Do I need a visa for UKRAINE?

Visitors to Ukraine must obtain a visa from one of the Ukrainian diplomatic missions unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain an e-Visa. Ukraine introduced an electronic visa (e-Visa) on 4 April 2018, suspended it in 2022 due to the Russian invasion, and resumed issuing e-Visas on 19 February 2025.

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2. General Passport Requirements

All visitors must hold a valid passport. Visitors from certain countries may enter with a national ID card instead of a passport (noted below).

3. Visa Exemptions

3.1 Ordinary Passports — 90 Days

90 Days (unrestricted) • Brazil • Israel • Kyrgyzstan

3.2 Ordinary Passports — 90 Days within any 180 Days

90 Days within any 180 Days • All European Union member states • Albania • Andorra • Antigua and Barbuda • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Azerbaijan • Bahrain • Belarus (with restrictions) • Canada • Chile • Colombia • Dominica • Ecuador • Georgia (ID card accepted) • Grenada • Iceland • Japan • Kazakhstan • Kuwait • Liechtenstein • Marshall Islands • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • New Zealand • North Macedonia • Norway • Oman • Panama • Peru • Qatar • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Serbia • South Korea • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Turkey (ID card accepted) • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom (temporary regime until 30 January 2026) • United States • Uruguay • Uzbekistan • Vatican City

3.3 Other Stay Periods

90 Days within any 6 months • Paraguay

30 Days • Brunei

30 Days within any 60 Days • Bosnia and Herzegovina

14 Days • Hong Kong

3.4 Special Notes on Visa-Free Entry

Georgia: May enter with an ID card if arriving directly from Georgia.
Turkey: May enter with an ID card in lieu of a passport.
Belarus: Citizens (mostly men of military age) could be denied entry for national security reasons.
Mongolia: Visa not required for business, private, and tourist trips with supporting documents.
United Kingdom: Temporary visa-free regime until 30 January 2026.

4. Non-Ordinary Passports

Holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Morocco, Peru, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, and holders of diplomatic passports of India and Mexico may enter Ukraine without a visa.

5. Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Ukraine introduced an e-Visa on 4 April 2018. It was suspended in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and resumed on 19 February 2025.

Cost:

Single-entry: USD 20 (standard), USD 40 (urgent — 1 business day)
Double-entry: USD 30 (standard), USD 60 (urgent — 1 business day)
Standard processing: 3 business days

Citizens of the following countries may obtain an e-Visa for 30 days:

Countries Eligible for e-Visa (30 Days) • ASEAN member states (except Brunei and Vietnam) • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bhutan • Bolivia • China • Costa Rica • Dominican Republic • El Salvador • Guatemala • Haiti • Honduras • India • Jamaica • Kiribati • Macao • Maldives • Mexico • Micronesia • Nauru • Nepal • Nicaragua • Palau • Saint Lucia • Samoa • Solomon Islands • South Africa • Suriname • Taiwan • Trinidad and Tobago • Tuvalu • Vanuatu • Fiji • Mauritius • Seychelles

6. Future Changes

Ukraine has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries that have not yet been ratified:

Cambodia — Diplomatic and official passports (signed 17 September 2024)
Mauritius — Ordinary passports (signed 8 August 2024)
Indonesia — Ordinary passports (signed 29 June 2022)
Mongolia — Ordinary passports (signed 8 November 2019)

In August 2024, Ukraine announced the launch of its own Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) for visa-exempt visitors.

7. Russia — Special Visa Regime

On 1 July 2022, Ukraine introduced a unilateral visa regime with Russia. Russian citizens residing in Russia must apply at commercial visa centers. Even holding a valid Ukrainian visa does not guarantee admission — border guards retain discretion to refuse entry.

8. Admission Restrictions

Ukraine does not recognize the passports of: Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, the Sahrawi Republic, Somaliland, South Ossetia, and Transnistria.

9. Occupied Territories

Crimea (including Sevastopol) and parts of Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia are currently illegally occupied by Russia. The Government of Ukraine strictly prohibits entry and transit of foreign citizens to the occupied territories without special permission.

10. Biometric Fingerprinting

From 1 January 2018, Ukraine introduced biometric control (fingerprints and digital photo) at border crossings for citizens of 70 countries including Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and others.

11. Visitor Statistics

Most visitors arriving in Ukraine were from the following countries (2013–2017):

Country	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
Moldova	4,435,664	4,296,409	4,393,528	4,368,355	5,417,966
Belarus	2,727,645	1,822,261	1,891,518	1,592,935	3,353,652
Russia	1,464,764	1,473,633	1,231,035	2,362,982	10,284,782
Poland	1,144,249	1,195,163	1,156,011	1,123,945	1,259,209
Hungary	1,058,970	1,269,653	1,070,035	874,184	771,038
Romania	791,116	774,585	763,228	584,774	877,234
Turkey	270,695	199,618	140,691	116,302	151,706
Israel	261,486	216,638	149,386	101,799	120,913
Germany	209,447	171,118	154,498	131,244	253,318
Total	14,229,642	13,333,096	12,428,286	12,711,507	24,671,227