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In accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Border Control", foreigners and stateless persons may enter Ukraine only with the following documents:

1) a valid passport;

2) there is no decision to ban entry into Ukraine, adopted by the central executive body;

3) appropriate visa (for citizens of countries with a visa regimen of entry);

4) confirmation of the purpose of the visit

5) confirmation of the availability of funds for the planned stay and departure from Ukraine

6) an additional document for crossing the state border of Ukraine by foreigners and stateless persons during quarantine

According to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of December 9, 2020 № 1236 on crossing the state border for entry into Ukraine of foreigners and stateless persons (except foreigners, stateless persons permanently residing in Ukraine and persons recognized as refugees, or persons in need of additional protection, employees of diplomatic missions and consuls of foreign states, missions of official international missions, organizations accredited in Ukraine, and members of their families, drivers and crew members of trucks, buses engaged in regular, irregular and pendulum transportation, air crews , river vessels, members of train and locomotive crews, servicemen (units) of the armed forces of NATO member states and member states of the NATO "Partnership for Peace" program, who participate in the training of units of the Armed Forces) without a policy (certificate , certificate) of insurance issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine or a foreign insurance company that has a representative office in Ukraine or a contractual relationship with a partner insurance company in Ukraine, covers the costs associated with treatment COVID-19, observation, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine,

- a negative result of testing for COVID-19 by the polymerase chain reaction method, carried out not more than 72 hours before crossing the state border (except for foreigners and stateless persons under 12 years of age).

Otherwise, authorized officials of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have the right to refuse to cross the state border.

* This insurance is not mandatory for citizens of Ukraine, as well as foreigners and stateless persons. who permanently reside in Ukraine, as well as persons recognized as refugees and persons in need of additional protection.

* Officials of the State Border Guard Service check the establishment of the mobile application "HOME" during their crossing of the state border or checkpoints in the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol and departure from them.

1. What documents does a foreigner need to enter Ukraine?

According to the Law of Ukraine «On Border Control», authorized officials of the State Border Service of Ukraine provide a foreigner, a stateless person, permission to cross the state border of Ukraine in case of:

1) he has a valid passport document;

2) the absence of a decision of the authorized state body of Ukraine on the ban on entry into Ukraine;

3) he has an entry visa, unless otherwise provided by the legislation of Ukraine;

4) confirmation of the purpose of the planned stay;

5) availability of sufficient financial security for the period of planned stay and for return to the state of origin or transit to a third state or the possibility to obtain sufficient financial security legally in Ukraine - for a citizen of the state included in the list of states approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine; stateless persons permanently residing in the state included in this list.

2. Additional document for crossing the state border of Ukraine by foreigners and stateless persons during quarantine.

Today, foreigners and stateless persons are allowed to enter Ukraine in the presence of an insurance policy (certificate, certificate) issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine or a foreign insurance company that has a representative office in Ukraine or a contractual relationship with an insurance company - a partner in territory of Ukraine (assistance) and covers the costs associated with the treatment of COVID-19, observation, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine.

In the absence of such a policy (certificate, certificate), authorized officials of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine have the right to refuse to cross the state border to a foreigner.

This policy (certificate, certificate) is not required for the categories specified in paragraph 4 of the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of December 9, 2020 № 1236.

3. Liability for exceeding the terms of stay of foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine due to quarantine:

The Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Aimed at Preventing the Occurrence and Spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)»of March 17, 2020 № 530-IX provides that in connection with the introduction of quarantine to foreigners and stateless persons who could not leave Ukraine or could not apply to the territorial bodies / divisions of the State Migration Service of Ukraine with a request to extend the stay in Ukraine and / or to exchange a residence permit in connection with the introduction of quarantine, no administrative liability for violation of the law on the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons, if such violations occurred during or as a result of quarantine. Administrative influence on such persons will not be applied during the quarantine and within 30 days from the date of its cancellation.

Please note that these rules apply only to foreigners and stateless persons who, as of the beginning of quarantine activities, are in Ukraine on legal grounds.

