Legitimate and affordable immigration lawyer in Kiev?

sativo

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Member since 22 January 2016

sativo

22 January 2016 23:31:55

sativo

22 January 2016 23:31:55

Hi,

I was born in Odessa in 1972 when it was still the Soviet Union. My family relocated to the U.S. in 1976.

I am currently a naturalized U.S. citizen.

I would like to obtain a permanent residence permit in Ukraine.

I was working with a firm called Eurovektor in Odessa, and they charged me an advance while making promises that they would be able to get an extension to my 90 day stay in the Ukraine while they seek a permanent residence permit.

Long-story-short, when it was time to get an extension to prolong my visit, they changed their story and said they can't do it.

I'm currently in Moldova, and am looking for a lawyer in Kiev who can help me with this issue.

Any recommendations?

Thank you!

GreyKyiv

Ukraine Expert

Member since 27 March 2009

Kyiv

GreyKyiv

23 January 2016 22:42:33

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GreyKyiv

23 January 2016 22:42:33

440

Kyiv

Hi. You should be able to get residence by origin. How did your lawyers from Odesa explaine their fail?

sativo

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Member since 22 January 2016

sativo

24 January 2016 09:48:58

sativo

24 January 2016 09:48:58

Well, as for extending my stay beyond 90 days, they said the following:

"In Ukrainian migration legislation there is a list of stay prolongation grounds which includes special grounds (illness, acts of god, war etc) and general grounds. When we were talking with you about the prolongation of your stay in Ukraine, migration service clerks were prolonging the stay of foreigners on aforementioned general grounds. Now they simply refuse to do so (they prolong the stay of foreigners only based on special grounds)."

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Honestly, I thought this will all be easier for me since I was born in the Ukraine. Even my U.S. Passport states that my country of birth is Ukraine.

It's confusing

GreyKyiv

Ukraine Expert

Member since 27 March 2009

Kyiv

GreyKyiv

24 January 2016 14:54:46

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GreyKyiv

24 January 2016 14:54:46

440

Kyiv

I see. More info is needed to understand your case. So the lawyers actually can continue getting residency for your but you had to departure from Ukraine. Am I right?

ValyaZh

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Member since 06 November 2015

Kiev

ValyaZh

06 June 2016 10:27:32

ValyaZh

06 June 2016 10:27:32

Kiev

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Dougcdc

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Member since 28 January 2014

Kharkiv

Dougcdc

06 June 2016 21:26:18

Dougcdc

06 June 2016 21:26:18

Kharkiv

Did you talk to the people at the Ukrainian Embassy in Moldova? When I did my paperwork my wife called them and they were very helpful and I was able to get my Visa D and eventually my permanent residence in Ukraine. But as an American Citizen, I found the Embassy of Ukraine was very nice and polite to us. Granted it was years ago, but it is far easier going through them than going all the way back home to the states. I will send you message to advise you.

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