How to Apply for a Ukraine Visa
If you are planning on applying for a Ukraine e Visa? Check out these steps that will guide you to enter Ukraine.
Regardless of applying for a Ukraine Visa in the past or not, it's always best if you check the application process as it's evolving currently. So, we are going to show you how to apply for an e-visa and what to do to get your visa application approved. Without wasting much time, let's begin…
- Fill Ukraine Visa Application Form
You have visited the website, you will get to the page where you will choose an option to apply for a Ukraine eVisa application. If you have opened the application form on your laptop or computer screen, select your nationality, as it is mentioned in the passport. You need to select the type of eVisa you are applying for. Enter the passport number after selecting the type of passport in the field provided. The personal details are needed to be provided, that is where most of you will get confused. Because the application form requires every field to be filled, you are expected that all the fields are needed to be filled except for the ones that do not apply to you. Fill in your last name on the top field. Now, pick the correct date of your arrival and departure that will appear on your e-visa and note that the police might request it if you are to be checked at any checkpoint. Select a date that is exactly the same as your traveling date to avoid being delayed at the checkpoint.
The following is just a general information section that is easy and simple. In this section, you will be required to fill in your nationality, marital status, sex, date, and place of birth, and country of origin.
In "The applicant’s place of residence" section all you have to do is enter your residential address. This is followed by the “applicant’s place of residence”. In this section, simply fill in your contact number, home country, and email address.
Proceed to fill in your travel information and the type of visa you are applying for which should have been pre selected by default. In case of applying for a visit visa or tourist visa for Ukraine, switch to C-06.
Next up is the duration period question. Go ahead and provide accurate information on how long you are going to spend and also indicate the name of the company or person that invited you to Ukraine if applicable. Select is not applicable if nobody invites you and you will have to fill in the address of the hostel/hotel where you are going to stay on the day you arrive.
The following is just a general information section which is easy and simple. In this section you will be required to fill in your nationality, marital status, sex, date and place of birth, and country of origin.
If you land in Kyiv, you will need to provide the hostel/hotel address that you book in Kyiv, which will prove your accommodation. You will need to submit the receipts regarding booking next.
After that, you will need to present a proof of sufficient financial means, whether providing bank statements or information regarding the person who will in Ukraine, cover all your expenses.
- How Should the Documents Be Attached?
Upload all the application documents before submitting your application. The passport’s scanned image should be attached first, which should not be more than 2MB in size.
In the medical insurance policy field, upload a PDF copy of your traveling plan regarding insurance to you by your insurance firm or you can buy one online if your company cannot provide it for you.
For the travel funds, you will be required to upload a PDF attachment of the last three months’ banking statement proving that you have sufficient funds that will cover your entire trip expenses. Make sure that it's not more than 2MB.
Lastly, Flight details should be attached, which includes a snap of departure/arrival details or return ticket along with booking proof, and emails confirming your accommodation. These documents are needed to be provided in PDF format. You will also need to attach any documents through which your travel purpose can be confirmed
You should see this guide page about Documents required for Ukraine visa application.
- Processing of E-visa Application
After you have successfully submitted the online application form, you won’t receive any email notification to confirm if the application submission was successful or not. If you want to know if the submission was successful, go to the page of application to check the e-visa submitted application forms. It will indicate "Your Application has been Submitted" and the date of submission. You can find such information under the section “status”.
After successful submission, you will be required to wait for about nine business days (possibilities are that they will approve your visa close to your departure date).
An update via email will be received after the time is passed and you will see that the status is changed to “registered”. After the result is received via email, you will see the status to “closed“ in exactly 30 minutes.
Once approved, you will find your visa in the email, which you will need to print so that the immigration officer can see it once you land in Ukraine.
Visa Form 2023 Can be Used for
- Tourism Purpose
- Business Purpose
- Medical Treatment
Valid for
30 days
Stays of up to
30 days
Ukraine introduced electronic visas on 4 April 2018. Visas are valid for tourism and business purposes for 30 days.
Eligible citizen can apply online Ukraine visa
Who needs to apply for Ukraine eVisa?
- 48 Eligible countries apply for an eVisa. E-Visas are issued for Tourist or Business visas
- 78 countries do not required Visa to Ukraine. However, for long stay or employment may require a visa.
eVisa Requirements?
Visitor statistics
Most visitors arriving to Ukraine were from the following countries of nationality:
| 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 |
| Slovakia | 366,249 | 410,508 | 412,519 | 416,158 | 424,306 |
| 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 |
FAQs:
The Ukraine travel authorities have advised applying for the Ukrainian online visa at least 10 business days before the day you plan on entering the country.
The e-visa application is easy and simple. You fill out the form, which you can find on the government website, and pay the visa fees online. You need to provide details about your planned trip, some personal information, and passport information. The applicant also needs to answer some questions for security reasons. You should fulfil all the requirements to apply.
The Ukrainian e-visa cost differs according to the processing period involved. The Ukraine visa fee is dependent on your nationality as well. You can make the payment through credit or debit cards. Visa, MasterCard, American Express are accepted.
The e-visa issued by the Ukrainian Government is an alternative to the Visa on Arrival, which has now been discontinued. The e-visa allows about 50 + countries to apply for the visa online without going to the embassy or consulate. You can apply for the e-visa for tourism, medical reasons, educational purposes, humanitarian work, business conferences, etc.
The e-visa for Ukraine does not allow multiple entries. It is a single-entry visa, which will allow the applicant to enter the country for a short amount of time.
The e-visa is issued through electronic means by the Government of Ukraine. It takes less time and is much simpler than applying through the embassy. You can do it by sitting at home on your mobile, laptop, or tablet without going anywhere.