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Visa policy of Ukraine










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Visitors to Ukraine must obtain a visa from one of the Ukrainian diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.[1]
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Visa exemption
Citizens of the following 5 countries can enter Ukraine without a visa for an indefinite stay.[2]





Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Moldova1
Uzbekistan1

1 - must hold proof of sufficient funds on arrival.
Holders of passports of the following 65 jurisdictions can enter Ukraine without a visa for a stay up to 90 days within any 180 day period, except where otherwise noted.[2]




 All European Union citizens





Albania
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina1
Bosnia and Herzegovina2
Belarus
Brazil
Brunei2
Canada
Chile
Hong Kong3
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Kazakhstan
KyrgyzstanA
Liechtenstein
Macedonia[3]
Monaco
MongoliaB
Montenegro
Norway
Paraguay
Panama
Qatar
Russia (except 16-60 year old males at land borders)[4][5]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
San Marino
Serbia2
South Korea
Switzerland
TajikistanA
TurkeyID
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay (from 15 Feb 2019)
Vatican City
1 - up to 90 days within any 365 day period.

2 - up to 30 days within any 60 day period.

3 - up to 14 days.

ID - May enter with a machine-readable ID card

A - must hold proof of sufficient funds on arrival.

B - visa not required for service, tourist and private trips on conditions that documents certifying the purpose of the trip are provided.

An agreement on visa-free travel with ID-cards was signed with Georgia but it is not yet ratified.[45]
The Ukrainian Government has instructed the Foreign Ministry to sign an agreement on visa waiver with Colombia,[46] Macedonia (a reciprocal visa waiver)[47] and Peru.[48]
Electronic visas
Ukraine introduced electronic visas on 4 April 2018.[49] Visas are valid for tourism and business purposes for 30 days and cost USD 85.[50] From 1 January 2019, electronic visas will be available for the following purposes: treatment, activities in the field of culture, science, education, sports, in order to perform official duties of a foreign correspondent or representative of a foreign media.[51]
Nationalities eligible for E-Visas are as follows:[52]






Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Bhutan
Cambodia
China[53]
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Fiji
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Indonesia
Jamaica
Kiribati
Kuwait
Laos
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Myanmar
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Oman
Palau
Peru
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Suriname
Taiwan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival facility was terminated on 1 January 2019.[51] Previously holders of passports of eligible countries could enter Ukraine by obtaining a visa on arrival at Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) and Odessa International Airport for a stay up to 15 days.[54][55][56]
Non-ordinary passports
Additionally, only holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Cambodia, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Laos, Morocco, Peru, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam and only diplomatic passports of India and Mexico do not require a visa for Ukraine.
Visa-free agreement for diplomatic and service passport signed with Indonesia but not ratified yet.[57]
Crimea
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russian Federation after its military intervention of 2014.[58] 
On 4 June 2015 the Government of Ukraine has adopted the resolution No. 367 "About the statement of the Order of entrance on temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and departure from the territory". According to the document, entrance of foreigners and persons without citizenship on temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and departure from the territory is carried out through checkpoints according to passport documents and the special permission given by territorial authority, which, however, is not issued to regular visitors. Hence, most foreigners can only enter Crimea from Russia, whereby no border control is carried out and no trace of the entry left in the person's passport. Nevertheless, if somehow discovered doing this, such as by trying to enter "mainland" Ukraine from Crimea, Ukrainian law provides that tourists having entered Crimea from Russia can face an entry ban and/or imprisonment.[59]
Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions are under de facto control of pro-Russian  paramilitary forces, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. These parts of country are declared Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone. In November 2014, the Government of Ukraine imposed passport control on all persons entering or leaving this territory. Ukrainian citizens have to show their passports while foreigners also have to explain the purpose of their visit. Arrival through checkpoints on uncontrolled part of Russia–Ukraine border are against law, visitors will not be able to proceed further into Ukraine.[60][61]
Fingerprinting
Ukraine introduced biometric control (fingerprints, digital photo) at border crossings for nationals of the following 70 countries on 1 January 2018:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.[62]
Future plans
Some Ukrainian government officials often express their confidence that introduction of visa regime with Russia is necessary.[63][64][65]
Ukrainian government considers the possibility of introducing visa regime with the United Kingdom.[66][67] This was a reaction to the absurdly high level of denials of visas for Ukrainian citizens in 2017-2018. In 2005 Ukraine introduced visa-free regime for European Union as a whole, without specifying every country of the union, thereby British citizens will lose visa-free entry to Ukraine the moment when the United Kingdom leaves the EU. After Brexit, Ukrainian government is going to negotiate with British government the resumption of visa-free travels to Ukraine for British citizens in exchange for visa-free travels to UK for Ukrainian citizens, or at least an easier procedure of getting a visa.
Reciprocity

Ukrainian citizens can enter most of the countries whose citizens are granted visa-free access to Ukraine without a visa but they require a visa for Canada, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and the United States.
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Ukraine were from the following countries of nationality:[68]

See also


Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens
Foreign policy of Ukraine
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine)
State Border Guard Service of Ukraine