In fact, all persons have the right, in compliance with the conditions of departure and the rules of crossing the state border of Ukraine, to leave the territory of Ukraine through open checkpoints.

Regarding entry into Ukraine during the quarantine period:

A citizen of Ukraine may not be restricted in his right to enter Ukraine under any circumstances.

Authorized officials of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine shall issue a permit to a foreigner, a stateless person to cross the state border in case of entry into Ukraine, provided that:

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 / she 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 country of origin or transit to a third country or availability of sufficient financial security in the territory of Ukraine – for a citizen of a state included in the list of states approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine , and a stateless person residing in a country included in such a list.

At the same time, foreigners and stateless persons crossing the state border to enter Ukraine must have an insurance policy (certificate) issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine or a foreign insurance company with a representative office in Ukraine or contractual relationship with an insurance company – a partner in Ukraine (assistance), and covers the costs associated with the treatment of COVID-19, observation, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine.

This policy is not required (certificate, certificate):

– for citizens of Ukraine;

– for foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing on the territory of Ukraine;

– persons recognized as refugees or persons in need of additional protection;

– employees of diplomatic missions and consular posts of foreign states, missions of official international missions, organizations accredited in Ukraine, and members of their families;

– crew members of sea and river vessels;

– servicemen (units) of the Armed Forces of NATO member states and member states of the NATO “Partnership for Peace” program, who take part in training events for units of the Armed Forces of 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 and a stateless person.

In case of any other issues related to the requirements for these policies (certificates, certificates), we recommend that you contact the Ministry of Health of Ukraine or read the information on the information portal https://visitukraine.today/ua.

According to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 09.12.2020 № 1236 “On the establishment of quarantine and the introduction of restrictive anti-epidemic measures to prevent the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2” in Ukraine, foreign isolation and stateless persons who cross the state border and come from states or are citizens (subjects) of states with a significant prevalence of COVID-19.

The exception is (unless there is reason to believe that the following persons have been in contact with a person with COVID-19):

  • persons under 12 years of age;
  • persons who come to Ukraine to study in higher education institutions;
  • persons who are citizens (subjects) of states with a significant spread of COVID-19 and have not been on the territory of such states for the last 14 days or are in transit through the territory of Ukraine and have documents confirming travel abroad within two days;
  • employees of diplomatic missions and consular posts of foreign states, missions of official international missions, organizations accredited in Ukraine, and members of their families;
  • drivers and crew members of freight vehicles, buses engaged in regular transportation, crew members of aircraft and ships, river vessels, members of train and locomotive crews;
  • instructors of the Armed Forces of NATO member states and member states of the NATO “Partnership for Peace” program, who take part in training events for units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
  • cultural figures at the invitation of a cultural institution together with one person accompanying each of them;
  • persons transporting hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation;
  • persons who have a negative result of testing for COVID-19 by polymerase chain reaction, which was carried out not more than 48 hours before crossing the border.

Persons who are subject to self-isolation in connection with crossing the state border are obliged to install and activate the mobile application of the “Home” system (hereinafter – the mobile application). If it is impossible to install such a mobile application, the person is subject to observation.

The term of self-isolation is 14 days.

The list of countries with a significant spread of COVID-19, which is formed by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and reviewed every 7 days, can be found at the linkAdditional information about the mobile application can be found at the following links:

How the Home Action app works

Instructions for using the “Action at home” application

Regarding the possibility of Ukrainian citizens going abroad

Citizens of Ukraine are allowed to cross the state border of Ukraine by employees of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on the basis of valid documents entitling them to leave Ukraine and enter Ukraine.

At the same time, the procedure for entering a foreign country is regulated by the legislation of the respective country, and in connection with counteracting the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19, additional restrictions may be introduced, which may apply today.

In order to avoid misunderstandings abroad, we recommend that you read some information in advance at the links:

Due to the above-mentioned precautionary information regarding possible additional requirements for the conditions of entry and admission to the territory of a foreign state – we recommend contacting the authorized bodies of the respective state of the planned entry or transit.

Possible changes in the operation of checkpoints across the state border and checkpoints of entry and exit from the TOTU, the conditions of the checkpoint – such decisions may be made by the relevant public authorities, indicating such checkpoints or CPVR or appropriate conditions.

In case of introduction of the corresponding changes, the information on questions and within the competence of the State frontier service of Ukraine will be officially covered:

– on the website of the service
– on the service’s Facebook page
– Telegram application – DPSUkr
– Telegram application – dovІrabot

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