Obtaining a permanent residence permit for foreign IT specialists

Obtaining a permanent residence permit for foreign IT specialists. Are you a highly qualified IT specialist and want to immigrate to Ukraine?

Who are highly qualified IT specialists according to Ukrainian legislation?

• A highly qualified specialist is a foreign citizen who has work experience, skills or achievements in the IT field necessary for the Ukrainian state. The acute need for highly qualified IT specialists is tangible for the Ukrainian economy, since it is the IT sector that is developing most rapidly in Ukraine.

What does a Permanent Residence Permit mean for foreign IT professionals?

A permanent residence permit is a document that gives the right to stay in Ukraine indefinitely, equated to the residence of the country.

How do I know if I am a highly qualified IT specialist?

• According to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, a highly qualified IT specialist can be a person who graduated from a certain technical university in the field of information technology, applied mathematics, or related, as well as included in the list of internationally recognized higher educational institutions, or is an IT specialist whose profession is listed in the approved Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine list (Back-end, Front-end, DevOPS, QA etc.)
• To deal with all the moments and nuances, we suggest you contact the specialists of our company – “Pravelon LLC”. Our employees actively participate in seminars and webinars dedicated to IT law.

Benefits of obtaining permanent residence in Ukraine for IT specialists:

• Indefinite stay in Ukraine;
• Visiting the country without visas and without limits;
• Work in a Ukrainian company without obtaining a work permit;
• Obtaining citizenship in the future (arrival);
• Free medicine;
• Free education in schools, kindergartens for your children;
• Live in an EU candidate country;
• To develop the IT sector of the country, which is among the top digital states of the future, according to analysts’ forecasts.

How can we help you?

• We will check whether your documents meet the criteria of a highly qualified IT specialist in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine;
• We will select for you the optimal strategy for immigration to Ukraine;
• Prepare all necessary documents;

Highly qualified IT specialists in accordance with Ukrainian legislation must obtain an immigration permit.

• An immigration permit is a decision of authorized bodies that grants the right to foreigners and stateless persons to immigrate to Ukraine. Permission for immigration is granted within the immigration quota, which is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the manner determined by it.

Is it possible to obtain a permanent residence permit, and after a while and citizenship, being a highly qualified specialist?

• Yes. This is the main advantage of the status of a highly qualified IT specialist in Ukraine.

Obtaining a permanent residence permit for foreign IT specialists