New Amendments To Foreign Work Permit Procedure In Ukraine

On July 5, 2013, the Cabinet of Ministers' Resolution No. 437 regarding "Issuance, Prolongation of the Validity Term and Annulment of Permissions for the Use of Labor of Foreigners and Stateless Persons", dated May 27, 2013 (the "Resolution"), came into force. The Resolution establishes the new list of documents required for obtaining work permits for foreign individuals hired for labor in Ukraine.

On the one hand, the Resolution has simplified the requirements for employers by reducing the amount of documents required from the side of the employer. Notably absent are the certificates from the tax and social insurance authorities, evidencing the lack of debts of the employer before such authorities, and the necessity to provide a draft employment agreement. Now the Employment Center will verify the absence of debts before the social insurance authorities during its review of the work permit application and the absence of any penalties for violating the Law