At present, the Ukrainian legislation provides for both visa and visa-free entry procedure for aliens (foreign citizens and non-citizens).

The rules of aliens entry to (exit from) Ukraine are regulated by Ukrainian Law On Legal Status of Aliens, of February 4, 1994 and are subject to the rules of aliens entry to Ukraine, their exit from Ukraine and transit through its territory (under the Decree by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers of December 29, 1995). According to the set rules, an alien has the right for entry to/exit from Ukraine, for temporary stay in Ukraine and for making the necessary preparations to obtain a permit for permanent residence in Ukraine.

Aliens shall enter/exit Ukraine through the crossing points on the State frontier, provided they have a national passport and a visa, if otherwise is not specified by the Ukrainian legislation.

All categories of visas are issued by Ukraine's diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad. In Ukraine, the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine issues diplomatic visas to diplomats for the term of their accreditation. Service visas are issued to officers of foreign affairs affairs institutions of foreign States who have a service passport, to foreign mass media staff as well as to the members of their families for the period of service card validity.

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PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT UKRAINE INTRODUCED A VISA FREE REGIME FOR CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRIES OF EUROPEAN UNION, U.SA., CANADA, JAPAN, SWITZERLAND, NORWAY, SAN MARINO, MONACO, ICELAND, VATICAN, ANDORRA, LIECHTENSTEIN AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA, WHO MAY STAY IN UKRAINE WITHOUT VISAS UP TO 90 DAYS.
A passport valid for six months beyond the planned date of travel is required.
For citizens of the above mentioned countries who enter Ukraine with the purpose of employment, permanent residency, study and work at the diplomatic missions of the above mentioned countries in Ukraine or with any other purpose if they are going to stay in Ukraine for more than 90 days, visas are still required.

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No invitation letters are necessary for citizens of the US, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and Turkey, or citizens of the countries of the European Union for obtaining official, business, private, cultural, or sports visas.

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Important: Applicants holding passports of countries not mentioned above or non-citizens (stateless persons) must allow at least 15 business days for their visa applications to be processed and must additionally submit the following documents:

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Please make sure that your current medical insurance has coverage in Ukraine.

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If applying by mail, a self-addressed prepaid envelope is required. For a return service, please provide the Consulate with Express Mail envelopes only.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE CONSULATE GENERAL DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER KIND OF MAIL AND DOES NOT BEAR RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSTAL SERVICE.

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Since July 1, 2001, in accordance with a Decree of the President of Ukraine N 435 of June 15, 2001 "About the Additional Measures Directed Towards the Realization of Right of Human for Freedom of Movement and Free Choice of the Place of Residence" the registration of foreigners, which are entering Ukraine according to the set rules, and their passport documents is carried out only at the crossing points on the State frontier by the organs of the State Committee for the Protection of the National Frontier of Ukraine. Further registration of foreigners, which are temporary staying in Ukraine according to the set rules, and their passport documents is not carried out by the internal affairs agencies.

In case of loss of national passports by aliens on the territory of Ukraine, the passport owner should inform their hosting organization and an internal affairs agency about this incident. The latter, upon the alien's request, issues a substitution document. On obtaining national passports by aliens at the diplomatic or consular mission of their country on the basis of the alien's application and a petition by their hosting organization, the internal affairs agency provides for issuing an exit visa or registration of the alien's national passport.

Foreign citizens and non-citizens, which have temporary stayed in Ukraine, should exit the country in the course of the rules of entry to Ukraine.

In accordance with a Decree N 910 by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers of June 5, 2000 foreign citizens and non-citizens, which have the permanent residence in Ukraine or staying in Ukraine with the aim of job placement based on Centre of Employment confirmation or studying at the high school education institutions of Ukraine, exit (enter into) Ukraine according to the passport documents with appropriate marks and certificates for residence.

Transit of foreigners through the territory of Ukraine is allowed, in case if the foreigner has a transit Ukrainian visa, a destination country visa and tickets or other documents proving that the intended trip is really a transit.

Citizens of the States which have concluded international agreements with Ukraine on visa-free travelling of citizens enter into Ukraine with a valid national passport, provided they have an insurance policy and a duly arranged invitation (original) by a legal or private person from Ukraine, if otherwise is not envisaged by an international agreement. There still exists a visa-free regime with the CIS countries (according to the Agreement on Visa-Free Migration of the CIS Countries Citizens of October 9, 1992), including Russia and Belarus (according to the concluded agreements).

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The Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,
except on weekends, Ukrainian and American legal holidays.

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