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WHAT IS VISIT UKRAINE?
Service portal for Ukrainians planning a trip abroad
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RULES OF DEPARTURE AND RETURN TO UKRAINE
Departure of citizens of Ukraine abroad is possible with any available document confirming the person, including an "internal" passport, ID-card or documents in Diia.
Notice! You can travel to neighboring EU countries without a biometric passport only once.
During the period of martial law, departure of children under 16 years of age is possible accompanied by one of the parents without a notarized consent of the second parent, as well as accompanied by a grandmother, grandfather, adult brother or sister, stepmother, stepfather or other persons authorized by one of the parents in a written application, certified by the guardianship authority. The child needs to have a foreign passport or birth certificate (in the absence of a passport).
Children who have reached the age of 16 have the right to free independent travel outside Ukraine in accordance with Article 313 of the Civil Code of Ukraine.
Important! Due to the imposition of martial law in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the departure from Ukraine of a certain category of citizens – male citizens of Ukraine aged 18 to 60 years is limited (updated exceptions).
Read more about crossing the border with pets here.
BEFORE LEAVING UKRAINE, DON'T FORGET TO APPLY FOR IT:
Return to Ukraine
Citizens of Ukraine continue to return home despite the enemy shelling. In order to make your arrival home stress-free and without fussing with documents, you should settle all your affairs in the country where you lived in advance.
To return to Ukraine, you will need a valid passport or an identity card issued by a diplomatic mission.
However, you should take into account the requirements for transit through third countries when traveling home.
Read more about the rules for returning to Ukraine in transit through Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, and Turkey here.
For a quick entry into Ukraine, we recommend checking the latest information on the status of queues at the borders with neighboring countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova.
Traveling abroad:
IMPORTANT
WRITE DOWN THE CONTACTS OF THE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE
Write down the address and contacts of the Ukrainian embassy/consulate in the country of your future stay abroad so that you always have access.
PURCHASE PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
To leave Ukraine, we advise you to take out a health insurance policy that is valid worldwide.
GET A GREEN CARD OR YOUR CAR
A Green Card is an international insurance policy for motorists. The document is mandatory when traveling abroad for all vehicles registered in Ukraine. Green card is issued exclusively for foreign travel.
MAKE ELECTRONIC COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS
Make electronic copies of all your documents and store them on an electronic device.
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Follow our recommendations to make your trip successful and safe
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About us
VisitUkraine.Today is a service portal for tourists traveling to Ukraine and Ukrainians planning a trip abroad.
- On the portal you can order the following products/services:
- • medical insurance for entry into Ukraine with coverage of military risks;
- • travel and health insurance for leaving the country;
- • voluntary medical insurance (VMI) — is an annual insurance policy for Ukrainian citizens that covers a wide range of medical services: diagnostics, treatment, consultations and rehabilitation;
- • legal advice (professional legal support on visa and migration issues);
- • Green Card — compulsory car insurance for traveling abroad;
- • Mini hull insurance — is a voluntary car insurance for Ukrainians and foreigners that covers losses of a vehicle involved in an accident in Ukraine;
- • MTPL insurance — is a compulsory insurance policy for vehicle owners in Ukraine that compensates losses to victims of road accidents;
- • Real estate insurance is insurance of a house/apartment covering war risks, as well as express insurance of an apartment against common risks, such as glass damage, fire, flooding, natural disasters or illegal actions (burglary, robbery, robbery).
To order, you need to fill out an electronic form and make a payment, after which the finished insurance document will be sent to the specified e-mail within 30 minutes.
- The website also contains the necessary and most up-to-date information on:
- • rules of crossing the Ukrainian border by foreign citizens;
- • rules of entry of Ukrainians to 200 countries of the world for tourism, work (business), study or immigration purposes;
- • visa information.
All information on the website is updated daily and is available in three languages - Ukrainian, English and Russian.
Customer support (English speaking) is available - online chats (around the clock) and a call center (08:00-21:00 Kyiv time) - if you need clarification of the information provided or prompt assistance in resolving problems and misunderstandings related to ordering.
The portal was developed by the Ukrainian organization Visit Ukraine.
- VisitUkraine is a public union that, since 2018, has been engaged in the promotion and popularization of Ukrainian tourism on the domestic and foreign markets, but the war made its adjustments. Now we are working on the information front.
- In addition to the help portal, we have created several other projects:
• Visit Ukraine Tours is the largest online database of tours to Ukraine for every taste.
• Visit Ukraine Merch – patriotic clothing and accessories with worldwide delivery.
• Cooperation – cooperation and advertising integrations with the Visit Ukraine and Visit World projects.
• Visit Ukraine Tickets- purchase tickets for several types of transport - buses, trains (in Ukraine and Europe) and flights (in Europe)
• Visit Ukraine Hotel is a search engine where you can easily and affordably book a hotel in a number of Ukrainian cities.
• Visit Ukraine Donate is a charity project that organizes fundraisers to support Ukrainians and the needs of the military. Anyone can donate any amount in a convenient way from anywhere in the world. Let's bring victory closer together!
We transfer 25% of the proceeds from the sale to the Armed Forces and aid to Ukrainian refugees.
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