Ukraine has had a residence by investment program for a while now, enabling business investors to gain temporary residence in Ukraine. The country is still in conflict at its Russian border, but capital Kiev is safe and offers many of the advantages of a modern European city. Ukraine is not part of the EU. Talks were held in the past which divided the country politically. Naturalization into Ukrainian citizenship is possible after 5 years of residence. The Ukraine passport enables visa-free travel to the EU for 90 days in a 180-day period.
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In order to apply for the temporary residence permit, a foreigner or stateless person who is the founder and/or participant and/or beneficiary owner (controller) of a legal entity registered in Ukraine and whose share of ownership or a foreign legal entity, the beneficiary (controller) of which is such foreigner or stateless persons, in the authorized capital of a Ukrainian legal entity is not less than 100,000 EUR at the official exchange rate established by the National Bank on the date a foreign investment is made, shall submit the following documents:
* or a copy of the act of acceptance-transfer of movable or immovable property transferred as a contribution to the authorized capital of a legal entity, if the foreign investment is made in the form of property, but such property was acquired in the territory of Ukraine, certified by an authorized official of the legal entity;
* or an extract from the securities account if the foreigner or stateless person is a shareholder of a joint-stock company registered in Ukraine, certified by an authorized official of the legal entity.
In order to apply for temporary residence permit, a foreigner or stateless person who arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of study shall submit the following documents:
For more information visit the official government website.