P-2 private entry visa can be extended to foreign subjects of Ukrainian origin following an applicant's personal application and an interview with representative of a diplomatic or consular institution in the applicant's country of residence. Student visas will be granted following an invitation by the ministry of education of Ukraine, while visas for mass media will be extended on the invitation from Ukraine's foreign ministry. To get immigration visas, applicants are to submit a permit from the labor ministry for work in Ukraine or a permit from a local executive authority for a stay in Ukraine. Visa application can be denied given less than a year elapsed since the previous denial. In case of the denial of an application, the reasons for the denial can be withheld from an applicant.
New visa issuing procedure provides for visa tags to be stuck to visa pages in a foreign passport.
Visa tags will be printed by the National Bank of Ukraine mint. On Feb. 23, the President of Ukraine issued a decree by which he introduced new additional duties which will go to the pension fund. As the decree says, these duties are introduced on a temporary basis, for the period until all the pension arrears have been liquidated. The other duty, one on each mobile telephone registered by legal or natural entities, will amount to UAH 10 per month. The duty will not be imposed on the buyer if it is an agricultural commodities manufacturer paying a fixed agricultural tax or a foreign establishment which falls under the immunities and privileges provided by the Ukrainian laws and international agreements passed by the Supreme Council of Ukraine.