For foreigners who have exceeded the period of temporary stay in Ukraine - we recommend reading the information at the link.

Minors go abroad

According to Art. 2 of the Law of Ukraine "On the procedure for leaving Ukraine and entering Ukraine citizens of Ukraine" minor citizens of Ukraine leave Ukraine with a passport of a citizen of Ukraine to travel abroad, diplomatic passport, service passport, travel document of a child issued to children under 18 years of age, or if they are entered in the passport of one of the parents, and accompanied by him.

According to p. 4 "Rules of crossing the state border by citizens of Ukraine" , approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from 27.01.95 № 57 (as amended by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from 25.08.2010 № 724), departure from Ukraine of citizens who have not reached 16 -year-old, accompanied by one of the parents or other persons authorized by one of the parents with a notarized consent, is carried out:

1) with the notarized consent of the other parent, indicating the country of destination and the corresponding period of stay in that state, if the other parent is absent from the checkpoint;

2) without the notarized consent of the other parent:

- if the other parent is a foreigner or a stateless person, as evidenced by the entry of the father in the child’s birth certificate, and who is absent from the checkpoint;

- if the passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travel abroad with which a citizen who has not reached 16 years of age crosses the state border, or a travel document of a child contains a record of departure for permanent residence outside Ukraine or a mark of permanent residence consular registration in a diplomatic mission or consular post of Ukraine abroad;

• death certificates of the other parent;
• court decision depriving the other parent of parental rights;
• court decision declaring the other parent missing;
• court decision declaring the other parent incapable;
• court decision on granting permission to leave Ukraine to a citizen under the age of 16 without the consent and support of the other parent;
• birth certificate issued by the Civil Registry Office, indicating the grounds for entering information about the father in accordance with part one of Article 135 of the Family Code of Ukraine (when the child travels abroad accompanied by a single mother);
• Certificate of alimony arrears, the total amount of which exceeds the amount of the relevant payments for four months, issued by the body of the state executive service, a private executor;
• birth certificate of a child issued by the competent authority of a foreign state, which does not contain information about the child’s father, legalized or certified by an apostille, as well as without any additional certification in cases provided by an international treaty of Ukraine;

3) without the notarized consent of the other parent in case of temporary departure from Ukraine for up to one month during the presentation of a court decision or a body of guardianship and trusteeship (district, district in Kyiv and Sevastopol state administrations, the executive body of the city , district in the city (in case of its formation), village, settlement council of the united territorial community) or their copies, notarized or by the body that issued them, which determined (confirmed) the place of residence of the child with one of the parents who has intention to leave with a child or who has authorized it with the notarized consent of others;

4) without the notarized consent of the other parent in case of temporary departure from Ukraine for up to one month or more of a child with a disability, a child suffering from diseases provided for in part five of Article 157 of the Family Code of Ukraine appearance of such documents or their copies, notarized or by the body that issued them:

certificate issued by the body of the state executive service, private executor, on the existence of arrears of alimony (if the total amount of arrears exceeds the amount of the relevant payments for three months);

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According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 1236 of December 9, 2020 (full text of the judgment) crossing the state border of Ukraine by foreigners and stateless persons (except for foreigners, stateless persons permanently residing in Ukraine and persons who are recognised as refugees or persons in need of additional protection, employees of diplomatic missions and consular posts of foreign states, missions of official international missions, organisations accredited in Ukraine, and members of their families, drivers and crew members of trucks, buses carrying regular, irregular and pendulum transport, air and sea crew members, river vessels, members of train and locomotive crews, servicemen (units) of the armed forces of NATO member states and member states of the NATO "Partnership for Peace" program participating in the training Of the Armed Forces) without an existing insurance policy issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine or a foreign insurance company that has a representative office in Ukraine or a contractual relationship with a partner insurance company in Ukraine (assistance) that covers the costs associated with the treatment of COVID-19, observation, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine,

- and a negative result of COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction, which was conducted no more than 72 hours before crossing the state border (except for foreigners and stateless persons under 12 years of age)

