Kyiv • UNN
The State Border Service reminded the conditions for obtaining a permit to stay in border zones, which is provided free of charge within 10 working days.
After the government has changed the rules of stay at the border, citizens must obtain the appropriate permission from the State Border Service. The service reminds that the procedure provides for issuing permits to individuals and legal entities for entry, stay, residence, and work. This is stated on the page "northern border" of the State Border Service, writes UNN.
Details
A permit for entry, stay, residence, work or passage to the border strip is granted free of charge within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the application, which specifies:
At the same time, a residence permit for residents of areas located within the border strip is granted indefinitely. And permission for employees of enterprises, institutions, and organizations located within the border strip to stay is granted for one year.
The granting of a permit for entry, stay, residence, work or passage to the border strip is refused, and the granted permit is declared invalid:
A person who is refused permission has the right to appeal the decision within 10 working days from the date of its adoption to the highest-level body of the state border service of Ukraine or to the Administrative Court at the location of the relevant body.
If necessary, the relevant bodies of the state border service of Ukraine may introduce additional temporary regime restrictions on entry, stay and work in the border zone.
The category of persons who do not need to obtain such permits is defined separately. In particular, no permissions are required:
Also, the government has established a special border regime and prohibits the free entry, stay, residence, movement of persons and work not related to the defense or protection of the state border, within land plots 30-50 meters wide along the state border line on land, along the Bank of the Ukrainian part of the border river, lake or other body of water, and along the line of the state border of Ukraine with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus – up to 2 kilometers wide, which are provided for permanent use by military units of the state border service for the construction, arrangement and maintenance of engineering and fortifications, fences, border signs, border clearings, communications.
For more information about obtaining a permit to enter, stay, reside, perform work, or enter the border strip, please follow Link.