1. Passport that should meet the following requirements:
- be valid for at least three months after the stated date of departure from Ukraine;
- have at least two blank visa designated pages;
- have validity period of no longer than 10 years;
2. Completed and signed Visa Application form. Visa application forms of minors shall be submitted for each person and signed by a parent or legal guardian. Visa Application Forms should be submitted online via http://visa.mfa.gov.ua web site;
3. One coloured photo 35 mm x 45 mm;
4. Valid health insurance with coverage of at least 30,000 EUR or equivalent in other currency. When multi-entry visa is requested, availability of health insurance valid for the first intended visit to Ukraine shall be considered. Holders of diplomatic or service passport shall be exempt from this requirement;
5. Proof of the sufficient financial means for the intended period of stay and return to the country of origin, or transit to a third country, or the possibility to legally obtain sufficient financial means on the territory of Ukraine. Holders of diplomatic or service passport shall be exempt from this requirement;
6. Payment of consular fee, unless otherwise stipulated by legislation or international treaties of Ukraine.
7. Together with all items listed above the following documents related to the purpose of entry must be submitted for visas:
1) proof of transit (entry to a third country (if necessary), ticket, etc.);
2) proof of transit carriage of cargo or passengers by automobile transport;
3) license for international freight issued by relevant competency authority of a foreign state.
1) letter of invitation from a legal person registered in Ukraine, presented on the official letterhead.
Note: letter of invitation have to contain the number assigned in the Unified State Registry of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and citizens’ associations, registration number, date and signature, full name of the invited person, information about his/her date and place of birth, nationality, passport details, place of residence, purpose of visit, duration of intended visit to Ukraine, number of entries and place of stay in Ukraine, legal person’s obligations towards possible costs related to the invited person’s stay or departure from Ukraine;
2) notarized letter of invitation from a physical person – Ukrainian citizen, foreigner or stateless person who legally reside, temporarily or permanently, in Ukraine.
Note: invitation shall contain full name of a physical person, details of his/her passport and temporary or permanent residency permit (for a foreigner or stateless person), address, and full name of the invited person, information about his/her date and place of birth, nationality, passport details, place of residence, purpose of visit, duration of intended visit to Ukraine, number of entries and place of stay in Ukraine, physical person’s obligations towards possible costs related to the invited person’s stay or departure from Ukraine. The invitation shall be appended by copies of a hosting person’s passport and temporary or permanent residency permit in Ukraine (for a foreigner or stateless person);
3) letter of invitation from a government body, government institution, state enterprise or government organization;
4) contract on transit carriage of cargo or passenger by automobile transport, and license for international freight;
5) Ukrainian foreigner’s ID. A spouse of a Ukrainian foreigner and his/her children shall submit proof of kinship;
6) documents confirming that the purpose of travel is tourism;
7) letter of invitation from a healthcare institution;
8) document attesting to foreign investment activity, according to the legislation on foreign investment regime on the territory of Ukraine;
9) proof that a foreigner or stateless person owns immovable property on the territory of Ukraine;
10) letter of invitation from a religious organization agreed with a government agency that registered the charter (regulation) of a corresponding religious organization for a short-term stay with the purpose of preaching a set of beliefs, performance of religious rituals or other faith-related activity;
11) request from a foreign mass media outlet about issuance of visa for a foreign correspondent or representative of a foreign mass media outlet who enters Ukraine for a short-term stay with the purpose of performing job-related responsibilities;
12) request from government bodies of foreign states and international organizations;
13) order of the Central Election Commission on registration of official observers from foreign states and international organizations for presidential elections, parliamentary elections, local elections and national referendums;
14) proof that a foreigner or stateless person is a spouse, parent or child of a Ukrainian citizen.
In cases when a foreigner or stateless person enter Ukraine with the aim to ensure its foreign and internal policy interests or with a humanitarian purpose, short-term visas can be issued upon written decision of a head of a Ukrainian diplomatic mission aboard or consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
1) notarized copy of permission to employ foreigners and stateless persons as labour force. Foreigners and stateless persons whose employment, according to the law, is not subject to permission to employ foreigners and stateless persons as labour force, shall instead produce an employment agreement (contract), and persons with foreign Ukrainian status shall produce an employment agreement (contract) and foreign Ukrainian’s ID.
2) copy of decision on immigration permission issued by the State Migration Service;
3) proof that the applicant is a family member to a person who has been granted refugee status in Ukraine, or a person in need of subsidiary protection who has been granted subsidiary protection in Ukraine;
4) invitation for study (internship) issued by a higher education institution and registered according to the procedure established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
5) letter of invitation from a government institution, state enterprise or organization that is a recipient of international technical assistance;
6) letter of invitation from a religious organization agreed with a government agency that registered the charter (regulation) of a corresponding religious organization for a long-term stay with the purpose of preaching a set of beliefs, performance of religious rituals or other faith-related activity;
7) letter of invitation from a branch office, division, representation or other structural unit of a civil society (non-governmental) organization of a foreign state registered according to the established procedure;
8) letter of invitation from a branch office, division, representation of a foreign business operator registered according to the established procedure;
9) letter of invitation from a branch office or representation of a foreign bank registered according to the established procedure;
10) request from a foreign mass media outlet about issuance of visa for a foreign correspondent or representative of a foreign mass media outlet who enters Ukraine for a long-term stay with the purpose of performing job-related responsibilities;
11) request from competent authorities of foreign states or international organizations to issue visas to employees of diplomatic missions and consular posts, international organizations and their representations who enter Ukraine for a long-term stay with the purpose of performing job-related responsibilities, and their family members;
12) letter of invitation from a relevant government agency responsible for implementation of cultural, educational, scientific, sport, or volunteering programs for participation in which a foreigner or stateless person arrives in Ukraine, or letter of invitation from an organization or institution that engages volunteers in their activity, information about which is placed on the official website of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, accompanied by the copy of state registration certificate of this organization or institution;
13) document certifying that a person is married to a Ukrainian citizen.
Note: if the marriage between a Ukrainian citizen and foreigner or stateless person was concluded outside Ukraine according to the law of a foreign state, validity of such marriage shall be determined on the basis of the Law of Ukraine “On International Private Law”. Documents issued by competent authorities of a foreign state shall be legalized, unless otherwise stipulated by the law or international treaty of Ukraine, and submitted together with the translation into the Ukrainian language, attested according to the established procedure; however, translation into the English language may be provided if the Ukrainian translation in not possible;
14) proof that the applicant is a family member to a foreigner or stateless person who hold permit for temporary residency in Ukraine.