Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ukraine. As of 11 April 2022 Ukrainian citizens could travel to 143 countries and territories without a travel visa or with a visa on arrival, ranking the Ukrainian passport 34th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index 2022.[1]
For traveling to certain countries, Ukrainians do not need to use a passport, as they may use their Ukrainian identity card.
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.[2]
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.
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 (entry is possible for up to 30 days upon presentation of a passport (to Montenegro and North Macedonia - up to 90 days). Other EU countries, that are not part of the Schengen area, also allow Ukrainians to enter with biometric passports (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Romania).
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 (up to 10 years inclusive with the possibility of obtaining a new visa).[3] In January 2020 the British ambassador to Ukraine announced that there would be no visa-free arrangements for Ukrainian citizens.[4]
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-operated 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.[5]
Recently visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens were lifted by Paraguay (May 2009),[6] Montenegro (October 2010),[7] Hong Kong (November 2010),[8] Israel (February 2011),[9] Argentina (October 2011),[10] Brunei (2 November 2011),[11] Bosnia and Herzegovina (November 2011),[12] Serbia (December 2011),[13] Brazil (December 2011),[14] Panama (August 2013),[15] Turkey (August 2012),[16] Chile (October 2015),[17] Indonesia (March 2016),[18] Costa Rica (December 2016),[19] Saint Kitts and Nevis (January 2017),[20] Albania (April 2017),[21] the Schengen Area countries (11 June 2017),[22] Qatar (August 2017),[23][24] United Arab Emirates (31 December 2017),[25] Kuwait (18 April 2018),[26] New Caledonia (20 May 2018), Uruguay (15 February 2019), Thailand (14 April 2019), Marshall Islands (12 February 2020), Colombia (17 April 2020), Grenada (1 March 2021),[27] Tunisia and Ireland (25 February 2022).[28]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Visa required[29] |
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Visa not required[30] | 90 days |
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Visa required[31] | ||
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Visa not required[32] | ||
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Visa required[33] |
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Visa not required[34] | 180 days | |
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Visa not required[35] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[36] | 180 days | |
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Visa required[37] |
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Visa not required[39] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[40] | 90 days |
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Visa required[41] | ||
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[42] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[43] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[44] | 28 days | |
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Visa not required[45] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[46] | 90 days |
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Visa required[47] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[48][49] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Visa required[50] |
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Visa on arrival[51] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[52] | 30 days |
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Visa required[53] | ||
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Visa not required[54] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[55] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[56] | 90 days |
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Visa required[57] |
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Visa on arrival[58] | 1 mounth |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[60] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[61] | ||
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Visa required[62] | On March 30th, 2022 the Canadian Parlament passed the legislation to abolish visas for Ukrainian citizens. | |
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Visa on arrival[63] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[64] | ||
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Visa required[65] | ||
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Visa not required[66] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[67] |
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Visa not required[70] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival[71] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[72] | ||
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Visa required[73] | ||
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Visa not required[74] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[75] | 3 months |
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Visa not required[76] | 90 days |
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Tourist card required[77] | ||
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Visa not required[78] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[79] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[80] | 90 days |
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eVisa[81] | 31 days | |
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Visa not required[82] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[83] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[84] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[85][86] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[87] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[88] | ||
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Visa required[89] |
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Visa not required[90] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[91] | 30 days | |
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eVisa[92] | up to 90 days |
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Visa not required[93] | 4 months | |
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Visa not required[94] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[95] | 90 days |
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e-Visa[96] |
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Visa required[98][99] | ||
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Visa not required[100] | 1 year |
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Visa not required[101] | 90 days |
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Visa required[102] |
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Visa not required[103] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[104] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[105] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[106] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[107] |
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Visa required[109] |
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Visa not required[110] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[111] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[112] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[113] | 90 days |
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e-Visa[114] | 60 days |
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Visa not required[117] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[118] | 30 days |
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Visa required[120] |
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Visa not required[121] | ||
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Visa not required[122] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[123] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[124] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[125] | ||
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Visa on arrival[126] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[127] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[128] |
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Visa required[130] | ||
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Visa required[131] | ||
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Visa required[132] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[134] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[135] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[136][137] | 30 days |
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Visa not required[140] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[141] | 30 days |
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eVisa[142][143] | ||
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Visa required[144] | ||
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Visa required[145] |
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Visa not required[146] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[147] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[148] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[149] | 90 days | |
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eVisa[150][151] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[152] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[153] | 30 days | |
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Visa required[154] | ||
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Visa not required[155] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[156] | 90 days |
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Visa on arrival[158] |
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Visa not required[159] | 90 days [160] | |
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e-Visa[161] |
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Visa not required[163] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[164] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[165] | ||
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Visa not required[166] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[167] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[168] | ||
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Visa on arrival[169] | 30 days | |
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e-Visa[170] |
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Visa not required[171] | 3 months | |
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Visa required[172] | ||
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Visa on arrival[173] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[174] | 90 days |
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Visa required[175] |
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Visa not required[178] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[179] | ||
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Visa required[180] |
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Visa not required[181] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[182] | 90 days |
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e-Visa[183] | 30 days |
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Online Visa[185] | ||
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Visa on arrival[188] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[189] | 180 days | |
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Visa required[190] | ||
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Visa not required[191] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[192] | 183 days | |
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Visa required[193] | ||
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Visa not required[194] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[195] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[196] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[197] | 90 days |
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Visa not required | 15 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[199] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[200] | 90 days | |
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Visa required[201] | ||
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Visa not required[202] | 90 days | |
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Entry Permit on arrival[203] | 60 days | |
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Visa not required[204] | ||
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e-Visa[205] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[207][208] | 90 days | |
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Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[209] | 90 days | |
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Visitor's Permit on arrival[210] | 3 months | |
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Visa required[211] | ||
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e-Visa[212] |
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Visa not required[214] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[215] | 90 days |
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Visa required[216] |
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Visa on arrival[217] | 30 days |
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Visa required[218] | ||
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Electronic Visa[219] | ||
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Visa not required[221] | 90 days |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[222] |
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Visa required[224] |
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eVisa[225] | ||
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Visa not required[226] | 90 days |
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Visa not required[227] | 90 days |
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Visa required | ||
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Visa not required[232] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[233][234] | 3 months | |
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Visa not required[235] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[236] | 30 days | |
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Visa on arrival[237] | 7 days | |
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Visa on arrival[238] | 31 days | |
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Visa required[239] | ||
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Visa not required[240] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[241] | 90 days |
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Visa required[242] | ||
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Visa on arrival[243] | 30 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[244] |
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Visa not required[246] | 30 days[Note 1] | |
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Visa required[247] | ||
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Visa required[248] | ||
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Visa not required[249] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[250] | 90 days | |
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Visa not required[251] | 30 days | |
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Visa not required[252] | ||
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Visa required[253] | ||
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Visa required[255] |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[256] | 90 days | |
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eVisa / Visa on arrival[257] | 3 months |
Pre-approved visas can be picked up on arrival in the following countries instead in embassy or consulate.