In the absence of the specified policy of insurance and / or a negative test result on COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction, an authorized official of the state border protection unit may deny foreigners and stateless persons to cross the state border in accordance with Article 14 “On border control”;

- crossing of checkpoints of entry into the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol and departure from them by foreigners and stateless persons (except for foreigners, stateless persons permanently residing in Ukraine, employees of representative offices official international missions, organisations accredited in Ukraine) without an existing insurance policy (certificate) issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine or a foreign insurance company with a representative office in Ukraine or a contractual relationship with an insurance company - a partner in territory of Ukraine (assistance), covers the costs associated with the treatment of COVID-19, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine.

In the absence of the specified insurance policy, the authorized official of the state border protection unit denies foreigners and stateless persons entry into the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol and their departure from with the Procedure for entry into and exit from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of June 4, 2015 № 367 (Official Gazette of Ukraine, 2015, № 46, p. 1485), and the Procedure for entry persons, movement of goods to the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and departure of persons, movement of goods from such territories, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated July 17, 2019 № 815 (Official Gazette of Ukraine, 2019, № 70, Art. 2446);

2. Citizens of Ukraine returning from abroad:

- Citizens of Ukraine must have a negative PCR test in order to cross the Ukrainian border, which was conducted no more than 72 hours before entering Ukraine.

In the absence of a test, a citizen of Ukraine becomes a subject to self-isolation in connection with crossing the state border and is obliged to install and activate the mobile application of the "Home" system (hereinafter - the mobile application).

If it is impossible to install a mobile application, a citizen of Ukraine becomes the subject to observation.

That means that after passing the passport control:

- he is obliges to arrive to the specified place of self-isolation

- to go through 14 days of self-isolation.

For early termination of self-isolation and observation: - to pass the PCR test at the border crossing point or to pass the PCR test at the closest laboratory at the place of self-isolation.

Self-isolation, observation of a citizen of Ukraine in connection with crossing the state border is terminated in case of a negative result of testing for COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction, which was carried out after crossing the state border.

We advise you to read the information page created especially for tourists and visitors to Ukraine. The page provides explanations on the rules of crossing the border and the link is possible to issue an insurance policy online.

If you have additional questions, you can ask for clarification from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

When entering the territory of Ukraine, the owner of a vehicle registered in another country is obliged to have a certificate of international automobile insurance "Green Card" or an internal civil liability insurance contract for the entire period the vehicle would stay on the territory of Ukraine.

Non-residents of Ukraine have the right to take their vehicle with them for personal usage for the term less than 1 year. In this case you don't need to complete a customs declaration form. In Ukraine you can only use the vehicle by yourself (if you have brought it into the country). The car can't be used for commercial purposes, dismantled, sold or be rented by other persons. If you want to perform any of these actions, you have to register the vehicle in Ukraine and pay the appropriate customs tax.

If you take a privat car to Ukraine in order to transit the country, you may be asked to complete a customs declaration form and pay a deposit. You have to move vehicle out of Ukraine within the required timeframe, or place it into the customs regime of the State.

In case of travel outside of the country to the member countries of the international car insurance system "Green Card" on the own vehicle registered in Ukraine, the owner of such a vehicle must have a valid international insurance contract, certified by the corresponding unified insurance certificate "Green Card". On its basis, the insurer that issued the certificate will provide compensation for damage caused by a citizen of Ukraine to third parties as a result of a road traffic accident that occurred through his fault during the validity of the specified certificate.

The compensation payment to victims of road traffic accidents is carried out under the conditions determined by the legislation on compulsory civil liability insurance of the country in which the road accident occurred.

If your car breaks down and can't be fixed, you should let the Customs Service know about this fact and prove that it can't be repaired. After that you may dispose the car through the official channels of the Customs Service.

You can find more information about bringing your car to Ukraine on the State Fiscal Service's website (in Ukrainian).

We strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the law on compulsory insurance of vehicles in Ukraine

In the case of entrance to Ukraine the owner of a vehicle registered in any other country shall have during the whole period of stay of this vehicle on the territory of Ukraine an International Motor Insurance Certificate (Green Card) or an internal MTPL insurance policy (domestic insurance valid on the territory of Ukraine).

Where can an International Motor Insurance Certificate (Green Card) be concluded?

To conclude an International Motor Insurance Certificate (Green Card) is necessary to contact an insurer in the country of the vehicle’s registration.

Consultation on MTPL insurance

If you need consultation on mandatory third-party liability insurance, we offer to familiarize yourself with the information on the MTIBU website (http://www.mtsbu.ua/). Or in case of necessity to receive additional information please call a 24-hour contact centre of MTIBU at 0-800-608-800.

How can an agreement be concluded?

To conclude an MTPL insurance policy it is necessary to contact an insurer having the right for provide this type of insurance. Insurance companies that received in accordance with the established procedure a license for provision of this type of insurance and being members of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTIBU) have the right to provide MTPLI services. The information on the list of MTIBU’s Members is displayed on the MTIBU website (http://www.mtsbu.ua/).

Electronic policy

A valid MTPL insurance policy is enough to provide in a visual form – in electronic or paper form. Upon verification of it data will be compared to the one in the MTIBU database

Your attention is specifically drawn to the main stages of conclusion of electronic insurance agreements, which are important for an insured. For conclusion of an internal electronic insurance agreement it is necessary to:

- Choose an insurance company. You can familiarise yourself with information about assessment of activity of insures and a list of member companies of the system of direct settlement of losses on the MTIBU website (mtsbu.ua).

- Choose a method of conclusion of an internal electronic insurance agreement: alone, through the website of the insurance company, or by contacting the office of the insurance company or with the assistance of an insurance agent – representative of the insurer. The register of agents is available on the MTIBU website.

- Receive from the insurer a proposal to conclude an internal electronic insurance agreement.

- Check conformity of the data in the proposal and information contained in the centralised database of MTIBU, received from the insurer. If all data contained in the centralised database are correct and coincide with the one in the proposal, it is necessary to pay the insurance premium specified in the proposal by any of the methods offered by the insurance company

- Sign an internal electronic insurance agreement in the manner offered by the insurer.

Receive from the insurer confirmation of conclusion of an electronic insurance agreement in the form of a visual form of policy (PDF).

An internal electronic insurance agreement shall come into force on its effective date specified in the insurance policy. This date shall not be earlier than the date of registration of an agreement in the centralised database of MTIBU. Control over presence of insurance of a car transported along the roads of Ukraine is made by the National Police of Ukraine.

How to verify a policy

A policyholder can verify the status of the MTPL insurance policy via Centralised Database of MTIBU (http://www.mtsbu.ua/).

For this purpose, it is necessary to:

1. Record in the window of the Centralised Database of MTIBU (http://www.mtsbu.ua/) the car number or series and number of an insurance policy form

2. Press Search

3. If the system informs that these data are absent in the Centralised Database, try to repeat search, having carefully checked the data put by you. Absence of information can be reasoned by the fact that data can be introduced to the Centralised Database of MTIBU by an insurer with certain delay. So, in case of absence of data it is reasonable to re-submit a request to the Centralised Database of MTIBU in some days.

Acts in case of a traffic accident on the territory of Ukraine?

The parties involved in a traffic collision shall:

• urgently inform a relevant subdivision of the National Police of Ukraine about a traffic accident;

• inform each other about them, their place of residence, name and location of an insurer, and provide information about relevant insurance policies;

• take their best efforts to prevent or minimise further damage;

• immediately (at most within three business days from occurrence of a traffic accident) provide to the insurer, with which an MTPL insurance policy is concluded or in cases provided by Art. 41 of the Law of MTPL written notice of a traffic accident, as well as information about location of their vehicles and damaged property, contact telephone number and their address. If the driver of a vehicle did not allow to fulfil this obligation for good reason, he shall document it.

