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EMPLOYMENT PERMIT IN UKRAINE
During the period of active development of business in Ukraine, more and more often legal entities and individual entrepreneurs attract foreign specialists to work. One of the main conditions for the employment of a foreigner in a Ukrainian business entity is obtaining a permit to employ the labor of foreigners and stateless persons.
An employment permit is the main document of an officially working foreigner, which gives the full right to engage in work and hold a certain position at enterprises, institutions, and organizations in Ukraine. The presence of this document also enables a foreigner to obtain a temporary residence permit so that he/she can perform his/her work and stay in the territory of Ukraine for more than 90 days, or more than the term of the D-04 target visa (depending on the country).
The legislation of Ukraine provides for the grounds and conditions for obtaining an employment permit for foreigners and stateless persons. The most common work categories of foreigners, for which it is necessary to issue an employment permit:
An employee;
Foreign worker on a business trip;
Intra-corporate assignees
The categories of employees must begin to perform their work duties (sign an employment contract) within 90 calendar days from the moment of obtaining an employment permit in Ukraine.
Documents for obtaining an employment permit are submitted on behalf of the business entity to the main offices of the employment center, regardless of the location of the business entity in Ukraine. The body that accepts documents for obtaining an employment permit at the Employment Center is the Administrative Services Center, regardless of location.
In order to hire a foreigner/stateless person for work, the entity of economic activity must work on certain employment characteristics, namely:
- Position of a foreigner, according to the classifier of professions
- Possible validity period of the employment permit for the relevant category
News: When hiring a foreign national, a business entity in Ukraine is no longer required to pay them a salary no less than the amount specified in the special law “On Employment,” which regulates the procedure for employing foreigners and stateless persons; specifically, the requirement for a salary of 10 times the minimum wage has been abolished.
In order to formalize an employment permit, it is necessary to form and prepare a certain package of documents for the relevant categories of employees. Our lawyers will prepare a complete package of documents for obtaining an employment permit.
Information regarding the preparation of documents is carefully examined and analyzed. The "ENWOLT" legal association will provide you with full advice on the execution of this procedure, as well as on the possible risks and responsibilities of the employer and the employee.
Documents for obtaining an employment permit:
| # | Document | Provided by the client | We are preparing |
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| 1 |
Application for obtaining an employment permit |
We are preparing
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Draft employment contract (agreement) |
We are preparing
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Color photo 3.5 x 4.5 cm on a white background |
Provided by the client
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Power of attorney (from the entity of economic activity to submit/receive a permit) |
We are preparing
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Translation of the employee's foreign passport (into Ukrainian with notarization) |
We are preparing
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Receipt for payment of state duty |
Provided by the client
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Information about the bank account of the business entity (IBAN) |
Provided by the client
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All documents are prepared by our lawyers, the employer only needs to certify them with the signature of the director and the seal of the company (if available). The draft employment contract (agreement) must be certified by the employer in accordance with DSTU 4163:2020.
The preparation of a complete package of documents must be done with the help of a lawyer, since at least one error in the documents leads to the suspension of the case examination by the employment center.
After submitting the documents, the employment center examines the processing of the documents. The deadline for making a decision on the issuance of a permit is up to 7 working days + 3 working days for the publication of the document.
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Step
Advice
Specialists of the ENWOLT legal association will provide you with full consultation regarding documents and options for the work permit procedure.
Step
Preparation
After receiving data and terms of employment of a foreigner from you, we will form a corresponding package of documents with a draft employment contract.
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Innings
We send you the finished package of documents for data verification and affixing seals and signatures of the director for further submission of documents to the Employment Center.
Step
Control
Our lawyers control the terms and progress of document processing in making a positive decision on issuing a work permit for a foreigner.
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Receiving
After making a positive decision on the issuance of a work permit, our specialists receive it by hand and hand it over to you.
From the date of receipt of the decision to issue a permit for employment of a foreigner/stateless person, a business entity that has hired a foreigner must pay the state duty to the Treasury of Ukraine according to the relevant details issued by the employment center. The amount of the fee for issuing or extending the validity of an employment permit for foreigners and stateless persons is calculated from the subsistence minimum per able-bodied person established by the Law on January 1 of the current calendar year.
THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE DUTY FOR THE ISSUANCE/EXTENSION OF PERMIT FOR 2026 IS:
| VALIDITY PERIOD OF THE PERMIT | SUBSISTENCE MINIMUM PER ABLE - BODIED PERSON | AMOUNT OF DUTIES, UAH |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 6 months | 3/2 | 9 984 / 6 656 |
| From 6–12 months | 5/4 | 16 640 / 13 312 |
| From 1–2 years | 8/7 | 26 624 / 23 296 |
| From 2–3 years | 10/9 | 33 280 / 29 952 |
IMPORTANT: The employer is obliged to conclude an employment contract (agreement) with a foreigner or stateless person no later than 90 calendar days from the date of issuance of the permit and within ten days after concluding the employment contract, provide a copy of it, certified by the employer, to the employment center. If the employer does not submit a copy of the concluded employment contract within this period, this permit will be revoked.
PROLONGATION OF EMPLOYMENT PERMIT
If, before the expiration of the employment permit, the foreigner wishes to continue working at the given position with the same employer, and the employer, in turn, does not object to the work of the foreigner, the permit may be extended for the same period. The employer must submit documents for extending the validity of the permit no later than 20 calendar days before its expiration.
Documents for the prolongation of the validity of the employment permit:
| # | Document | Provided by the client | We are preparing |
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| 1 |
Application for prolongation of the employment permit |
We are preparing
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Color photo 3.5 x 4.5 cm on a white background |
Provided by the client
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A valid permit for employment of a foreigner/stateless person |
Provided by the client
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Power of attorney (from the employer to submit/receive a permit to employ a foreigner/stateless person) |
We are preparing
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| 5 |
Receipt for payment of state duty |
Provided by the client
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The deadline for making a decision on prolongation of the validity of an employment permit is up to 3 working days + 2 days for publication. After receiving a decision on the extension of the validity of the employment permit, it is necessary to pay the state duty within 10 working days in accordance with the term of the prolongation of the validity of the permit.
MAKING CHANGES IN THE EMPLOYMENT PERMIT
During the period of their labor and entrepreneurial activity, certain changes may occur in the work of both the employer and the foreign employee. If data changes occur, such changes must be made in the employment permit.
Обставини внесення змін на дозвіл
| EMPLOYER | WORKER - FOREIGNER |
|---|---|
| 1. Change of name of a legal entity | 1. New foreign passport |
| 2. Reorganization of a legal entity | 2. Change of last, first name, patronymic |
3. Change of last, first name, patronymic of an Individual entrepreneur | 3. Change of the position name |
| Transfer of a worker to another position within the limits of the validity of the permit | |
Документи для внесення змін на дозвіл
| REASONS | DOCUMENTS |
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| Change of last, first name, patronymic of an Individual entrepreneur | 1) Application; 2) Copy of passport of an Individual entrepreneur. |
| New passport for departure abroad or change of last, first name, patronymic of an employee | 1) Application; 2) Translation of a new valid passport for departure abroad into Ukrainian with notarization |
| Change of the name of position/transfer to another position at the same employer within the limits of the permit validity period | 1) Application; 2) Draft of an employment contract in new edition or a draft of an additional contract on introduction of changes to the employment contract. |
The deadline for processing a change to an employment permit is 3 working days + 2 working days for publication.
