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Long-term Visa D

UkraineLong-term residence

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

The D visa is an entry visa: it is issued to a person who intends to apply for a temporary residence permit to stay in Ukraine for more than 90 days, and within 90 days of entry the holder should apply for a permanent or temporary residence permit (or a special passport stamp).

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Limits of the record
  • The captured sources state no status that is reached by accumulating residence on a D visa; any residence-accumulation rule belongs to the permit obtained afterwards.
  • https://mfa.gov.ua/en/consular-affairs/entry-and-stay-foreigners-ukraine/visa-information
    D type visas are issued in cases where a foreigner/stateless person intends to apply for [a temporary residence permit](https://dmsu.gov.ua/en-home.html) to stay in Ukraine for more than 90 days.
  • https://ny.mfa.gov.ua/en/consular-issues/oformlennya-viz
    LONG-TERM, MULTIPLE-ENTRY VISA (VD), which could be issued for applicants entering Ukraine with the purpose of obtaining documents permitting stay in Ukraine for a period of longer than 90 days. Within 90 days from the moment of entry to Ukraine a holder of a long-term visa should legalize his status in Ukraine (apply to relevant authorities in Ukraine for a permanent/temporary residence permit or special stamp to the passport).

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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  • Searched MFA visa page, NY consulate page and Visa Rules (Resolution 118): only the 90-day D-visa validity is stated; no qualifying residence period or start date. The Law on Immigration Art. 4 part 2 item 11 (5 years continuous TRP residence for certain TRP categories) is a separate immigration ground, not a D-visa rule.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which types of residence count towards the qualifying period.

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  • Searched visa sources for residence counting rules; the D-visa supporting-documents list is not a counting rule. None found.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the absence and continuity rules for the qualifying period.

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  • Searched visa sources for absence or continuity rules; only the 90-day multiple-entry validity is stated. None found.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The D visa is obtained from a Ukrainian diplomatic mission abroad (Embassy or Consulate), applying not earlier than 3 months before the planned entry; it is issued as a multiple-entry visa for 90 days unless legislation or treaties provide otherwise; supporting evidence is one of the listed documents, e.g. a certified copy of the work permit or a copy of the immigration permit. The official source does not state renewal, retention or loss rules for the residence permit obtained after entry.

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Limits of the record
  • The visa sources do not state renewal, retention or loss rules for the residence permit obtained after entry on the D visa.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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