Work permit in Ukraine
According to the article 8 of the Law of Ukraine «On legal status of foreigners», the enterprises irrespective of type of property can use labor of foreign workers only at presence of work permissions if other is not provided by the international treaties of Ukraine.
The permission is issued by regional Centre of Employment for one year, but it can be prolonged. The general maximum term of work is 4 years. The petition on work permit prolongation should be brought 30 days prior to its expiry. The procedure of request for issuance and prolongation of work permission are identical. The work permit is issued within 30 working days after supplying of all necessary documents. The mentioned term is general, it depends on budgetary payments and salary payments, and also from charges to the Centre of Employment and reports on vacancies.
The following documents are required to get work permit:
- The application of the employer;
- Explanation of the employer of necessity to use the labor of the foreigner;
- 2 color photos 3,5х4,5;
- The power of attorney on the person authorized by the employer to represent its interests in the Centre of Employment;
- The original of the certificate from State Tax Administration about absence of debts of the enterprise, about payment of certain taxes and tax collections (issued in regional department of Tax Administration);
- The certificate confirming that the employer has no debts before the State’s Employment Fund (issued in the regional Centre of Employment);
- The paid receipt for services of the Employment Centre (4 minimum salaries);
- The draught copy of the contract of the employer with the employee (the foreign citizen);
- The inquiry from the employer, confirming that a post of the foreigner does not demand the admission to "classified information" or the Ukrainian citizenship;
- The certificate of criminal record clearance of the foreigner in Ukraine;
- The copy of the Charter of the enterprise confirmed notarially;
- The original of an extract from the General State Register from an enterprise place’s of registration (the extract can be received in local department of State Administration);
- Copies of education documents of the foreigner, translated into the Ukrainian language in a bureau of translations and confirmed notarially;
- Copy of the passport of the foreigner (translation of 1st page of the passport into the Ukrainian language, certified by a bureau of translations).
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