Guides
How things actually work in Ukraine, procedure by procedure
Ten guides and the latest news, written from the statutes and official sources. Every figure, deadline and fee on these pages carries the law or resolution it comes from, with the article number and the date of the version we read.
- Market entryRepresentative Office in Ukraine → How to Register in 2026How a foreign company registers a representative office in Ukraine: documents, apostille, five working days, the UAH 3,330 fee, and branch vs LLC.
- News · 28 September 2026Invest in Western Ukraine: C8 Coalition and €8bn PipelineThe C8 summit in Bukovel put 55 Ukrainian Carpathian projects worth about €8bn on the table. What the new coalition offers and what investors set up.
- Starting a businessHow Does a Foreigner Register a Company in Ukraine?Registering a Ukrainian LLC as a non-resident: the 24-hour rule, apostille and translation, the ownership-structure file, and the director work-permit trap.
- BankingBank Account in Ukraine for a Foreign-Owned CompanyWhat Ukrainian banks require from a company with foreign owners: UBO and ownership-structure rules, tax registration, wartime currency limits, why files fail.
- TaxTax Audit of Your Ukrainian Company → Deadlines to Object and AppealA tax audit report reached your Ukrainian company while you are abroad: 10 working days to object, 10 to appeal the tax notice, the 30-day martial-law option, court.
- IT businessWhat Is Diia.City, and Is It Right for a Foreign IT Firm?Diia.City read from the statute: entry tests, the 9% and 5% tax model, gig contracts, audit reporting, staff reservation, and where foreign owners trip up.
- HiringHow to Legally Hire Ukrainian Developers From AbroadThree ways to hire Ukrainian developers — foreign payroll, FOP contractors, or a Ukrainian entity — with 2026 rates, reclassification risk and IP rules.
- HiringHiring a Foreigner in Ukraine → Employer Work Permit 2026What a Ukrainian employer must do to hire a foreign national in 2026: who needs a work permit, documents, fees from UAH 9,984, seven working days, and fines.
- InvestmentWhat a Foreign Investor Actually Deals With in UkraineEntry structures, legal guarantees, National Bank limits on moving profit out, war-risk cover and state support — how investing in Ukraine works in 2026.
- StudyHow International Students Enrol at a Ukrainian UniversityHow foreigners enrol at Ukrainian universities: the state e-system, validation, electronic invitation, type D visa, diploma recognition, residence permit.
- Closing a companyHow to Close a Company in Ukraine → Sale vs LiquidationTwo exits for a foreign owner of a Ukrainian LLC: sell the stake in 3–5 working days or liquidate in 90+. Steps, documents, risks, side-by-side table.
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- Legal Solutions — Corporate, immigration and investment law · answers in English
- Key Solutions — Audit, accounting and tax
- Закон Львів — Legal practice in Lviv
- Nazad — Debt recovery and online legal advice
- Likvidus — Company liquidation
- Бізнес Маркет — Ready-made Ukrainian companies and business sale
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