Visa

Rules of entry of foreigners to Ukraine

At present Ukrainian law has approved both visa and visa-free order of the entry of foreigners (foreign citizens and persons without citizenship) to Ukraine.

Entry (departure) of foreigners to (from) Ukraine is regulated by the Law of Ukraine about the legal status of foreigners and persons without citizenship as of February, 4, 1994, by the Rules of entry of foreigners to Ukraine, their departure from Ukraine and transit passage through its territory (Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers as of December, 29, 1995 N1074) and by the Rules of execution of the visa documents for entry to Ukraine (Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers as of February, 20, 1999 N227).

The foreigners enter (leave) Ukraine through the state border stations by a national passport and in case of having the visa, if other order of entry is not established by the Law of Ukraine.

All visa categories are executed by diplomatic representation offices and consulate establishments of Ukraine abroad.

The term of visa duration can be prolongated on the territory of Ukraine by the organs of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Ukraine. In accordance with the regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as of February, 20, 1999 N227 the execution of visa for foreigners is made depending on the purpose of their trip to Ukraine and on their having the documents necessary for this purpose. Depending on the period of visa validity, visas are divided into short-term visas, which are issued for the period up to six months, and long-term visas, which are issued for the period from six months up to one year; single-entry, double-entry and multiple-entry visas, collective visas.

Transit passage of foreigners through the territory of Ukraine is allowed if they have transit Ukrainian visa, visa of the country of destination, travel documents or other documents which prove transit character of the trip.

Citizens of the countries with which Ukraine has international agreements about visa-free trips of the citizens, can entry and leave Ukraine without visas, by the documents valid for going abroad, in case of having insurance and duly executed invitation (in the original) from legal or physical bodies in Ukraine, if nothing else is foreseen by international agreements of Ukraine. For the citizens of Russia, Belarus and Moldova in accordance with the concluded Agreements there is a visa-free regime of entry to Ukraine and departure from Ukraine by the documents which certify the person and prove the citizenship. For the citizens of Moldova there exists a visa-free regime of entry to Ukraine and departure from Ukraine on the basis of the documents which certify the person and prove the citizenship (since 02.07.02 visa-free entry and departure from Ukraine for the citizens of Moldova will function on the basis of the documents valid for going abroad and proving the citizenship).

List of the countries with which Ukraine has visa-free regime of trips

• Republic of Albania - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Argentina - diplomatic, business or official passports;
• The Azerbaijani Republic -documents valid for going abroad;
• Republic of Belarus -documents proving the person and citizenship;
• Republic of Bulgaria - diplomatic and business passports;
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - diplomatic and business passports;
• Federative Republic of Brazil - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Armenia - documents valid for going abroad;
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Guinea - diplomatic and business passports;
• Georgia - documents valid for going abroad;
• Dominican Republic - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Estonia - diplomatic passports;
• State of Israel - diplomatic passports;
• Islamic Republic of Iran - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Kazakhstan - documents valid for going abroad
• the Kingdom of Cambodia - diplomatic and business passports;
• People's Republic of China - diplomatic, business, civil passports with a mark about the business purpose of a trip;
• the Kyrgyz Republic - documents valid for going abroad
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Cuba - diplomatic and business passports, and also with the purpose of treatment;
• Lao People's Democratic Republic - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Latvia - diplomatic passports;
• Republic of Lithuania - for the citizens of Lithuania there is introduced visa-free regime of the trips to Ukraine, for the citizens of Ukraine - visa regime, except for the owners of diplomatic and business passports;
• United Mexican States - diplomatic passports;
• Moldova - documents valid for going abroad and proving the citizenship;
• Mongolia - documents valid for going abroad
• Republic of Panama - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Poland - for the citizens of Poland there is introduced a visa-free regime of the trips to Ukraine, for the citizens of Ukraine - a visa regime, except for the owners of diplomatic passports;
• the Russian Federation - documents proving personality and citizenship;
• Romania - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Slovakia - diplomatic and business passports;
• Serbia and Montenegro - diplomatic and business passports;
• Tajikistan - documents valid for going abroad;
• Republic of Turkey - diplomatic, business and special passports (Turk.);
• Turkmenistan - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Hungary - for the citizens of Hungary there is introduced a visa-free regime of the trips to Ukraine, for the citizens of Ukraine - a visa regime, except for the owners of diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Uzbekistan - documents valid for going abroad
• Republic of Croatia - diplomatic and business passports;
• Republic of Chile - diplomatic, business and civil passports (Chile);
• Swiss Confederation - diplomatic and business passports;