In the process of documentation of a traffic accident a relevant sub-division of the National Police of Ukraine shall establish and record required information about mandatory insurance of civil liability of the parties involved in this accident.

Europrotocol (European Accident Statement)

Europrotocol is a simplified method of documentation of a traffic accident without calling a police. It is a special European-style paper form issued by the insurance company where you purchased the policy, and filled out by the drivers involved into the traffic accident at the scene of the accident. The document is the basis for documentation of an accident by an insurance company and further payment of indemnity under MTPLI to the injured party

There is a list of terms, under which a Europrotocol can be used:

• There are no injured or dead in the traffic accident.

• Both drivers have MTPL Policies.

• There is consent of drivers of vehicles involved into the traffic accident concerning its circumstances.

• Both parties are not under the influence of alcohol, drug, or under medication

• Also, one should remember that the limit of payments under a Europrotocol is UAH 50,000.

In case of non-fulfilment of one of these terms it is necessary to call the National Police for documentation of a traffic accident.

Also please find attached the information on MTPL insurance in Ukraine which may be practical and useful. This information is also displayed on the site of the Council of Bureaux, Managing Organisation of the Green Card system (https://www.cobx.org/).

Foreigners enter Ukraine and leave Ukraine through checkpoints at the state border on a national passport and in the case of a visa, unless otherwise provided by the legislation or international treaties of Ukraine.

The passport document is submitted a foreigner and a stateless person for registration at a checkpoint across the state border to an official of the State Border Service. Registration is made for a period not exceeding 90 days within 180 days.

Term of stay of foreigners and stateless persons on the territory of Ukraine, passport documents or documents confirming statelessness, which are registered by an official of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, is extended by territorial bodies or divisions of the State Migration Service of Ukraine in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine February 15, 2012 № 150 «On Approval of the Procedure for Extension of the Term of Stay and Extension or Reduction of the Term of Temporary Stay of Foreigners and Stateless Persons on the Territory of Ukraine».

Execution of temporary or permanent residence for foreigners and stateless persons is carried out by territorial bodies or divisions of the State Migration Service of Ukraine in accordance with the Procedure.

A foreigner or a stateless person in case of loss of a foreigner’s passport or stateless identity document in Ukraine must immediately notify the territorial body or division of the State Migration Service, which must issue a certificate and send a message to the State Border Service Administration. In this case, the issue of extending the stay of a foreigner and a stateless person on the territory of Ukraine or their departure from Ukraine is resolved after they receive in the diplomatic mission or consular post of the country of citizenship or origin or previous permanent residence of a foreigner’s passport or stateless identity document. , on the basis of a personal application, a copy of a certificate issued by a territorial body or division of the State Migration Service, the loss of such a document and a certificate issued by the State Border Service, crossing the state border (if the stay during the last entry did not extend).

Transit travel of foreigners through the territory of Ukraine is allowed if they have a transit visa type "B", a visa of the country of travel, travel tickets or other documents that confirm the transit nature of the trip.

Issuance of visas for entry into Ukraine by foreign diplomatic missions of Ukraine

All categories of visas provided by law are issued by foreign diplomatic missions of Ukraine. More details on the procedure for obtaining visas – at this link.

Execution of temporary or permanent residence permits for foreigners and stateless persons is carried out by territorial bodies or divisions of the State Migration Service in the manner prescribed by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 28, 2012 № 251 «On approval of the Procedure for registration, production and issuance of residence permits and temporary certificates residence and technical description of their forms and amendments to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of December 26, 2002 № 1983».

A foreigner or a stateless person in case of loss of a foreigner’s passport or stateless identity document in Ukraine must immediately notify the territorial body or division of the State Migration Service, which must issue a certificate and send a message to the State Border Service Administration. In this case, the issue of extending the stay of a foreigner and a stateless person on the territory of Ukraine or their departure from Ukraine is resolved after they receive in the diplomatic mission or consular post of the country of citizenship or origin or previous permanent residence of a foreigner’s passport or stateless identity document. , on the basis of a personal application, a copy of a certificate issued by a territorial body or division of the State Migration Service, the loss of such a document and a certificate issued by the State Border Service, crossing the state border (if the stay during the last entry did not extend).

