Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens


Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ukraine.
As of 1 July 2020, Ukrainian citizens with biometric Ukrainian passports had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 129 countries and territories, thus ranking the Ukrainian passport 44rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements map

Travel documents of Ukrainian citizens

For traveling to certain countries, Ukrainians do not need to use a passport, as they may use their Ukrainian identity card or internal passport.

General information

Documents which give the right to leave Ukraine and to enter Ukraine and certify the identity of a citizen of Ukraine while staying abroad are:
It's important to know, that the special rules of arriving in a particular country should be studied carefully. Thus, in most countries that do not require visas or issue visas, upon arrival you must have a passport, which is valid for at least 3 months from arrival in that country.
Regardless of the entry regime, foreign border services may require documents confirming the purpose of the visit and the availability of sufficient financial resources for travel.
The visa-free regime with other countries does not give the right to work in them. Failure to comply with this rule may result in a fine with subsequent deportation.
Some countries may charge a fee for entry or exit.
In cases where a visa is issued upon arrival, it may be necessary to have 1-2 color passport photographs of the person crossing the border.
For visa-free travel to the countries of the Schengen zone, you need only a biometric passport. Owners of passports of the old model need a visa or residence permit in one of the countries of the Schengen zone.

Europe

From June 11, 2017 Ukrainians with biometric passports can travel to Schengen Area countries visa-free for up to 90 days.
Five European countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia have a visa-free regime with Ukraine. Other EU countries, that are not part of the Schengen area, also allow Ukrainians to enter with biometric passports.
The United Kingdom and Ireland have a visa agreement, according to which it is possible to enter the territory of the Republic of Ireland from the territory of the United Kingdom with a United Kingdom visa. In addition, the United Kingdom is the only European country and one of the few in the world that issues visas with a very long stay. In January 2020 British ambassador to Ukraine announced that there would be no visa-free arrangements for Ukrainian citizens.

Crimea

The entry of Ukrainian citizens into the territory of the Crimea that is controlled by the Russian authorities should be carried out through the Ukrainian entry-exit checkpoint and the Russian border checkpoint; entering is possible within 90 days out of 180 without a visa on the internal or international passport of Ukraine. Return from the Crimea to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian authorities should be carried out through the same checkpoints; transit travel through the Crimea is prohibited by Ukrainian law. Other entry into the Crimea or departure from the Crimea may be illegal from the point of view of the authorities of Ukraine or the authorities of the Russian Federation, and entail administrative or criminal liability in the territories controlled by them. Arriving in the Crimea from another territory under the control of the Russian Federation is considered by the Russian authorities as moving inside the country and does not require additional permits, but it is considered by the Ukrainian legislation as a crime - illegal crossing of the state border.

Recent

Recently visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens were lifted by Paraguay, Montenegro, Hong Kong, Israel, Argentina, Brunei, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Brazil, Panama, Turkey, Chile, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Albania, the Schengen Area countries, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, New Caledonia, Uruguay, Thailand, Marshall Islands and Colombia.

