How to Apply for a Visa

As of April 1, 2003, the Consulate does not accept any deliveries by Purolator and does not use Purolator to return documents.

The Consulate will only accept certified checks or money orders.

If a client chooses to receive his or her documents from the consular section by way of a courier service, other than Purolator, he or she will need to provide the Consulate with the courier service envelope, and a fully completed waybill, bearing the recipient's account number with the courier service or the recipient's credit card number in the appropriate spaces of the waybill, and signed by the recipient in the space designated for the sender's signature.

Required documents:

All requests for visas must include the following at the time of application:

1. an original passport or travel document, which must be valid for at least one month after the expiration date of the requested visa, and which must contain a blank visa page;

2. a visa application form, which is available at any Ukrainian consular post or can be printed from the Web site of any Ukrainian consular post, that services one, including the Consular Section of the Embassy of Ukraine to Canada.

Legible duplicated copies of the application form are also accepted. A separate visa application form must be submitted for each holder of a passport or travel document. The visa application form must be answered completely* and typed or printed in block letters in black or blue ink, dated and signed by the applicant. Any corrections made on the application form should be initialed by the applicant. If the applicant is under the age of 16, the parent or legal guardian must sign the application form on the child's behalf. If a child is included in an adult's passport or travel document, that child must be included in the adult's visa application form with a separate photograph for the child, and will be listed on the adult's visa;

3. one color full front view passport size photograph on a white background, taken within six months of the date of application and attached in the designated space of the visa application form;

4. the consular fee for processing the visa, in the exact amount as indicated below. Payment should be in the form of a certified personal check, bank check or money order made payable to the Consulate General of Ukraine in Toronto. Uncertified checks and cash are not accepted. Payment for return postage should not be sent. Each visa application must be accompanied with its own check or money order. Visa processing fee is waived for holders of diplomatic and in most cases service/official/ or special passports and for persons entering Ukraine for purposes of providing humanitarian aid or conducting charitable activities.

Please note that you are not required additional documents if you are a citizen of Canada, U.S.A, Japan, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey or European Union Member States and applying for a service, business or private visa or visa for entering Ukraine to conduct scientific, cultural or sports activities.

Otherwise, please find out below what kind of supporting documents do you need.

Notwithstanding, all applicants should include the name and address of the inviting person or entity in Item No. 20 of the visa application form.

In addition to the above-referenced items the following documents will also be required for the following visas:

Service visa for representatives of foreign governmental entities or international organizations proceeding to Ukraine on official business

a diplomatic note or a relevant invitation from a Ukrainian governmental entity or a request from a foreign governmental entity or an international organization. An original, copy or legible facsimile of the above - referenced invitation or request is in most cases acceptable.

Service visa for representatives of political, industrial, trade, financial circles

proceeding to Ukraine on official business matters at the invitation of a Ukrainian governmental entity or an enterprise or organization duly registered in Ukraine - a relevant invitation from such governmental entity or a request from a foreign governmental entity or an invitation from any other legal entity duly registered in Ukraine. An original, copy or legible facsimile of the above - referenced invitation or request is in most cases acceptable.

* While it is not required, visa applicants may wish to include their telephone number in Item No. 8 of the form, which may assist the Consular Section in contacting the applicant in the event that any issues arise that would prevent the issuance of the visa. With respect to Item No.7 requesting a personal number, the applicant's social security or driver's license number should be supplied. With regard to the passport details requested in Item No. 9 of the form, the "type" of passport is located in the upper left hand corner of the identification page of the applicant's passport, and the "issuing authority" is found below the words ' issuing office" in the lower right hand corner of the passport's identification page. All persons must include the name and address of the inviting person or entity in Item No. 20 of the application form. With respect to the Item "Place of Submission", above the applicant's signature, the applicant should fill in the city in which the consular post to which the application is being submitted is found, whether it be Ottawa, Toronto, etc.

Business visa

for persons proceeding to Ukraine as co-founders of joint ventures or representatives of companies (firms, associations) for the purpose of reviewing the implementation of contracts, or as consultants of foreign companies (firms, associations) and for personnel of Ukrainian affiliates of foreign companies - a relevant invitation from a Ukrainian governmental entity or a request from a foreign governmental entity or an invitation from any other legal entity duly registered in Ukraine. An original, copy or legible facsimile of the above - referenced invitation or request is in most cases acceptable.

Immigration visa to enter Ukraine for authorized permanent residence

- authorization for permanent residence in Ukraine from the local body of the executive branch. If the authorization was not applied for, obtained and/or received through the Consular Section, its original and one legible copy should be provided to the Consular Section, and the original will be returned to the applicant.

