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Temporary residence — foreign NGO representative unit

UkraineCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

The qualifying activity is participation in the activity of branches, divisions, representative offices and other structural units of civil society (non-governmental) organisations of foreign states, registered according to the established procedure.

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  • Basis for receiving the service, bullet list
    foreigner or stateless person who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of participating in the activity of branches, divisions, representative offices and other structural units of civil society (non-governmental) organizations of foreign states, registered according to the established procedure;

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The supporting host is the respective branch, division, representative office or other structural unit of the foreign civil society (non-governmental) organisation, which issues a request (solicitation); for the D visa, the invitation comes from the foreign NGO branch/office duly registered in Ukraine.

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What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

Proof is the original and a copy of the registration certificate of the structural unit of the foreign civil society (non-governmental) organisation in Ukraine (the original is returned after inspection).

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Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether pay, pocket money, accommodation or other work is allowed.

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Limits of the record
  • Searched DMSU TRP page, TRP Procedure (Resolution 322) and visa sources for pay, allowances or other-work rules for the foreign NGO structural-unit basis (code 04/07). None found; Law on Volunteering reimbursement rules concern volunteers, not this basis.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

The temporary residence permit for participation in branches or representative offices of foreign NGOs is issued for the period in the submitted documents but no longer than one year, save for the exceptions defined in the Procedure; extension is not foreseen, and instead documents for exchange are submitted no later than 15 working days before expiry. The official source does not state whether the person can change host or activity, or whether family members can accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured sources do not state whether the person can change host or activity.
  • The captured sources do not state whether family members can accompany the person on this basis.

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

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