Transit travel of foreigners through the territory of Ukraine is allowed if they have a transit visa type "B", a visa of the country of travel, travel tickets or other documents that confirm the transit nature of the trip.

Detailed procedure for visas for foreigners to enter Ukraine.

Cases of visas for foreigners on arrival in Ukraine (at the international airports «Borispol», «Kiev (Zhulyany)», «Odessa»)

1. Single-entry visas for up to 15 days for entry into Ukraine for citizens of Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, the Republic of Mauritius, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of El Salvador, the Republic of Seychelles, the Federation Keats and Nevis, the Republics of Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Turkey for the purpose of tourism are issued at the airports "Borispol" (Kiev), "Kiev" (Zhulyany) and "Odessa" (Odessa) and in the presence of documents confirming the tourist nature of the trip.

2. One-time visas for up to 15 days for entry into Ukraine for citizens of the People’s Republic of China for business or tourist purposes are issued at the airports "Borispol" and "Odessa" in the presence of supporting documents.

3. One-time visas for up to 15 days for entry into Ukraine may also be issued at the airports "Borispol", "Odessa" and "Kiev" (Zhulyany) to foreigners and stateless persons who have not been able to obtain visas in advance at a diplomatic mission or consular post institution of Ukraine, and have a good reason to enter Ukraine immediately, namely:

1) for diplomatic or official purposes at the request of the state authorities of Ukraine;

2) in order to eliminate the consequences of the emergency situation in Ukraine at the request of the State Emergency Service;

3) for the purpose of urgent medical treatment or participation in the funeral of a close relative, which is confirmed by the relevant documents;

4) in case of necessity of transit passage through the territory of Ukraine of crew members of foreign vessels located in the Ukrainian ports, in the presence of an extract from a ship role; pilots and other crew members of aircraft engaged in international flights, in the presence of a pilot’s license or crew member’s certificate (certificate) provided for in Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.

1️ In the event of the death of a person resulting from COVID-19 vaccination, family members, parents, dependents of the deceased shall be paid in 750 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, set for January 1 of the calendar year - 1.7 million hryvnias.

2️⃣ If a person is assigned a disability group associated with complications that may arise after vaccination from COVID-19, the state will pay:

• 🔸 908 thousand hryvnias (400 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, set for January 1 of the calendar year) - for persons with disabilities of group I;
• 🔹 794.5 thousand hryvnias (350 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, established on January 1 of the calendar year) - for persons with disabilities of group II;
• 🔸 681 thousand hryvnias (300 times the subsistence level for able-bodied persons, set for January 1 of the calendar year) - for persons with disabilities of group III.

3️⃣ The provision of medical care to persons due to complications after vaccination against COVID-19 is carried out at the expense of funds provided by the program of state guarantees of medical care, or other sources not prohibited by law.

☝🏻 In the case of compensation for damage associated with complications that may occur after vaccination against COVID-19 vaccines or other medical immunobiological drugs for the specific prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) according to the procedure of the World Health Organization Under the COVAX global initiative, the state compensation payments provided for in this resolution are NOT MADE.

❗ The causal link between the disability of persons with complications following vaccination with COVID-19 is established on the basis of an investigation protocol provided by the emergency response team after immunization, according to a form approved by the Ministry of Health.

All about vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine on the official website of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

The government has approved a two-year immigration permit

On July 21, the Cabinet of Ministers supported amendments to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of March 18, 2020 № 259 "Some issues of implementation of legislation in the field of migration for the period of quarantine throughout Ukraine."

The changes, in particular, provide:

• 👉 to exclude from the current version of the resolution № 259 norms that regulated the conditions of release of persons from administrative liability during quarantine;
• 👉 to supplement Resolution № 259 with a new paragraph, which establishes an extension of decisions on granting immigration permits to Ukraine, adopted within one year before the establishment of quarantine or during the quarantine period, for up to 2 years.

