Work Permit necessary for Temporary Residence Permit ?

Hi Rox. There is a list of causes in which it is possible to get Temporary Residence Permit. Unfortunatelly it doesn't include self-employed people and the people who has other source of income.
May by you should ask at ukrainian law companies and they could find the way to get such Residence Permit.

In order to obtain a Residency Permit based on Employment, you need to be employed by a company in Ukraine. A foreigner who has no residency in Ukraine cannot be a director of a company.

I was faced with this scenario this year. The steps that I went through to achieve the ability to live and work in Ukraine were:

1. Setup a company in my wife's name
2. Register myself as an employee of that company
3. Obtain Work Permit
4. Obtain Visa
5. Obtain Residency Permit

I have just completed this process. Be aware, Ukraine has a lot of processes and procedures to follow - very carefully. If one small detail is wrong, they will reject your application. Also, nothing is available in English, so you will need someone to help you if you don't know Ukrainian.

I had Ukrainian friends and my wife to help me, yet it still took 9 months to complete the whole process.

I'm grateful for the reply and advice .

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I am not sure if this is an appropriate site for this question.  My step son (Ukraine wife's son) lives in Ukraine with a Kazak citizen.  She received the Ukraine immigration visa from Kazakstan more than a year ago.  She received an Ukraine green card and has been waiting for 2 years before she can receive Ukraine citizenship.  Recently, she was notified that immigration rule is changed.  She needs to leave Ukraine, receive a new immigration visa from outside Ukraine, reenter and start the process again.  This is insane.  Has anyone run into this kind of problem?  Is there a way to resolve this in Ukraine without leaving Ukraine and reenter with a new immigration visa?  Thanks