Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens

Recent

Recently visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens were lifted by Paraguay (28 May 2009),^[3] Montenegro (24 October 2010),^[4] Hong Kong (3 November 2010),^[5] Israel (9 February 2011),^[6] Argentina (2 October 2011),^[7] Brunei (2 November 2011),^[8] Bosnia and Herzegovina (27 November 2011),^[9] Serbia (8 December 2011),^[10] Brazil (30 December 2011),^[11] Turkey (1 August 2012),^[12] Panama (16 August 2013),^[13] Chile (21 October 2015),^[14] Costa Rica (28 December 2016),^[15] Saint Kitts and Nevis (27 January 2017),^[16] Albania (1 April 2017),^[17] all countries of Schengen Area (11 June 2017),^[18] Qatar (9 August 2017),^[19][20] United Arab Emirates (31 December 2017),^[21] Kuwait (18 April 2018),^[22] Uruguay (15 February 2019), Thailand (14 April 2019), Colombia (17 April 2020), Grenada (1 March 2021),^[23] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (7 April 2021),^[24] Ireland (25 February 2022),^[25] Kosovo (10 April 2022),^[26] Mozambique (14 March 2023),^[27] Kiribati (1 September 2023).^[28] and Zambia (1 January 2025).^[29]

Partially recognized or unrecognized countries

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Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Prior entry permit[330]	Citizens of Ukraine need to obtain an entry permit. Below are the requirements for receiving an entry permit to the Republic of Abkhazia: 1. Copy of passport (sent by e-mail or by fax). Please make sure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your planned entry to Abkhazia. 2. Completed application. You should complete all sections of the application. If any necessary information is missing, the application will not be considered. An entry permit letter to enter the Republic of Abkhazia will be sent to the email address from which the application was sent or to the fax number stated in the application. This letter can be printed be printed and shown at the Georgian-Abkhazian border. On arrival, citizens of Ukraine must visit the Consulate within 3 working days in order to receive the visa of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Kosovo	Visa not required[331]	90 days within any 6-month period.
Northern Cyprus	Free visa on arrival[332]	90 days within any 180-day period.
State of Palestine	Visa not required[333]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[334]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	Undefined	Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival[335]
South Ossetia	Prior entry permit[336]	Need to receive approval from the South Ossetian government in advance of visit.
Taiwan	Visa Required[337]
Transnistria	Admission restricted[338]	From 1 April 2023, free entry into the territory of Transnistria is prohibited for citizens of Ukraine of military age (from 18 to 60 years inclusive) male and female without the permission of the Ministry of State Security of Transnistria. The prohibition does not apply: 1. Citizens of Ukraine who have already entered the territory of the Transnistria after 24 February 2022. 2. Citizens of Ukraine who are traveling to their wives, husbands, parents, children or siblings living in the territory of the Transnistria (kinship must be documented: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, etc.). Citizens of Ukraine may obtain a permission on the basis of an electronic or written application sent by the receiving party (citizens Transnistria). The permit is issued within 10 days (actually within 3 working days).

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Dependent and autonomous territories

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Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Australia
Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Special authorisation required	Special authorisation required.[339]
Macquarie Island	Special authorisation permit	A written authorisation of the Director of National Parks and Wildlife is required.
Norfolk Island	Online Visa[40]	May apply online.[340] Passports and visas are not required when travelling from the Australian mainland. However, photographic identification must be produced for clearance through Customs and Immigration. Normal Australian Customs and Immigration procedures apply when entry is made from outside Australia. Passenger not carrying their passports aren't eligible to purchase duty-free goods on Norfolk Island.[341]
Christmas Island	Online Visa[40]	May apply online.[340] Passports and visas are not required when travelling from the Australian mainland. However, photographic identification must be produced for clearance through Customs and Immigration. Normal Australian Customs and Immigration procedures apply when entry is made from outside Australia.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Online Visa[40]	May apply online.[340] Passports and visas are not required when travelling from the Australian mainland. However, photographic identification must be produced for clearance through Customs and Immigration. Normal Australian Customs and Immigration procedures apply when entry is made from outside Australia.
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[342]	14 days
Macao	Visa on arrival[343]	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[344]	90 days
Greenland	Visa not required[345]	90 days
Finland
Aland	Visa not required	90 days within any 180-day period.
France
Clipperton Island	Special permit required[346]
French Guiana	Visa not required[347]	90 days within any 180-day period.
French Polynesia	Visa not required[348]	90 days within any 180 day period.
Guadeloupe,	Visa not required[347]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Martinique	Visa not required[347]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Saint Barthélemy	Visa not required[349]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Saint Martin	Visa not required[349]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Mayotte	Visa not required[350]	90 days within any 180-day period.
New Caledonia	Visa not required[351]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Réunion	Visa not required[347]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[347]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[352]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa not required[353]	30 days Extension is possible for up to 180 days per calendar year.[354]
Bonaire	Visa not required[353]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Sint Eustatius	Visa not required[353]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Saba	Visa not required[353]	90 days within any 180-day period.
Curaçao	Visa not required[353]	30 days Extension is possible for an additional 60 days.
Sint Maarten	Visa not required[353]	90 days within any 180-day period.
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[355]	31 days Each extension is possible for an additional period of 31 days, with a maximum limit of 6 months.
Niue	Visa not required[356]	30 days
Tokelau	Permit required[357]
Norway
Norway Jan Mayen	Permit required	Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[358] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[359]
Svalbard	Visa not required	The Svalbard Treaty allows everyone to live and work in Svalbard indefinitely, regardless of country of citizenship.
Portugal
Azores	Visa not required	90 days within any 180-day period.
Madeira	Visa not required	90 days within any 180-day period.
Spain
Canary Islands	Visa not required	90 days within any 180-day period.
Ceuta	Visa not required	90 days within any 180-day period.
Melilla	Visa not required	90 days within any 180-day period.
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa not required[360]	28 days within any 12-month period. Stay longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[361]
Anguilla	eVisa[362][363]	Holders of a valid visa/residence permit issued by Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States do not require a visa for 3 months.[364]
Bermuda	Visa required[365]	Must have a multiple-entry visa of Canada, United Kingdom or the United States valid for at least 45 days beyond the period of intended stay in Bermuda. If the condition is met, stay is possible for up to 180 days within any 12-month period.
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required[366]
British Virgin Islands	Visa required[367]
Cayman Islands	Visa required[368]
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	Visa required[369]
Gibraltar	Visa required[370]
Montserrat	eVisa[371]	Holders of a valid visa of any European Union country, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States may enter without a visa for 6 months.
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days[372]
Saint Helena	eVisa[373][374]	183 days[375]
Ascension Island	Admission refused[376][377]	From May 2015, the Ascension Island Government does not issue visas (including e-Visas) to citizens of Ukraine.[378]
Tristan da Cunha	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.[379]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[380][381]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[382][383]	Holders of a valid visa or residence permit of Canada, the United Kingdom or United States may enter without a visa for 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Entry permit required[384]
Guam	Visa required[385]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[386]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[387]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[388]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[389][390][391][392][393][394][395][396][397][398][399][400]

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Other territories

• Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy a tourist card on arrival.
• Ecuador. Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.^[401]
• Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa required. All visitors are fingerprinted.^[402]

Disputed or restricted territories

• China. Tibet Autonomous Region - Tibet Travel Permit required (USD 10).^[403]
• Eritrea outside Asmara - To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).^[404]
• Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.^[405]
• Greece. Mount Athos – Special permit required (4 days: EUR 25 for Orthodox visitors, EUR 35 for non-Orthodox visitors, EUR 18 for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.^[406][407]
• India. 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.^{[408][409][410][411][412][413]}
• Iraq. Kurdistan Region - e-Visa for 30 days through a guarantor (local sponsor) registered with the Ministry of Interior.^[414][415]
• Kazakhstan. Closed cities – Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.^[416]
• North Korea outside Pyongyang - 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).
• Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak - Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.^[417]
• Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.^[418]
• Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
• Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.^[419]
• Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province – OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^[420][421]
• Turkmenistan. Closed cities – A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.^[422]
• United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States – Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
• United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.^{[423][424][425][426][427][428][429]}
• Yemen outside Sana'a or Aden – Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.^[430]
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus – Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.^[431]
• Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.