The State Migration Service issues a temporary residence permit within 15 working days of accepting your documents (Resolution No. 322, para. 5). You file in person after entering on a Type D visa, no later than 15 working days before your permitted stay ends (para. 17). A renewal is an exchange, filed up to the current card’s last day; with fewer than 15 working days left, only at a DMSU territorial office (para. 19).
The residence card is the last stage of a Ukrainian route and the one with the firmest dates. Two numbers matter: 15 working days for the card, and 15 working days before your stay ends as the latest filing day. Everything else, the ground, the visa and the address, has to be in place before you reach the counter. This page sets out the dates, the term the card gets on each ground, and how a renewal is timed against the work permit.
- 01Ground in placeWork permit, enrolment, family tie or company stakebefore the visa
- 02Enter on a Type D visaVisa-regime nationals, including PakistanisD visa first
- 03Address and documentsRental agreement or the owner’s title documentsready before filing
- 04File in personState Migration Service; biometrics (para. 17)≥ 15 working days before stay ends
- 05Card issuedFrom acceptance of the documents (para. 5)≤ 15 working days
The dates that apply to every TRP
| Stage | Term | Source | How it is counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filing deadline | No later than 15 working days before your permitted stay ends | Res. 322, para. 17 | Count working days back from the date your visa or current card ends |
| Card issue | Within 15 working days | Res. 322, para. 5 | Counted from the day the service accepts your documents |
| Exchange of a card | Up to the card’s last day; with fewer than 15 working days left, only at a DMSU territorial office | Res. 322, para. 19 | The ground must still be valid on the filing day |
| Work permit extension | Employer files 20–50 calendar days before expiry; decision within 3 working days | Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 42-6 | Do this before the card renewal on the work ground |
| Changed details | Report for an exchange within one month | State Migration Service | Name, passport or other data on the card |
The State Migration Service treats a new card on an existing ground as an exchange of the temporary residence permit; the filing rule is the same.
Before the counter: ground, visa, address
A Ukrainian TRP rests on one ground of Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 4, and the ground comes first. For work, the employer obtains the work permit; the steps and dates are in the work permit timeline. Pakistani citizens then enter on a Type D visa, and the TRP is filed inside Ukraine. The file also needs your place of residence, confirmed by a rental agreement or the owner's title documents. Arranging the address and the translated document set before you arrive protects the filing date.
How long the card lasts on each ground
| Ground | What it rests on | Card term |
|---|---|---|
| Work | A work permit obtained by your employer | The term of the employment contract |
| Study | Enrolment at a Ukrainian university | The study period set by the university |
| Company founder | A foreign investment of at least EUR 100,000 in the company’s charter capital (Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 4, part 12) | Two years |
| Family and other grounds | Family reunification and the other grounds of Art. 4 | One year by default, unless the ground sets its own term |
Terms as published by the State Migration Service for the temporary residence permit; founder ground: Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 4, part 12. When the ground ends, the permit ends with it.
Renewing on the work ground: two clocks in order
A work-based card ends with the work permit, so the permit is renewed first. The employer files the permit extension 20–50 calendar days before it expires, and the employment centre decides within 3 working days (Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 42-6). With the extended permit you file for the new card before the current one expires; with fewer than 15 working days left, only a DMSU territorial office accepts it (Resolution No. 322, para. 19). Filing earlier leaves time to fix a returned document. We diarise both dates for active clients of our residence permit service. Our service pages: work permit extension and TRP extension.
What makes a TRP file wait
Three things can hold up a residence file: an address that cannot be confirmed, a ground that has lapsed or is about to (an expiring permit or enrolment), and documents translated before they were apostilled. Each one is fixable before the filing day. The full list, with the article of law behind each, is in common delays explained; the document set is in residence permit documents.
Questions about the TRP timeline
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Know your ground and your last filing date before you travel.
The $99 eligibility assessment sets out the residence grounds open to you, in order, with an indicative timeline and your first action, in writing within 3 working days.
Last reviewed: 31 October 2026. Legal deadlines as set by Ukrainian law; practice estimates depend on your case. General information, not legal advice. Decisions rest solely with the State Migration Service of Ukraine.