FAQ · Scam prevention · Updated 31 October 2026
Ukraine visa scam FAQ for Pakistani applicants: agents, fees, fake permits and reviews
The questions to ask before money leaves your account: who really decides a Ukrainian visa, what the official fees are and where they are paid, how to check an agent, an employer and a work permit, and what to do if you have already paid.
Short answer
Only consular officers of the Embassy of Ukraine decide a Ukrainian visa; VFS Global accepts files and decides nothing. The work permit fee is the Ukrainian employer’s, and the consular fee is a fixed tariff paid at a bank. An agent selling a guarantee, an “embassy setting” or a permit without an employer is selling a scam.
Employer verification · $199Document review · $349The company checked in the registers, or your documents checked by a lawyer.
Who gets paidEvery official payment, and who receives it
| Payment | Amount and payee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Work permit fee | Paid by the Ukrainian employer: 3, 5, 8 or 10 subsistence minimums | Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 42-4 |
| D-04 consular fee | USD 404, at designated Faysal Bank branches | Embassy tariff 01.08.2024; VFS |
| VFS service charge | Equivalent of USD 24, cash in PKR at the centre | VFS Global |
| MoFA apostille | PKR 3,000 per document, online or authorised courier | MoFA SOPs §2.2 |
| University application | 3,100 UAH on studyinukraine.gov.ua; tuition to the university | studyinukraine.gov.ua |
| Our services | $99 / $199 / $249 / $349, against an invoice | uavisa.pk price list |
Scam prevention questions, answered
Can an agent guarantee a Ukrainian visa or work permit?
Consular officers of the Embassy of Ukraine decide each visa under Ukrainian law, and the State Employment Service decides each work permit on the employer’s file. Nobody sells access to those decisions. An agent who promises an “embassy setting” or a guaranteed visa is selling the scam.
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How can I check if a visa agent in Pakistan is genuine?
An agent who recruits for jobs abroad must be an Overseas Employment Promoter licensed by BE&OE: ask for the licence number and find it on the BE&OE list. Then check what the agent sells: the Ukrainian employer in the state register, the work permit decision, and fees paid to the bank or VFS against a receipt.
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Can an agent get me a Ukrainian work permit without an employer?
The applicant for a Ukrainian work permit is always the Ukrainian employer, which files with the State Employment Service. A permit offered for cash with no employer behind it is fake by definition. A real decision appears on the State Employment Service website within 2 working days (Art. 42-7).
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Can a Ukrainian employer ask me to pay for the work permit?
The state fee for the permit is the employer’s: 3, 5, 8 or 10 subsistence minimums depending on the term (Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 42-4). A “permit fee” requested from you, in cash or to a personal account, is a warning sign and a reason to verify the employer first.
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Why do agents quote lakhs of rupees for a Ukraine work visa?
The official fees add up to a few hundred dollars plus document costs. A quote of several lakhs for a “guaranteed work visa” is margin on top of those fees. Ask for the breakdown by payee: employer, embassy, VFS, MoFA.
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How do I check reviews of an immigration company?
Reviews show reputation; legal standing is in the registers. Find the company in the Unified State Register, check any lawyer it names in the Unified Register of Advocates of Ukraine, and ask for a written contract with the company’s details and an invoice to the company account, never to a person.
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Is a paid consultation a warning sign?
A paid consultation means you pay the lawyer for advice on your case, whatever the answer turns out to be. Ours is $249 for 60 minutes with a signed written summary. The warning sign is money for an outcome: a visa, a permit or an appointment “arranged”.
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Is VFS Global an agent?
VFS Global runs the Ukraine visa application centres in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. It books appointments, accepts the file and takes biometrics, then passes the file to the embassy. It makes no decision on the visa.
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Someone offers to cancel my visa refusal for a fee. Is that real?
The decision belongs to the embassy, and the lawful channels are an appeal letter within 60 working days of receiving the refusal (Resolution No. 118, para. 30), a court claim or a new application. A private “contact” selling a cancelled refusal is selling fraud, and a bribe offer is a criminal risk for you as well.
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I paid a visa agent and got nothing. What can I do?
Stop all further payments, keep chats, receipts and bank records, and report the agent to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). If you received documents, have them checked before using them anywhere: using a forged document is a criminal offence in Ukraine.
Legal consultation with a Ukrainian advocate, $249 →
Legal consultation with a Ukrainian advocate, $249 →
Before you pay anyone
Check the employer behind the offer.
Employer verification, $199: a Unified State Register extract, tax activity, workforce history, signatory authority, court and sanctions screening, and a written GO, CAUTION or STOP verdict in 2–3 working days. Holding a contract or an invitation? Document review, $349: a lawyer checks up to 4 documents from Ukraine for authenticity indicators and signs a risk memo.
Last reviewed: 31 October 2026. Fees from Law No. 5067-VI, the Embassy of Ukraine tariff, VFS Global, MoFA SOPs (May 2026) and studyinukraine.gov.ua; each authority decides its own stage. General information, not legal advice.