Updated: August 7, 2026
Questions and answers
What people ask before leaving to work in Ukraine
Collected from what candidates actually ask at interview and on the hotline. Split into four topics so you can open your own.
If the answer is not here, call 0 800 330 024. Free, in your language.
In short
Most questions are about money and about being cheated
Two topics cover most calls: what this costs the worker and how to tell you are not being cheated. The answer to the first is short - nothing. The answer to the second is longer, and it is at the bottom of this page.
Money
What it costs and how you are paid
The most important topic: this is where most of the fraud on the market happens.
For the worker, nothing. The application, the interview, the paperwork and the support are free: the enterprise pays us. Your own costs are only the criminal record certificate and the medical check in your country at local rates.
WORKIN deducts nothing. The enterprise may deduct the cost of accommodation if that is written into the contract - and in that case you see the amount before departure, not on payday.
To a Ukrainian bank card, officially, under the employment contract. You get help opening the card in the first days after arrival.
That is fraud. We take no payment from workers in any form: not for «a place in the group», not for «speeding up the documents», not for tickets. Call 0 800 330 024.
Documents and the law
What has to be arranged
The key thing here is the work permit; everything else follows from it.
No. Working without a permit is illegal: deportation with an entry ban is possible. The migration partner arranges the permit before your departure.
Only a valid international passport. The criminal record certificate and the medical check come after the interview, once the enterprise has approved you.
It depends on the country. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan are visa-free. India, Bangladesh and Pakistan need a visa, which adds 4-6 weeks.
The migration partner. From you it needs your passport and your presence on the appointed day.
Work and housing
Conditions on the ground
What you should see in writing before the tickets are bought.
It depends on the trade, the enterprise and the schedule. The recruiter names the exact amount at interview, and that is what goes into the employment contract. We do not publish figures on the site because they go stale within a week.
You learn the address, how many people per room and the cost before departure. If that is not told to you, it is a reason to decline.
For most manual roles, no. Briefings are translated and a coordinator works with the group. Language is needed where there is contact with a customer or a guest.
On most projects, no. Some enterprises have a subsidised canteen - that is discussed separately at interview.
Safety
How not to end up with fraudsters
Four signs that work in any country.
They ask for money up front, do not name the enterprise or the city, promise to sort the documents «once you are there», and give you nothing in writing. One sign is enough to stop.
No. Not to an agent, not to a driver, not to an employer for safekeeping. The passport stays with you; documents are filed from copies and in your presence.
Call the coordinator or the hotline 0 800 330 024. We have a contract with the enterprise and it is answerable for the conditions. Do not run away: running makes your stay illegal.
The hotline 0 800 330 024 - free from Ukraine, in your language. The group coordinator is reachable for the whole contract, not just the first week.
Questions and answers
Candidate form
We never charge workers. Not for the form, not for the job, not for documents - the employer covers all costs. Your answers are saved: you can close and come back.
We do not ask for a passport scan or other sensitive documents at the first step.
Candidate form
Answer a few questions, it takes 10-15 minutes. A CV and a photo are optional and can be added at the end.
- 01About you and contactAfter verification, employers may see a professional card: name, experience, skills, languages and work conditions. Contacts, surname and documents are never published.
- 02Profession and experienceChoose from the list. If your profession is missing, add it in words.
- 03Experience, education, documentsDescribe your full path: where you worked and studied. The more detail, the faster we find you a job.
- 04Review and sendCheck the sections and confirm the consents.