An employer hiring you must be an active company in Ukraine's Unified State Register, with an EDRPOU code and a signatory who can act for it; it files your passport pages, a photo, a certified draft contract and the fee (Art. 42-2). As a founder you need your passport and, if signing from Pakistan, an apostilled power of attorney.
Pakistani applicants meet company documents in two different situations. If a Ukrainian company is hiring you, it is the employer's side of the work permit file, and you need to know what a real employer can show you. If you are setting up your own company, it is the founder's file for registration and, with enough investment, for residence. This page covers both, with the law behind each line.
- 01Register entryCompany name, EDRPOU code, status, headpublic register
- 02SignatoryThe person who signs your contract can act for the companycheck in the entry
- 03Employer’s filingApplication, your passport pages, photo, draft contract, feeArt. 42-2
- 04Published decisionThe permit appears on the State Employment Service site≤ 2 working days
When a Ukrainian company hires you
The work permit is filed by the company, so its documents carry the file. The law keeps the list short (Art. 42-2): the employment centre reads the company's data from the Unified State Register itself, so the charter and a register extract are not part of the application.
| What the employer must have | What it shows | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Entry in the Unified State Register | The company exists, is not in liquidation, and has an EDRPOU code. The employment centre looks it up itself | Law 5067-VI, Art. 42-2 |
| Authorised signatory | The director named in the register, or a person with a power of attorney, signs the application and the draft contract | Register entry |
| Certified draft employment contract | Your role, term and a hryvnia salary of at least UAH 8,647 a month in 2026 | Art. 42-2 |
| Proof of the permit fee | 3, 5, 8 or 10 subsistence minimums by permit term, paid by the company | Art. 42-4 |
What you can check yourself: find the company in the Unified State Register by name or EDRPOU code; compare the name, code and director with your offer letter and contract; and after the decision, look the permit up on the State Employment Service site, where it is published within 2 working days (Art. 42-7). How a forged permit or a borrowed company name looks is in how to check a work permit; a full written check of the company is our employer verification.
When you register your own company
A Pakistani citizen can be the sole owner of a Ukrainian LLC (TOV), with no local partner. The state registrar acts within 24 hours of receiving a complete set of documents, weekends and holidays excluded (Law No. 755-IV, Art. 26). The founder's side of the file:
| Document | What it must be | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Your passport | Your identity document for the registrar, with a Ukrainian translation | Law 755-IV |
| Power of attorney, if you sign from Pakistan | On stamp paper, attested by a Magistrate or Assistant Commissioner with you present, then apostilled by MoFA as a legal document, PKR 4,500 | MoFA SOPs §§2, 2.2, 8.1 |
| Charter and founders’ decision | The company’s founding documents in Ukrainian; we draft them | Law 2275-VIII |
| Charter capital | No statutory minimum; each share paid in within 6 months unless the charter sets another term | Law 2275-VIII, Art. 14 |
| Residence as a founder | Only with foreign investment of at least EUR 100,000 in the charter capital; then the founding document, the company’s undertaking and proof of the share go to the State Migration Service | Law 3773-VI, Art. 4(12); Res. 322, para. 33 |
How the LLC works: the Ukrainian LLC (TOV) explained. Dates for each stage: company registration timeline.
Residence through your company
Owning a company gives a residence ground only with foreign investment of at least EUR 100,000 in its charter capital (Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 4, part 12). The State Migration Service then decides on the residence permit with the founding document, the company's undertaking and proof of your share (Resolution No. 322, para. 33). Below that amount, your company employs you on a work permit like any foreign employee, and the residence permit follows the job. Both routes, with numbers, are in the founder route, step by step; the registration service is company registration in Ukraine.
Questions about company documents
What company documents are needed for a Ukraine work permit?
How do I check a Ukrainian company and its EDRPOU code?
Can a Pakistani citizen own a company in Ukraine?
Which documents does a Pakistani founder need?
Does owning a Ukrainian company give me residence?
How long does company registration take in Ukraine?
Read next
- Employment documentsYour side of the work permit file
- Company registration in UkraineOur service for Pakistani founders
- Apostille and legalisationHow a Pakistani power of attorney is apostilled
- All official requirementsThe full document list by route
Sources
Have its papers read against the register.
Document review, $349: a Ukrainian lawyer checks up to 4 papers from the company, such as the offer, the contract and the invitation, for forgery signs and legal gaps; signed risk memo and a 30-minute call within 3–5 working days. The register check of the company is the $199 employer verification. Registering your own company starts with a $600 deposit.
Last reviewed: 31 October 2026. Document lists as set by the cited laws and the MoFA Pakistan SOPs; the registrar, the employment centre and the State Migration Service decide on each file. General information, not legal advice.