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes

  • Visa not required for those of Afghan origin.
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
  • Passengers with a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure can obtain a visa on arrival.
    • 180 days
    90 days
    180 days
  • May apply online.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
  • If staying more than 15 days passengers visiting relatives must register with local police. If staying in a hotel, this will be arranged by the hotel.
  • The Government of Azerbaijan bans the entry of people of Armenian descent regardless of their other nationalities.
    • 30 days
    30 days
    28 days
    90 days
  • The internal passport is valid for border crossing until September 1, 2020.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  • Visa on arrival for those holding a valid US visa or Schengen visa.
    • 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
  • Passengers with an application for a tourist visa can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 15 days if the application is sent by a tour operator to the Department of Tourism at least 2 and a half months in advance.
  • *The passenger must have 2 passport photos.
    • 90 days
  • Only if the passengers has an invitation letter issued by the Bolivian Immigration Authorities or a printed hotel reservation.
  • *Also they must have sufficient funds and 1 passport photo.
    • 30 days
  • 30 days within any 2-month period
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
    • 30 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
  • Can be obtained at border control.
    • 30 days
    90 days
    90 days
    90 days
    • Starting April 17 2020 visa free regime.
    90 days
    90 days
    3 months
  • eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 31 days
    90 days
    90 days
    90 days
    30 days
  • Tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheikh, Saint Catherine or Taba airports and remaining in the Sinai resorts do not require a visa up to 15 days.
    • 90 days
  • Passengers with a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure can obtain a visa on arrival if sponsor in Eritrea submits the request to the Eritrean Immigration Authority 48 hours before arrival and passengers hold 1 passport photo.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 30 days
    up to 90 days
  • eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
    • 4 months
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  • Applying online.
    • 1 year
  • ID card valid.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  • Citizens of Ukraine can obtain a visa on arrival if they have a copy of a visa-on-arrival approval issued by the Ghana Immigration Service.
  • *The approval must contain both traveler's passport and visa numbers and a copy of the bio-data and photo page of the applicant's passport.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • Visa waiver agreement signed July 16, 2020, but still not put into effect.
    • 90 days
    90 days
  • Applying online.
  • Passengers traveling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days if they have a letter of invitation from sponsor or host and 2 passport photos.
    • 90 days
    90 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 60 days
  • Applying online.
    • 30 days
    30 days
  • Citizens of Ukraine can obtain a visa on arrival at airports Gheshm Island, Kish Island, Mashhad, Esfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz and Tehran Imam Khomeini.
  • Admission will be refused:
  • * to women not wearing Islamic head cover, scarf, long sleeves or stockings
  • * to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa/stamp in the last 12 months
  • Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Iraq.
  • This restriction does not apply at airport Erbil.
  • A visa for air transit also required since 9 June 2017.
    • 90 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 30 days
    30 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
  • Applying online or upon arrival.
  • Visa not required for 30 days for Jeju Island.
    • 3 months
    90 days
    30 days
    90 days
    • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    30 days
  • Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Lebanon.
  • Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Libya.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
    90 days
    30 days
    30 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
  • Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
    • 90 days
  • Applying online.
    • 30 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
    • 90 days
  • Provided holding an official or private invitation.
    • 90 days
    30 days
  • eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
  • eVisa available for both tourism or business purposes.
    • 3 months
    90 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • Pre-approved visa on arrival is available.
    • 90 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 30 days
  • Applying online.
  • Online Visa eligible.
  • Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
    • 30 days
    180 days
    90 days
    183 days
    90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
    • 90 days
    30 days
    90 days
    30 days
    60 days
  • Applying online.
    • 90 days
    90 days
    30 days
  • A new visa waiver for 90/180 days has been signed. Not yet in effect.
    • 3 months
  • Applying online. Allowed visa-free transit for 96 hours.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  • Pre-arranged visa on arrival available.
    • 30 days
    90 days
    • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  • Applying online.
  • Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Sudan.
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
    • 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
  • According to the IATA database, visa may be obtained on arrival and is valid for 15 days. According to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival. Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Syria.
    • 90 days
    3 months
    30 days
    30 days
    7 days
    31 days
  • Visa not required for tourist groups organised by a travel agency.
    • 90 days
  • ID card valid.
    • 30 days
  • Applying online.
    • 30 days
    90 days
    90 days
    30 days
  • 30 days visa free on Phú Quốc
  • Holders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Yemen.
    • 90 days
    3 months

    Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

    Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

    Limitations

    Visitors with passport stamp of Israel are not allowed to enter a number of countries because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
    As a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Azerbaijan refuses entry to passport-holders of Ukraine and any other country if they are of Armenian descent. It also strictly refuses entry to foreigners in general whose passport shows evidence of entry into the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, immediately declaring them permanent personae non gratae.

    Vaccination

    Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.

    Passport validity

    Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.