It is important that the extension of the immigration permit will give the opportunity to issue a permanent residence permit in Ukraine to those foreigners and stateless persons who due to the introduction of quarantine measures could not apply to the State Migration Service of Ukraine within the statutory period.

The resolution will come into force in 10 days from the date of its official publication.

Which EU countries are open to Ukrainians and entry rules

Starting next week, a number of EU member states will open their borders to Ukrainian citizens. In particular, from July 18, tourists from Ukraine will be allowed in:

• ✅ Belgium
• ✅ Germany
• ✅ Denmark
• ✅ Latvia
• ✅ Estonia (from 19 July)

To enter one of these countries, you must present a certificate in English of complete vaccination with EU approved drugs (AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Moderna, Pfizer from BioNTech and Johnson & Johnson). Or take a coronavirus test before departure. Some countries require a test to be taken upon arrival. The duration of the PCR test is 72 hours, the antigen test is 48 hours. Also, some countries ask you to fill out a special form upon arrival.

Croatia also weakened the entry for Ukrainians. Now, to visit her, you do not need to confirm the purpose of the visit.

As a reminder, the EU Council recommends that EU member states allow Ukrainian tourists to enter their countries.

Source

All Ukrainian citizens who have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine certified in the country can issue an international COVID-19 vaccination certificate.

To obtain a document you need:

• ▪️ go to your family doctor with whom the declaration was signed;
• ▪️ you should take your passport with you to fill out the certificate in English;
• ▪️At the appointment, the doctor will print out the certificate, give it back with the seal of the institution and his own signature next to the mark about each of the vaccinations.

If you are vaccinated with a second dose in a medical facility, you can obtain a certificate immediately after vaccination.

Today, the Government published a Resolution on some issues of formation and use of a certificate confirming vaccination against acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, a negative test result or recovery from the disease.

Thus, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine resolves:

1. Agree with the proposal of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Digital Transformation on the introduction, taking into account the recommendations of the European Commission 2021/472 of March 17, 2021, a certificate confirming vaccination against acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 , a negative result of testing or recovery of a person from this disease (hereinafter - COVID-certificate).

2. To approve the Procedure for formation and use of the certificate confirming vaccination against acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, negative result of testing or recovery of the person from the specified disease.

3. To include in the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of December 9, 2020 № 1236 “On establishing quarantine and introducing restrictive anti-epidemic measures to prevent the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” (Official Gazette Of Ukraine, 2021, № 1, Article 14, № 17, Article 664, № 19, Article 811, № 27, Article 1442) - as amended by the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of June 2, 2021 № 583 and dated June 16, 2021 № 611, amendments attached.

4. The Ministry of Health together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation to develop and submit within a month in the prescribed manner to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:

• - rules for confirming the validity of the COVID-certificate;
• - sample COVID-certificate.

5. The Ministry of Digital Transformation, if technically possible, to receive data from the central database of the electronic health care system, ensure the formation, display and validation of the COVID-certificate through the Unified State Web Portal of electronic services, in particular using the mobile application of the Action Portal.

6. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

• - ensure the inclusion of data on the possibility of using the COVID-certificate to cross the state border of foreign countries in an interactive resource to reflect the peculiarities of entry into foreign countries;
• - to ensure in accordance with the established procedure, in agreement with the Ministry of Health, the conclusion of international agreements on mutual recognition of COVID-certificates;
• - to inform the Administration of the State Border Guard Service about the terms of the concluded international agreements on mutual recognition of COVID-certificates.

7. Administration of the State Border Guard Service:

• - to ensure the verification of the availability of COVID-certificates, the affiliation of the presented COVID-certificates to citizens of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in Ukraine, persons recognized by Ukraine as refugees or in need of additional protection, or citizens of states, with which Ukraine has concluded international agreements on mutual recognition of COVID-certificates;
• - to provide, if technically possible, to confirm the validity of COVID-certificates of persons crossing the state border to enter Ukraine, using the Unified State Web Portal of electronic services, in particular using the mobile application of the Action Portal.

The Resolution can be found at the link.