Fake work permit for Ukraine: how to check if it is real
Five checks against the employer and the official record, before you pay anyone. We can run them for you in 2–3 working days.
A Ukrainian work permit is real only if a registered Ukrainian employer applied for it and the regional State Employment Service published the decision on its website within 2 working days (Law No. 5067-VI, Art. 42-7). Ask for the decision date and the employer’s EDRPOU code. If you cannot find either, pay nothing more.
- 01Who applied?A Ukrainian employer, never an agent
- 02Employer in the registerName + EDRPOU code in the EDR
- 03Decision publishedEmployment Service site, ≤2 working days
- 04Names and dates matchContract, permit and offer agree
- 05Any check fails?Stop paying and get it reviewed
How to check if a Ukraine work permit is real or fake
- Who applied. The applicant is always a Ukrainian employer, a company or individual entrepreneur, which files the documents with the regional employment centre. A “permit” bought from an agent with no employer behind it is fake by definition.
- The employer itself. Ask for the EDRPOU code and find the company in the Unified State Register. Compare the name, address and director with your offer letter and with the person who signed your papers.
- The published decision. The employment centre publishes each decision on the State Employment Service website within 2 working days and notifies the employer electronically (Art. 42-7). Ask the employer for the decision date and look it up.
- Names, position and dates. A permit authorises one employer to employ one foreign national in one position. Your name, the employer and the position on the permit must match your draft contract and offer letter; a mismatch in any of them is a reason to stop.
- The record behind the paper. Within 3 working days the decision goes electronically to the State Border Guard Service, the State Migration Service, the National Police, the State Labour Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Art. 42-7). The consulate and the border guard can check a permit against that record.
A genuine permit is then used for the D-04 work visa at VFS. How the employer gets it, from draft contract to decision: how a Ukrainian work permit is issued.
Signs of a fake work permit
| Sold by an agent, with no employer behind it | The permit is issued on the employer’s application (Art. 42-2). No employer means no permit. |
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| No decision on the State Employment Service website | Every decision is published within 2 working days (Art. 42-7). A paper with no published decision has no legal force. |
| Company missing from the register, or a different code | Absence from the Unified State Register is a ground for refusing a permit (Art. 42-9). |
| “Fast-track” or “guaranteed” permit for extra cash | The decision is due within 7 working days by law (Art. 42-6). Speed cannot be bought, and nobody can guarantee the outcome. |
| “Permit fee” paid by you, to a personal account or in crypto | The employer pays the state fee at a fixed rate (Art. 42-4), into the state budget. |
| Issued by a “Ministry of Migration” or an embassy | Work permits come from the regional employment centre of the State Employment Service. |
| “Freelance” or self-sponsored work permit | Ukrainian law has no self-sponsored work permit: one employer, one worker, one position. |
How a fake permit is made
A broker shows a sample “permit” for a real Ukrainian company and asks for money to “process” one for you. What arrives is a printed or PDF copy with the company name or your name swapped in. There is no application by the employer, so there is no decision on the State Employment Service website and no record at the consulate or the border. The paper fails at the visa check or on arrival, and the person who submitted it carries the consequences. If the permit came with a job offer, check the offer too: fake job offers.
What happens if you use a fake permit
- Visa refused or entry denied. The consulate and the border guard see the official record, and the paper has none.
- Criminal liability. Knowingly using a forged document is an offence under Article 358, part 4 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: a fine of up to 50 tax-free minimum incomes, probation or restriction of liberty for up to 2 years.
- Entry ban. The migration service, the SBU or the border guard can ban entry to Ukraine for 3 years (Law No. 3773-VI, Art. 13, part 3).
Already paid an agent for a permit?
Stop further transfers, whatever reason you are given. Keep every chat, receipt and file you received. Send us the permit and the offer: within 2–3 working days we tell you in writing whether the employer and the decision exist. If you have already travelled or applied, book a 60-minute lawyer consultation ($249) to work out your exposure. Report the agent to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Pakistan and to the Embassy of Ukraine in Islamabad.
What we check, and what it costs
| Employer & permit check · $199 | Register extract, tax activity, who may sign for the company, court records, the permit decision; written GO / CAUTION / STOP verdict in 2–3 working days. Employer verification |
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| Document review · $349 | Up to 4 documents (permit, contract, offer, invitation): authenticity indicators and a risk memo signed by a Ukrainian lawyer in 3–5 days. Document review |
| Eligibility assessment · $99 | Which lawful route to Ukraine fits you, in writing within 3 working days. |
Fake work permit questions
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Last reviewed: 30 October 2026. Articles of Law No. 5067-VI as checked on 4 October 2026. Decisions on permits rest solely with the State Employment Service.