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Ukraine closes borders for foreigners traveling to Ukraine in September 2020
In the early afternoon of August 26, 2020 Ukrainian media outlets warned Ukraine-bound foreign travelers about the governmental decision to close Ukrainian borders to foreigners from midnight August 29, 2020 and until midnight September 28, 2020. In the late evening of August 27, 2020 the Government decided to enforce this rule a day earlier than planned, namely from midnight of … Read More
Mobile Application for tracking Self-Isolation in Ukraine
Following the opening of Ukrainian border the Ukrainian Government introduced a mobile application designed to track your location during self-isolation in Ukraine. Please read this article: See our article Traveling to Ukraine during quarantine to find out more about self-isolation and if you will be required to self-isolate upon arriving in Ukraine. Act at Home (Дій Вдома) is the mobile … Read More
Traveling to Ukraine during quarantine
Due to COVID-19 pandemic Ukraine closed its borders temporarily and introduced quarantine on 13 March 2020. There is a specific Governmental Decision to that effect, which you can find by following this link. On 12 June 2020 the Government lifted restrictions for foreigners to enter Ukraine. This article will shed light on the other restrictions a foreigner traveling to Ukraine … Read More
Obtaining your D type long term visa in Ukraine
[Kyiv, Ukraine – July 31, 2019] Lately, Ukraine has been going through a wide range of reforms aimed at making the country a better place to live, including for foreigners. Ever since Ukraine signed Association Agreement with the European Union on March 21, 2014, and once the Agreement was in force on September 1, 2017, Ukrainian immigration legislation started changing … Read More
Traveling to Crimea: How to get a permit for legal travel to the peninsula
As of today, Ukrainian citizens can travel to Crimea with a Ukrainian passport. No permit to travel to Crimea is needed. Conversely, foreign nationals need to apply for a permit in order to legally travel to Crimea. Such a trip is considered to be legal only with a foreign passport and a permit which allows entry through specially designated check … Read More
Security advice
Money bundle scam Over the last couple of weeks we have received a growing number of reports from foreigners who have been robbed on the streets in Kyiv. In all instances, it concerned a standard scam of a tourist or foreign resident walking on the street and someone dropping a bundle of cash or a wallet full of cash in … Read More
Extend visa and stay in Ukraine
In this article you will find out what is the difference between extension of stay or 90/180 days in Ukraine and visa extension, what are the consequences of overstaying in Ukraine and how to handle the situation if it happened so, you will also discover about the most common frauds with extension of stay. Extension of stay vs. extension of … Read More
Are there work permit exemptions for jobs in Ukraine?
As a general rule – no. All foreigners coming to Ukraine for work purposes are supposed to obtain a work permit in cooperation with their would-be employer. The process features multiple steps, from obtaining a work permit, followed by a visa on the grounds of the permit and finally by a temporary residence permit upon arrival of the foreigner in … Read More
Entry requirements per country
Visa – a country’s citizen requires a visa in order to enter Ukraine Visa-free – a country’s citizen can enter Ukraine without a visa. Visa-free up to 90 days within 180 days – a country’s citizen can enter Ukraine without a visa for a period of only 90 days, then needs to leave the territory of Ukraine for a period … Read More