Ukraine (UA)
EU-candidate country with a resilient tech sector, very low day-to-day costs by European standards, rich culture, and a 2026 expat experience shaped by martial law, air alerts, reconstruction, and fast-moving rules.
Visa & Immigration
Entry and residence options for Ukraine.
✈️ Visa-Free Access
Many EU/EEA, UK, US, Canadian, Japanese, Korean, and other nationals can enter visa-free for up to 90 days within a 180-day period, but rules differ by nationality and wartime border practice. Always verify before travel.
Security conditions, martial law, curfews, and border operations can change quickly. Verify the State Migration Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, border service, and your embassy before travel or renewal.
Short-stay visa
Nationals who require a visa for tourism, business visits, short study, or family visits
Usually 5-15 working days
- ✓Passport
- ✓invitation or travel purpose
- ✓insurance
- ✓proof of funds
- ✓accommodation
- ✓return/onward travel
Long-stay visa
Foreigners intending to obtain temporary residence based on work, study, family, volunteering, religious work, or other lawful grounds
Several weeks; depends on consulate and wartime workload
- ✓Passport
- ✓basis documents
- ✓insurance
- ✓proof of funds
- ✓application form
- ✓photo
Temporary residence permit
Work, study, family, volunteering, military service, religious, or other statutory grounds
Usually up to 15 working days for many permit services, but delays are possible
- ✓Passport
- ✓D visa where required
- ✓application
- ✓basis document
- ✓insurance
- ✓translation
- ✓tax number/address documents as required
Permanent residence permit
Immigration permit holders, family of citizens, qualifying investors, high-demand specialists, and other categories under the immigration law
Can take months depending on basis
- ✓Immigration permit
- ✓passport
- ✓photos/biometrics
- ✓legal-stay evidence
- ✓address evidence
- ✓translations
E-visa
Selected nationalities and purposes when service is available
Usually several working days
- ✓Passport scan
- ✓photo
- ✓insurance
- ✓purpose evidence
- ✓payment
No dedicated digital nomad visa
Digital NomadRemote workers must use ordinary visa-free, visa, residence, employment, business, or family grounds
N/A
- ✓Legal stay
- ✓tax and work analysis
- ✓insurance
- ✓bank and address documentation
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