How to issue an invitation to a foreigner to Ukraine?

Citizens of Ukraine or foreigners with a permanent/temporary residence permit in Ukraine have the right to invite a foreigner to Ukraine. It is not necessary to apply to the State Migration Service at the place of registration, it is enough to correctly draw up the application-invitation and have it notarized.

The invitation must contain the surname, first name, patronymic of the natural person, the details of his passport document and permits for permanent or temporary residence (for foreigners and stateless persons), residential address, as well as the surname, first name, patronymic of the invited person, information about her date and place of birth, citizenship, details of a passport document, place of residence, purpose of trip, period of planned visit to Ukraine, number of entries and place of residence in Ukraine, obligation of a natural person to bear possible expenses related to stay and departure from Ukraine of the invited person.

To draw up an invitation, an individual submits the following documents to the notary:

1. a passport document, if the receiving party is a citizen of Ukraine (returned after presentation) and a copy of its pages with personal data (1, 2 pages and a page with the registration address, or an ID card and an extract from the Unified State Demographic Register);

2. a permanent or temporary residence permit, if the receiving party is a foreigner or stateless person (returned after presentation) and a copy of its pages with personal data;

3. a copy of a page of a foreigner's passport document or a document certifying a person without citizenship, with personal data of the person being invited, with a translation into Ukrainian, certified in accordance with the established procedure;

4. information confirming the presence of sufficient financial support of the natural person to fulfill his obligation to bear the possible costs associated with the stay and departure from Ukraine of the invited person.

The invitation, as a rule, is issued for a period of validity of six months or another period from the date of its issuance (during this period, a foreigner or a stateless person can apply to a diplomatic mission or consular institution of Ukraine for the issuance of a short-term visa).