Border crossing by foreigners and stateless persons

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21 of September 2017 10:51

Foreigners and stateless persons enter Ukraine only when they have a passport and a certain type of visa, which is required by a current legislation or an international agreement, if there are no other requirements. Copies of passports, visas and other documents confirmed by a notary give no right to cross the state border.

Documents required for crossing the state border of Ukraine:

Foreign passport;

Document allowing returning to the country  of citizenship or permanent residence (in case of the passport  loss on the territory of Ukraine);

Ukrainian visa (for citizens of the countries which have visa regime of entering)

 

Attention! ID-card, which identifies the personality, gives no right  to cross the State Border of Ukraine

 

The list of countries, citizens of which enter Ukraine without a visa

 

EU countries

till 90/180

Monaco

till 90/180

CIS countries(with the exception of Turkmenistan)

till 90/180

Mongolia

till 90/180

Andorra

till 90/180

Norway

till 90/180

Argentina

till 90/180

Panama

till 90/180

Bosnia and Herzegovina

till 30/60

Paraguay

till 90/180

Brazil

till 90/180

San Marino

till 90/180

Brunei

till 30

Serbia

till 30/60

Vatican

till 90/180

The USA

till 90/180

Hong Kong

till 14

Turkey

till 90/180

Canada

till 90/180

Montenegro

till 90/180

Israel

till 90/180

Switzerland

till 90/180

Iceland

till 90/180

Japan

till 90/180

Liechtenstein

till 90/180 Chile till 90/180

St. Kitts and Nevis

till 90/180 UAE till 90/180

Qatar

till 90/180 Eastern Republic of Uruguay till 90/180

Albania

till 90/180 Antigua and Barbados till 90/180

 

REGISTRATION AT THE CHECK POINT

The registration at the check point includes putting a mark «Entry» to the passport, immigration card or other document of a foreigner or stateless person  stipulated by a current legislation, and his passport datas are put into a special register. Foreigners and stateless persons who have come to Ukraine are allowed to stay on its territory temporarily on the basis of their registration at the check point.

 

CONFIRMING OF FINANCIAL PROVISION AVAILABILITY

Entry, staying on the territory of Ukraine and also foreigners’ transit via its territory can be conducted only under the condition of available financial means or an opportunity to get such means in a legal way on the territory of

Ukraine.

Checking of such financial position availability is conducted plenipotentiary inspectors of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine by choice in the case of performing the second line checks.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE LOST THE DOCUMENT FOR CROSSING THE BORDER

In the case of the passport loss foreigners and stateless persons must immediately inform the representatives of the country they enter, and militia organs are providing a special reference (certificate) confirming this fact. In this case the entry to Ukraine can be done with the document allowing returning to their own country which was issued in the Consular establishment of their own country.

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