I’ll try popular to set out in this article the rules of entrance to Ukraine, how to get a visa and other features of the Ukrainian border crossing.
So, you decided to visit Ukraine. First of all you have to fall in a category of people, whom the entrance to the territory of Ukraine is permitted, and whom a visa can be issued (opened).
It is almost every citizen, if he is not in an international search, or he is a non-grade person of Ukraine.
To get a visa to Ukraine you require a travelling passport, the documents which confirm that you go to Ukraine thoroughly. The contract with a tourist company is best of all for this purpose and the way back tickets to a plane (it is OK for transit through the territory of Ukraine).
Now about a tourist company which is busy with your visit to Ukraine.
Actually it can’t be only a tourist company. It also can be any legal person. But best of all if it has a legal registration in the territory of Ukraine or a physical person who has a stay permit in the territory of Ukraine.
Consequently the last one has to write “an invitation letter” for you. In accordance with its formation the company which invites you, contacts with the Consulate of Ukraine in your country, for your departure permission from a country, and the entrance to Ukraine. In order that visa getting problems to Ukraine were fewer as possible, you must transfer advance payments for a hotel, transfer, and other additional services which confirm your good intentions of visit of Ukraine. Don’t be lazy to ask questions to the company which is busy with your visit to Ukraine - about your rights. After all in accordance with the Ukrainian legislation they are exactly liable to explain you the rights and they are fully responsible for your residence time in the territory of Ukraine.
Also it is possible that if you arrived to Ukraine according to the invitation from of one organization, then it is possible when other organization can make you accompaniment. But permission of Ukrainian immigration service is needed for this purpose.
Be ready, that you’ll be necessary to confirm your financial position. In fact it is necessary to have available sum no less than 1600$ in cash, or to confirm an extract from the card account. It is obligatory rule for all foreigners during the entrance to Ukraine. All concerned additional financial funds (cash) which you want to convey through the Ukrainian border, then they must not exceed 10.000$. It is necessary to declare this money. Thus if a sum will be higher, then custom service will withdraw a difference in deposit, to your departure from Ukraine. By the highest standards more large cash sum is not required, because the modern Ukrainian companies work well with credit accounts and credit cards. Jewelry, in any case is to be declared.
You familiarized with the features of entrance to Ukraine. Now let’s go on to the next point of visa registration, what they are, and what is necessary for their getting.
Ukraine carries out both a visa and without visa policy.
Without visa the habitants of European Union countries, Union, Switzerland, Japan, USA, Canada, Principalities Liechtenstein, Principalities Andorra, Vatican States, Republics of Iceland, Principalities of Monaco, Kingdoms Norway, Republics of San Marino, Republics of Korea can enter to Ukraine but no more than 90 days when the border was crossed.
I think this time is fully enough, if you have tourist tour or you have to decide some personal questions.
But if your journey can be delayed, or you have other purpose of visit to Ukraine, it is necessary for you to get a visa to Ukraine. In the following publication, I will describe every type of visa in details, and now will simply get a list of possible visas, and will describe «tourist visa» and «transit visa» - which are the most popular.
Official visa
Diplomatic visa
Student visa
Visa for mass media workers
All visas on validity are divided into single (to 3 months), double and frequent to 1 year. But the total term of stay must not exceed than 90 days.
I remind you once again, that you need a visa, if your residence does not get in the list of without visa countries to 90 days, which I was mentioned above.
Let’s start with the Tourist visa.
It is the most popular, and it is the easiest way to get it. Necessary documents for visa getting:
Authorization from a tourist company which is busy with your visit (I wrote about it above, the contract with tourist company will be OK or notarized copy),
Confirmation from a hotel where you will stay on arrival to Ukraine (also your tourist company has to study this question, an extract about payment or receipt will be OK),
Air return tickets (the best of all from Ukrainian air craft)
Invitation letter from a tourist company (a tourist company makes)
As you see, there is nothing difficult.
Transit visa
To get this visa you need documents which confirm transit character of journey. It will be air or bus tickets. Any other documents to get this visa are not required.
So in a few words, what is necessary to know when you decided to go to Ukraine.
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