@sgrigsby

I just replied. I am only active when I see a post worth responding to that concerns Ukraine since I live here full time OR someone replies to a post of mine. Read More

Hello :) No you do not need a teaching certificate unless you want to work for the British Council but you will, as I mentioned, have to of attended one of their schools to obtain the certificate/diploma I mentioned. Also the current exchange rate ... Read More

What you call an ATM is called a Bank-O-Mat here. Yes they work. I have a debt card. I do not waste my time with a bank as they want your passport and take their time getting your card cleared and giving you your money. Using an ATM you get the ... Read More

Hello :) From my own experience and from my Ukrainian Friends in banking, tax, and law STAY AWAY from this deal. If you do not speak the language NOR have an intimate understanding of the lack of the Rule of Law, the bribing of judges, and ... Read More

Simple Unless you can find an employer that will hire you and get you registered at Zhek and OVIR you are dead in the water. Starting your own business will require the use of an Advocate (Lawyer) unless you read Ukrainian as all forms are in ... Read More

And who exactly are you? More information please. Read More

Call the Ukrainian Consulate in your country. Permanent Residency is a Type D visa and unless you have family here or a business to sponsor you BOTH which must provide a physical address to show where you live and are REGISTERED at you will be hard ... Read More

Also suggest you contact the U.S. - Ukraine Business Council AND the American Chamber of Commerce here in Kyiv. Read More

You must establish a branch here in Ukraine...Period !! if you want your company to sponsor you for a Type D Visa (staying beyond the 90 day visa free regime period) but you must register with the Office of Visa and Immigration (OVIR) and must ... Read More

Cost of living here is very inexpensive. The schools that teach in English cater to the Diplomatic/Embassy Group and are very, very expensive. Costs range from $6,000 on up PER 9 month school year. The worst is the British Council. They are the ... Read More

U have not given enough info about YOUR situation. Residency requires a TYPE D Visa. You will have 45 days to register with OVIR. You WILL NEED a physical address to register with. So you are down to family here, a spouse here, a business here, ... Read More

The short answer is NO. Unless you are sponsored by a company that is going to employ you BEFORE you get here, is willing to do all the paper work, justify why they are hiring a foreigner instead of a local national, deal with all the bureaucracy ... Read More

What mark has told you is pretty much dead on. If you are going to work for a school the British Council is the place to start but my personal experience with them is they are highly prejudice against non British English speakers. As far as ... Read More

Oh yes I almost forgot....Your French Language Skills will work here as well. I cannot speak to your Hungarian. Also with your background there are some people I can but you in contact with or pass your CV/Resume onto. I cannot guarantee anything ... Read More

I will give you the bottom line and you aren't going to like the answer. First finding a job OUTSIDE of teaching English is near impossible. Ukrainian companies MUST justify to the gov't why they are hiring a foreign national and not a ... Read More