Check whether you need visa to enter Ukraine
Below you will find a list of the countries the citizens of which require a visa to enter Ukraine. For some countries Ukrainian visa is not required. And for citizens of some countries Ukrainian visa is not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period for tourism or business.
Visa policy of Ukraine. Even if you do not need a visa to enter Ukraine, you will certainly need a passport valid for at least six months after the date of your proposed exit from Ukraine, and you may require other official documents. Also bear in mind that, even if you don’t require a visa to enter Ukraine, you will still need to register with the Federal Migration Service upon arrival.
Austria | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Afghanistan | Visa required |
Albania | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Algeria | Visa required |
Andorra | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Angola | Visa required |
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa required |
Argentina | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 365 day period |
Armenia | Visa not required |
Australia | Visa required |
Azerbaijan | Visa not required |
Bahamas | Visa required |
Bahrain | Visa required |
Bangladesh | Visa required |
Barbados | Visa required |
Belarus | Visa not required |
Belgium | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Belize | Visa required |
Benin | Visa required |
Bhutan | Visa required |
Bolivia | Visa required |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required for a stay up to 30 days within a 60 day period |
Botswana | Visa required |
Brazil | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period for tourism or business |
Brunei Darussalam | Visa not required for a stay up to 30 days |
Bulgaria | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Burkina Faso | Visa required |
Burundi | Visa required |
Cambodia | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Cameroon | Visa required |
Canada | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Cape Verde | Visa required |
Central African Republic | Visa required |
Chad | Visa required |
Chile | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
China (PRC) | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Colombia | Visa required |
Congo (the Democratic Republic) | Visa required |
Congo (the People’s Republic) | Visa required |
Costa Rica | Visa required |
Côte d’Ivoire | Visa required |
Croatia | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Cuba | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports, aircraft and sea craft crewmen, as well as medical treatment trips |
Cyprus | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Czech Republic | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Denmark | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Djibouti | Visa required |
Dominica (the Commonwealth) | Visa required |
Dominican Republic | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Ecuador | Visa required |
Egypt | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
El Salvador | Visa required |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required |
Eritrea | Visa required |
Estonia | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Ethiopia | Visa required |
Finland | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
France | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Gabon | Visa required |
Gambia | Visa required |
Georgia | Visa required |
Germany | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Ghana | Visa required |
Great Britain | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Greece | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Grenada | Visa required |
Guatemala | Visa required |
Guinea | Visa required |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa required |
Guyana | Visa required |
Haiti | Visa required |
The Holy See | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Honduras | Visa required |
Hong Kong (China) | Visa not required (for a stay up to 14 days) |
Hungary | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Iceland | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
India | Visa required |
Indonesia | Visa required |
Iran | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Iraq | Visa required |
Ireland | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Israel | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Italy | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Jamaica | Visa required |
Japan | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Jordan | Visa required |
Kazakhstan | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Kenya | Visa required |
Republic of Korea | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Kuwait | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Laos | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Latvia | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Lebanon | Visa required |
Liberia | Visa required |
Libya | Visa required |
Liechtenstein | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Lithuania | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Luxembourg | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Macedonia | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period (since March 16, 2015 till March 15, 2018) |
Madagascar | Visa required |
Malaysia | Visa required |
Mali | Visa required |
Malta | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Mauritania | Visa required |
Mauritius | Visa required |
Mexico | Visa required except for DP |
Moldova | Visa not required |
Monaco | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Mongolia | Visa required except for service, tourist and private trips on conditions that documents certifying the purpose of the trip are provided |
Montenegro | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Morocco | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Nepal | Visa required |
Netherlands | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
New Zealand | Visa required |
Nigeria | Visa required |
Norway | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Oman | Visa required |
Pakistan | Visa required |
Panama | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Paraguay | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Peru | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Philippines | Visa required |
Poland | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Portugal | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Puerto Rico | Visa required |
Qatar | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Republic of South Africa | Visa required |
Romania | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Russian Federation | Visa not required |
San Marino | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Saudi Arabia | Visa required |
Serbia | Visa not required for a stay up to 30 days within a 60 day period |
Sierra Leone | Visa required |
Singapore | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Slovakia | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Slovenia | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Spain | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Sri Lanka | Visa required |
Sudan | Visa required |
Sweden | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Switzerland | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Syria | Visa required |
Tajikistan | |
Tanzania | Visa required |
Thailand | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Tunisia | Visa required |
Turkey | Visa not required for a stay up to 60 days |
Turkmenistan | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Uganda | Visa required |
United Arab Emirates | Visa required |
Uruguay | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
USA | Visa not required for a stay up to 90 days within a 180 day period |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required |
Vanuatu | Visa required |
Venezuela | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Vietnam | Visa required except for holders of diplomatic passports and holders of service passports |
Yemen | Visa required |
Zambia | Visa required |
Zimbabwe | Visa required |
Grounds for Ukrainian visa refusal or Ukrainian visa cancellation
Decision on visa refusals can be made in the following cases:
- necessity to ensure national security or public order protection;
- necessity of health protection, protection of rights and legal interests of Ukrainian citizens and other persons residing in Ukraine;
- availability of information about the foreigner or the stateless person in the database of persons whom the laws of Ukraine prohibit to enter Ukraine or whose exit from Ukraine is temporarily restricted;
- travel document presented by the foreigner or the stateless person is forged, damaged, different from the original specimen or belongs to another person;
- intentional submission by the foreigner or the stateless person of untrue information or forged documents;
- proof of holding an adequate and valid travel medical insurance was not provided by the foreigner or the stateless person (if acquisition of such insurance is possible in the country where the application is lodged);
- proof of sufficient means of subsistence for the duration of the intended stay or for the return to the country of origin, or for the transit to a third country, or proof of being in a position to acquire such means lawfully on the territory of Ukraine was not provided by the foreigner or the stateless person;
- justification for the purpose of the intended stay was not provided by the foreigner or the stateless person;
- intention of the foreigner or the stateless person to leave the territory of Ukraine before the expiry of the visa could not be ascertained;
- revocation of the visa was requested by the foreigner or the stateless person.
A foreign citizen or stateless person who has been refused a visa, has the right to challenge the decision with the Head of the Diplomatic Mission that considered the visa application. An applicant must reapply, with proof of visa refusal, and a letter of appeal, within two months of the date of the visa refusal.
If a foreign citizen or stateless person decides to withdraw the visa application, he/she looses the right to appeal.
Visa to Ukraine may be cancelled by the same authority that made the decision to issue the visa.