Immigration visa to enter Ukraine for the purpose of employment

- a work permit issued by the Ministry of Labor of Ukraine. The original and one legible copy should be provided to the Consular Section, and the original will be returned to the applicant.

Student visa for students, graduate candidates and interns proceeding to Ukraine for the purpose of studying

- an original (copies are not accepted) prescribed invitation issued by the Ministry of Education of Ukraine and the presence of the applicant on the pertinent list of the Consular Section of the Embassy;

Private visa

- a single entry private visa may be issued to persons who plan to stay in the home of a Ukrainian resident, and a single, double or multiple entry private visa may be issued to persons traveling to Ukraine for medical treatment. The former requires an original prescribed invitation in the applicant's name issued by the local office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine where the applicant will reside. This invitation, however, is not required from any person who can provide documentary evidence of being of Ukrainian origin. The latter requires an original or faxed confirmation of the proposed medical treatment of the applicant from the Ukrainian medical provider. Also note that applicants may request and be granted a multiple-entry private visa with a term of five (5) years, provided that they are interviewed at the Consular Section and at such time present documentary evidence of being of Ukrainian origin.

Tourist visa

- a document confirming that the purpose of the trip is tourism, i.e. either (a) a letter or a tourist voucher from a travel agency or other entity licensed to provide such services, indicating the applicant's name, itinerary of any tour or cruise, the name of any entity in Ukraine that may have assisted in organizing the tour or cruise, and reservation confirmation numbers in a hotel in each city to be visited by the applicant for more than 24 hours (except for cruises); (b) in instances of a non-organized tourist trip, a hotel voucher listing the applicant's name and reservation confirmation number for a hotel in each city to be visited by the applicant for more than 24 hours;

Please note that citizens of Canada, U.S.A, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey and European Union Member States proceeding to Ukraine for the purpose of tourism and entering Ukraine by way of the international airports " Simferopol" in the city of Simferopol and "Odesa" in the city of Odesa or through the commercial seaport of Odesa, may be issued by Ukrainian consular posts at the above-referenced points of entry an authorization to enter Ukraine for a period of fourteen (14) days, provided that they possess a document confirming that the purpose of the trip is tourism.

Visa for representatives of rescue services to enter Ukraine in order to address the aftermath of a civil or natural disaster

- an official written request issued by the Ministry of Civil Emergency Management of Ukraine. An original, copy or legible facsimile of the above -referenced request is acceptable.

Service visa for representatives of the military

to enter Ukraine on official business at the invitation of relevant ministries or other Ukrainian governmental entities - the Ukrainian invitation or a request from a foreign governmental entity, supported when necessary by the pertinent instruction to the Consular Section from Ukraine. An original, copy or legible facsimile of the above-referenced invitation or request is acceptable.

Visa for representatives of the mass media to enter Ukraine for the purpose of conducting their professional duties

- instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to the Consular Section.

Immigration visa

- permission of the Ministry of Labor of Ukraine to work in Ukraine or permission of local executive power authorities to live in Ukraine.

Visa related to humanitarian aid or conducting charitable activities

requires a letter of confirmation of the purpose from the Commission on Humanitarian Aid of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. A legible facsimile copy of the letter is in most cases acceptable.

Visa on religious matters or for work with religious organizations in Ukraine

requires a letter of invitation from a Ukrainian religious organization. Such a letter of invitation must be verified by the State Committee of Ukraine on Religious Matters. The letter of invitation may be accompanied or substituted by an authorization letter from the State Committee itself. Only originals of the letters of invitation and authorization will be accepted.

Transit visa

- documents confirming the transitory nature of the travel (a visa to a third country, ticket and etc.)

Visa for crewmembers and service personnel of civil international airlines and train lines and persons who bus passengers or truck cargo into Ukraine

- a license for conducting international transportation, issued by the relevant competent state authority. The original and a copy of the license should be provided, the original of which will be returned to the applicant.

Transit visa for persons transiting immediately and continuously through Ukraine

to a third country - a visa to that country or if that country does not neighbour Ukraine, also a visa to the neighboring country to be entered from Ukraine on the applicant's way to the country of final destination. When a visa is not required for the neighboring country, a visa to the country of final destination will be required in the applicant's passport. When an applicant does not require a visa neither to the country neighboring Ukraine, nor to the country of his/her final destination, the applicant must provide: (a) a legible copy of any document that confirms entry to a neighboring country or to the country of final destination, or (b) a legible copy of a confirmed one way or round trip train, passenger ship or airplane ticket from Ukraine to a neighboring country or to the country of final destination.

Multiple entry transit visa for persons who bus passengers or truck cargo through Ukraine to a third country

- documents, which confirm the transit character of the above-referenced form of transportation. An original, copy or legible facsimile of the above - referenced confirmation is in most cases acceptable.

THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE