Entrance on the territory of Ukraine

Ukraine has agreements in force with Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Israel about free movement of citizens of the countries - participants of these agreements without necessity of obtaining visas.

Citizens of the above-stated countries drive on the territory of Ukraine according to the existing passport document if other is not provided by the international treaty of Ukraine.

Thus all foreign citizens are guided by stay rules in the territory of Ukraine, the established following laws:

• The law «About legal status of foreigners and faces without nationality»
• The law «About free movement and a free choice of the place of residence in Ukraine»,
• Rules of entrance of foreigners and faces without nationality to Ukraine, their departure from Ukraine and transit moving through its territory, approved by the Cabinet of Ukraine.

It agrees such entrance and departure Rules, registration of passport documents of foreign citizens is carried out on frontier of Ukraine by the official of the Public customs service in due time.

Stay in the territory of Ukraine

Long stay of the foreign citizen in the territory of Ukraine possibly, if:

• in due time continues the site in the territory of Ukraine by extension of registration of the passport document in local office of Department concerning nationality, immigration and registration of physical faces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine;
• has the certificate on temporary residence (usually stands out for the term of training);
• has the certificate on continuous accommodation
• has the documents confirming receiving the status of the refugee or a shelter in Ukraine.

The order of extension of registration of the passport document is regulated by the Instruction about an order of extension of term of stay in the territory of Ukraine of foreigners and faces without the nationality, approved by the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

By the law «About the status of foreigners and faces without nationality» it is provided that the foreigners who have arrived to Ukraine, receive the certificate on temporary residence.

Such certificate gives the grounds to be in the territory of Ukraine and freely to drive and leave during all validity period.