NEW ORDER ON PROCESSING WORK PERMITS IN UKRAINE
DLA Piper Corporate Newsletter, Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 27, 2009
KYIV - On 15 May 2009, the new Order on Issuance, Prolongation and Cancellation of Permits for Use of Foreigners’ and Stateless Persons’ Labour ("Order"), approved by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 322 dated 8 April 2009 will enter into force. The new Order introduces some procedural changes into the process of work permits obtaining which, in their turn, can hardly make the life of employers easier.
Comparing to the effective Procedure of Processing Work Permits in Ukraine for Foreigners and Stateless Persons the following main changes are to be introduced by the new Order:
Extended the list of documents which should be filed to the Employment Centre for issuance of work permits. Besides other required documents, each employer will have to provide the Employment Centre with the certificate confirming absence of convictions of the candidate for employment.
If at the moment of the processing of the documents the candidate resides in Ukraine the certificate should be issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. Otherwise, the certificate should be issued by the respective state body of the country of candidate’s residence;
Extended the list of reasons which may lead to denial in issuance of work permits;
The fee for the processing of the documents for issuance of work permit has been increased and shall constitute an equivalent of 4 (four) minimal monthly salaries, that currently equals to UAH 2,500 (under the effective order – UAH 170);
The fine for use of foreigners labour without work permits has been increased and shall constitute an equivalent of 20 (twenty) minimal monthly salaries, that currently equals to UAH 12,500 (under the effective order – UAH 850).
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions on the above. Arthur Kotenko, Partner, T +380 44 490 9562, E-mail arthur.kotenko@dlapiper.com; Ivan Lyakh, Associate, T +380 44 490 9575, E-mail ivan.lyakh@dlapiper.com.
DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is a member of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Washington, D.C., www.usubc.org. DLA Piper Ukraine LLC is part of DLA Piper, a global legal services organization and wasInternational Law Firm of the Year 2008 in Ukraine.
