Foreigners in Ukraine to get electronic residence permits

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved new samples of biometric forms for permanent and temporary residence for foreigners, the State Migration Service of Ukraine has reported.

According to the report, on April 25, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved resolutions on the approval of the samples, technical description of the form and the procedure for the registration, issue, exchange, cancellation, transfer, withdrawal, return to the state, invalidation and destruction of a permanent residence permit and on the approval of the samples, technical description of the form and the procedure for the registration, issue, exchange, cancellation, transfer, withdrawal, return to the state, invalidation and destruction of a temporary residence permit.

The adoption of the acts helps start the issuance to foreigners and stateless persons who have arrived in Ukraine for the purpose of permanent or temporary residence of next-generation documents - certificates for permanent and temporary residence in the form of cards with contactless data carrier.

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