, not stay.

In order to get a residence permit in Ukraine quickly and guaranteed, contact our company. Professional lawyers will assist in this and other issues related to obtaining registration of residence, certificate of permanent or temporary residence, work permit.

How to issue a residence permit to a Ukrainian?

You must first contact the registration authority in your area. This can be an administrative office or a separate registrar. Here you need to write a statement according to the established sample. You must also present a complete package of documents.

Documents for obtaining a residence permit for a Ukrainian

In the administrative body you must present:

1. Passport. If you do not have it, a temporary or permanent residence permit is suitable. Children under the age of 16 must have the original birth certificate with them.
2. Check for payment of administrative fee.
3. Lease agreement for an apartment or house or documents for real estate ownership. Pay attention! Registration at a dacha in Ukraine is possible only where there is a quarter committee and an assigned address. The type of real estate should not be indicated “for horticulture”, but “for construction”.
4. Conscripts – a military ticket or certificate.

On the one hand, nothing would seem difficult, right? In fact, you may have a lot of problems when submitting documents at the stage of writing an application. You may also be denied if you are subject to conscription or have debts to the enforcement service. For those who are participants in the trial on either side (witness, accused, plaintiff), it is better not to change the place of residence until the meeting is over. People who fall into these categories will simply not be discharged from the old address by the state registrar without a new ZEO certificate.

Pay attention! Registration of children in Ukraine is carried out according to special rules. Those who have not reached the age of 14 are registered at the place of residence of the parents or one of them with the written consent of the other. And registration of a newborn in Ukraine is possible at the stage of registration of a birth certificate.

Do foreigners need a residence permit in Ukraine?

Definitely needed. For foreign citizens, the procedure for registering at a new place of residence in Ukraine is a bit more complicated than for “indigenous” residents. The fact is that you first need to issue a residence permit. By the way, MigrationGroup specialists can also help with this.

Foreigners need to present the same package of documents to the state registrar. Only data on the residence of a foreigner in Ukraine will be entered in the certificate, not in the passport. Registration is carried out in own or rented housing. You must have with you either a contract of sale or a written agreement with the owner, notarized.

The most common questions that foreigners face when applying for a residence permit

Most foreigners after moving to Ukraine try to mark the place of registration in the passport. In fact, our laws forbid it. To obtain a residence permit you need to issue a temporary or permanent residence permit.

Also, some foreigners are interested in whether it is possible to obtain a driver’s license without a residence permit. Again, the answer is no. It is impossible to obtain a driver’s license without registration of residence. And registration becomes possible only after registration of the residence permit.

And a foreigner cannot become an entrepreneur without registration either.

It is quite difficult to issue a residence permit in Ukraine. Especially when it comes to foreigners, they hardly know our laws and have never encountered a legal system of this type. Don’t do it yourself. Trust MigrationGroup.