Grounds for Obtaining a Temporary Residence Permit in Ukraine

According to Article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons", a temporary residence permit may be issued to:

• Foreigners and stateless persons who, according to the law, arrived in Ukraine for employment or to conclude a gig contract, or who, while staying legally in Ukraine, obtained a permit for the employment of foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine under the conditions provided in part thirteen of this article;

• Foreigners or stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to participate in the implementation of international technical assistance projects registered in accordance with the established procedure;

• Foreigners or stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to preach religious doctrines, perform religious rites, or carry out other canonical activities upon the invitation of religious organizations and with the approval of the state authority that registered the respective religious organization;

• Foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to work in branches and representative offices of legal entities established in accordance with the legislation of a foreign country and registered as required;

• Foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to work in branches or representative offices of foreign banks registered as required;

• Foreigners or stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to conduct cultural, scientific, or educational activities on the grounds and in the manner established by international treaties of Ukraine or special programs, as well as foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to participate in international and regional volunteer programs or in the activities of organizations and institutions that engage volunteers according to the Law of Ukraine "On Volunteer Activities", with information published on the official website of the central executive authority implementing state policy in the sphere of volunteer activity;

• Foreigners (excluding citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus) and stateless persons who, during martial law, arrived in Ukraine to provide medical or rehabilitation assistance on a volunteer basis as medical workers or rehabilitation specialists;

• Foreigners or stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to work as correspondents or representatives of foreign media;

• Foreigners or stateless persons who are founders and/or participants and/or beneficial owners (controllers) of a legal entity registered in Ukraine, with a share in the authorized capital of at least 100,000 euros (as per the official exchange rate set by the National Bank of Ukraine on the date the foreign investment is made);

• Foreigners or stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of studying;

• Foreigners or stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to reunite with family members who are citizens of Ukraine, or who, while legally staying in Ukraine, entered into marriage with Ukrainian citizens;

• Foreigners and stateless persons who arrived in Ukraine to reunite with family members who have already obtained a residence permit in Ukraine or have the right to obtain one;

• Foreigners or stateless persons released from temporary detention centers for foreigners and stateless persons who are unlawfully staying in Ukraine, based on a court decision canceling the detention or forced expulsion, or who were not forcibly expelled before the maximum detention period expired due to the absence of a travel document, lack of transport connections with their country of origin, or other reasons beyond their control;

• Foreigners and stateless persons who provided instructional assistance (firearms, tactical, medical, radio engineering, explosive, or other) to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, other military formations established according to Ukrainian law, special-purpose law enforcement agencies, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, directly in the areas of anti-terrorist operations or in the implementation of national security and defense measures against the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, or to volunteer formations created or self-organized to defend Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and who directly participated in anti-terrorist operations or national defense measures in the respective areas;

• Persons recognized as stateless under the procedure established by the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons";

• Foreigners and stateless persons who, during the period of martial law introduced by Presidential Decree No. 64/2022 of February 24, 2022 (approved by Law No. 2102-IX), have provided or are providing firearms, tactical, radio engineering, explosive, medical, or other assistance to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine (including territorial defense units), or volunteer formations of territorial communities, directly in combat zones, and who have participated jointly in combat or service tasks for at least six months and received a temporary residence permit within twelve months from the date martial law ends or is revoked.

Source: https://dmsu.gov.ua/poslugi/dokumentuvannya-inozemcziv/tymchasove-prozhivannya.html