Pre-approved visas pick-up on arrival |
Conditions |
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For a maximum stay of 15 days if the application was submitted at least 2 and a half months before arrival and if the clearance was obtained. |
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Must hold approval from the General Delegate of Security. |
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Must have a sponsor who must submit an application at least 48 hours before arrival. |
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Available only if arriving from a country without a diplomatic mission of Liberia and if a sponsor obtained an approval. |
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Holders of a visa application who have a Nigerian company taking responsibility for them. |
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Holders of an entry permit issued by the Ministry of Interior. |
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Holders of an invitation letter of the local company that was approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Europe | ||
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Visa required[265] | |
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Special permit required | Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[266][267] |
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Visa not required[268] | 90 days |
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Access Permit required[269] | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
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Visa not required[270] | |
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Visa required[271] | |
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Visa required[272] | |
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Visa required[273] | |
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Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[274] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[275] |
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Visa required[276] | |
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Visa not required[277] |
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Visa not required[279][280] | |
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Visa not required[281][282] | |
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Visa not required | Registration required after 24h.[283][284] |
Africa | ||
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Special permit required | Special permit required.[285] |
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Travel permit required | To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[286] |
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Visa not required[287] | |
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Visa not required[288] | |
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Admission refused[289][290] | From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue entry visas including eVisas to nationals of Ukraine.[291] |
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eVisa[292][293] | |
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Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[294] |
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Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
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Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[295][296] |
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Travel permit required | All foreign visitors traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. |
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Travel permit required | Separate travel permit is required.[297] |
Asia | ||
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Visa required[298] | Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people)[299] |
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Visa not required[300] | 14 days |
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PAP/RAP required | Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[301][302][303][304][305][306] |
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Special permission required | Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[307] |
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Visa not required | Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[308] |
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Permission required | Kurdistan regional government gives special visa for entry to Kurdistan region of Iraq and can be used to enter Kurdistan in any international border of Kurdistan and also in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah international airports. Visitors can apply online.[309] |
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Visa on arrival[310] | 30 days |
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Visa not required | These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[311] |
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Permission required | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[312] |
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Special permit required | People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) |
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Visa not required[313] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[314] |
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Visa required[315] | |
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OIVR permit required | OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[316][317][318] |
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TTP required | Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[319][320][321] |
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Special permit required | A special permit, issued prior to arrival by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[322] |
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Restricted zone. | |
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Restricted zone. | |
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Special permission required | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[323] |
Caribbean and North Atlantic | ||
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Visa required[324] | |
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Visa not required[325] | |
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Visa required[326] | Visa free for a maximum stay of 3 months if transiting through the United Kingdom. |
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Visa not required[327] | |
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Visa required[328] | |
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Tourist Card on arrival | Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.[329] |
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Visa required[330][331] | |
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Visa not required[332] | |
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Visa not required[288] | |
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Visa not required[270] | |
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Electronic visa[333] | 1 year |
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Visa required[334] | |
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Visa not required[288] | |
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Visa not required[335] | |
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Visa not required[336] | 90/180 days |
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Visa required[337] | |
Oceania | ||
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Entry permit required[338] | |
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Special authorisation required | Special authorisation required.[339] |
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Special permit required | Special permit required.[340] |
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Visa not required | 31 days[341] |
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Special permission required | Special permission required.[342] |
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Visa not required[343] | |
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Visa required[344] | 45 days |
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Visa not required[345] | 3 months within any 6-month period |
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Visa not required | 30 days[346] |
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Visa required[347] | |
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Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 US dollars or tax of 5 United States dollars if not going ashore.[348][349][350] |
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Entry permit required[351] | |
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Special permits required | Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[352][353][354][355][356][357][358] |
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Visa not required[359] | |
South America | ||
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Pre-registration required | Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[360] |
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Visa not required[288] | |
South Atlantic and Antarctica | ||
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Visa required | |
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Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[361][362] |
Antarctica | Special permits required for ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 First 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.
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.[375]
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.[376]