Ukraine’s real estate market offers attractive opportunities for foreign investors: a relatively low entry threshold, high rental yields (up to 10% per annum), and significant growth potential as the country recovers. However, purchasing property as a non-resident comes with its own legal peculiarities. Below, the lawyers of Zilver Law Firm answer the most frequent questions from our…
Purchase and sale of corporate rights in a Ukrainian enterprise by non-residents: bank account and agreement
General provisions on taxation of the sale of corporate rights of a Ukrainian enterprise can be found in our publication at the link. In this publication, we will consider certain features of the purchase and sale of corporate rights in a Ukrainian enterprise by non-residents, namely: What bank account should I use? Mandatory provision in…
Divorce in Ukraine by court
About different ways of divorce in Ukraine (incl. if one of the spouses is a foreigner) there is our special publication , which you can find under the link here. How does it work actually in Ukraine? Based on most popular questions of the clients to our lawyers we prepared this publication. The divorce case…
Purchase of an apartment in Kyiv (Ukraine) by a foreigner
The purchase of an apartment by a foreigner in Kyiv / Ukraine has a number of legal peculiarities that most often raise questions from foreign clients of the Zilver Law Firm: Can a foreigner purchase an apartment in Kyiv / Ukraine? Yes, Ukrainian legislation allows foreign citizens to buy and own apartments (real estate) in…
Visa D-2 application
After obtaining the work permit for employment of the foreigner the Ukrainian company is allowed to execute labor contract. And if the foreign citizen is going to stay in Ukraine more than 90 days out of 180 while performing his contractual duties, he/she has to obtain the temporary residence permit. The foreign citizen may apply…
Representative office in Ukraine
Foreign companies, especially in the IT or engineering field, having business interests in Ukraine, not always establish subsidiaries in Ukraine. There are many business models where offices are opened and a team of private entrepreneurs are sitting there working for a foreign company under the international economic agreements. In these cases, the question arises whether…
Extract from the Ukrainian register about civil status
If you need to obtain the extract from the Ukrainian register about civil status (birth, marriage, divorce, death etc.) and you reside not in Ukraine, lawyers of the Ukrainian law firm Zilver may assist you with this issue. With power of attorney our lawyers will obtain required extract (document, file) about civil status registered in…
Legal aid by surrogacy in Ukraine
Surrogacy is not perfectly regulated in Ukraine, but it is still allowed. In Ukraine, there are children, who were born as a result of the use of assisted reproductive technologies through surrogacy method, and their parents want to take them home and bring up in their family. More and more foreigners contact Ukrainian Human Reproduction…
How to apply for alimony in Ukraine?
How shall a foreigner file a claim in Ukraine for recovery of maintenance (alimony)? A foreign plaintiff shall file a claim for recovery of maintenance (change of the amount of maintenance payment) from a defendant residing in Ukraine through an authorized body in the plaintiff’s permanent place of residence (most often, it is a ministry…
How to incorporate LLC in Ukraine
The incorporation of the LLC in Ukraine takes a few days. However preparatory works will take more time. I. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: If the shareholder in a NATURAL person: Lawyers of the Zilver law firm will ask you to provide following documents: Scan of the ID. Power of attorney (we provide the draft). Scan of…