Ukrainian employer or immigration company: how to tell if it is legit
The checklist to run before you accept an offer or pay a Ukrainian company anything, and the red flags that mean stop.
A Ukrainian employer is legit when its EDRPOU code leads to an active entry in the Unified State Register with the same name, address and director as your offer, the person who signed may sign for it, and it files and pays for your work permit itself. Any request for money from you is a reason to stop.
- 01Name and codeFull legal name + EDRPOU
- 02Register statusActive, same address and director
- 03Who signedDirector or a documented authority
- 04Can it hire youPermit filed, salary ≥ minimum wage
- 05Asked to pay?Stop and get it verified
Employer verification checklist
- Get the name and code. The full legal name and the 8-digit EDRPOU code (or the entrepreneur’s tax number). An employer that will not give them is the answer.
- Read the register entry. The Unified State Register shows status, address and director. All three must match the offer letter and the contract.
- Check the signatory. The director signs, or someone with a power of attorney or authority under the charter that the company can show you.
- Check that it can hire you. The employer files the work permit application with the State Employment Service and pays the fee; the decision is published within 2 working days (Art. 42-7). The salary in the contract must be at least UAH 8,647 a month in 2026.
- Follow the money. Any fee for the job, the permit or the visa paid by you is a red flag. A service firm invoices from its own company account, against a contract.
A clean register entry is only the first check: a company can be registered and still be dormant or have no staff. That is what the paid check adds. Details: Ukraine employer and work permit verification.
Red flags of a fake or unfit employer
| The EDRPOU code does not match the register, or there is none | A company missing from the register cannot get you a permit: it is a ground for refusal (Art. 42-9). |
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| The name on the contract differs from the registered name | The contract and the permit carry the registered name. A different name points to a different company, or none. |
| Signed by someone who is not the director | The register lists the director; anyone else needs a power of attorney or authority under the charter. |
| You are asked to pay for the permit, the “visa” or the job | The employer pays the permit fee (Art. 42-4). A real employer does not sell vacancies. |
| Salary below UAH 8,647 a month, or quoted only in cash dollars | The salary must be at least the 2026 minimum wage (Law No. 4695-IX) and appear in the contract. |
| An “immigration company” with only a WhatsApp number | A real firm has a register entry, an address, a contract and an invoice in its own name. |
Immigration companies and their reviews
Searching for reviews of an immigration company is a good instinct; reviews alone prove little, because they can be bought or written by the firm. Check three things instead. The company: an active entry in the Unified State Register under the name on its contract. The lawyer: anyone presented as an advocate appears in the Unified Register of Advocates of Ukraine. The paperwork: a written contract that names the service, the price and the company account the invoice is paid to. A firm that sells a visa, a guaranteed outcome or a job for a fee fits the fake visa agent pattern, whatever its reviews say.
What goes wrong with an unverified employer
- No permit, illegal work. Working without a permit is illegal employment: the employer is fined 20 minimum wages per worker (Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 53), and the worker can be forcibly returned, with a possible 3-year entry ban (Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 26).
- Wages with no contract. Pay outside a registered contract is hard to claim back.
- Residence tied to the employer. A work-based residence permit is revoked on the employer’s request when the permit ends (Resolution No. 322, para. 63).
- Fake paper. A “permit” from a company that never applied fails at the consulate: see fake work permits.
What we check, and what it costs
| Employer verification · $199 | Register extract, tax activity, workforce history, signatory authority, court and sanctions screening; written GO / CAUTION / STOP in 2–3 working days. Refundable until the registry pull is run. |
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| Contract & offer review · $349 | Up to 4 documents redlined by a Ukrainian lawyer, with authenticity indicators, in 3–5 days. Document review |
| Eligibility assessment · $99 | Which lawful route to Ukraine fits you, in writing within 3 working days. |
Employer verification questions
How do I verify a Ukrainian employer before accepting a job?
How do I check reviews of a Ukrainian immigration company?
What happens if I work for an employer that turns out to be fake?
Can a Ukrainian employer ask me to pay for the work permit?
What does your $199 employer verification include?
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Last reviewed: 30 October 2026. Report suspected scams to the Embassy of Ukraine in Islamabad and to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). UAVISA.PK is an independent legal service, unaffiliated with any Ukrainian authority.