Passport and Visa are required for entry into Ukraine. Visas should be obtained from the Consular Office of the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C. or Consulates General in New York and Chicago.

 

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

 

For US citizens only: please make sure that your current medical insurance has coverage in Ukraine.

 

No visas are required for citizens of Romania, Mongolia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (except Turkmenistan).

 

Applicants holding passports of countries not mentioned above must allow at least 15 business days for their visa applications to be processed and must additionally submit the following documents:

 

To apply for any of the visas listed above, fill out a visa application form at the most convenient Ukrainian Consular Office. You can also fill out the application on your computer by downloading it from our website at:

 

PDF Visa Form

 

Forms are in PDF format.  If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can downloaded by clicking on:

 

Adobe Acrobat Reader

 

At the Consular Office applications are accepted in person only from 9:15 am till 12:00 noon. For applicants' convenience, documents may be submitted to the Consular Office by mail. A self-addressed prepaid envelope is required for a return service. Please provide the Consular office with Express Mail envelopes only.

 

Any application received on Saturday, Sunday and on any official American or Ukrainian holiday (January 1 & 7, March 8, Orthodox Easter, May 1-2 & 9, June 6, June 28, August 24) will be processed starting from the next business day.

 

In the US, visas may be applied for at:

 

The Consular Office has full authority to evaluate and request more documents than were submitted by the applicant.  For applicants' convenience, documents may be submitted to the Consular Office by mail. A self-addressed prepaid envelope is required for a return service. Please provide the Consular office with Express Mail envelopes only.  It is advisable to apply for a visa not less than one month prior to your prospective departure date. Due to the heavy number of requests during the spring and summer months, longer processing time (up to 12 days) may be required.

The type of visa required depends on the purpose of the applicants' entry into Ukraine. Along with all the items listed above, applicants from countries not mentioned above must additionally submit certain documents, or "supporting documents", to further explain the applicant's purpose of entry. The supporting documents are listed below under the appropriate visa type:

A) Business Visa: (except citizens of the countries mentioned above)

An original invitation from a legal entity duly registered in Ukraine, containing the official address and telephone number typed in its letterhead, and signed by an authorized officer of the entity other than the applicant. The invitation must bear the entity's seal and be accompanied, when applicable, by a clear copy of its valid Certificate of Registration in Ukraine. The invitation should detail the purpose and if necessary, the number of visits, exact travel dates, cities and/or towns to be visited, and provide basic passport data of the invitee.

B) Visa for Religious Mission for US Citizens and Other Countries:

For obtaining this type of visa, applicants must submit a letter of invitation from a Ukrainian religious organization. The letter of invitation must be accompanied by a written confirmation under the signature and seal from the State Committee of Ukraine on Religious Matters.

C) Visa for Humanitarian Mission for US and Other Countries:

For individuals providing humanitarian aid, a visa is issued on the basis of a letter of support from the Committee on Humanitarian Aid of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. If an applicant provides the Consular Office with a letter from the Committee on Humanitarian Aid of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, then the visa will be issued free of charge (application and visa fee are waived.)

D) Tourist Visa:

A letter of invitation from a Ukrainian or American tourist agency or a confirmation from a Ukrainian hotel is necessary to qualify for a tourist visa.

E) Private Visa:

F) Immigration Visa (for US Citizens Only):

G) Transit Visa:

A valid visa to the country of destination, other documents which confirm entry into that country, or a confirmed one way or round trip ticket for travel from the point of entry into Ukraine to the point of entry into the next country from Ukraine are acceptable supporting documents for transit visas. This visa does not authorize an applicant's stay in Ukraine and is not required for a non-stop flight over Ukraine.

a) Single or Double-Entry Visa

 

b) Multiple-Entry Visa

 

Multiple entry visas can be issued, pending a decision from the Consul, within 9 business days only.

 

c) Transit Visa - up to 5 days (a period of time sufficient enough to cross Ukraine by train, ship, automobile or other means of transportation).

 

d) The duration of a P-2 type visa can vary from 1 to 5 years (decision is made by the Consul)

Only money orders made out to the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington, D.C. are accepted by the Consular Office. Cash and checks are not accepted.

 

Two separate money orders are required:

 

Visa fee, NOT APPLICATION FEE, is waived for:

 

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

When an application is submitted in person a numbered receipt is issued to the submitter. This receipt should be presented to the Consular Office when the visa is claimed. The travel document will be released to the submitter of the receipt unless its owner or another submitter has provided other written notarized instructions at the time of the pick up. If the receipt is lost, the travel document will be released to its holder or at the written notarized request of the holder to his/her appointee. If the travel document is to be mailed back, a prepaid, self-addressed return Express Mail envelope only is required from the submitter.

Registration in Ukraine is not required if the term of applicants' stay in Ukraine does not exceed 3 months.