Required documents

As soon as you begin to think about international travel, begin the process of acquiring your passport.
This is important to do immediately since it can take up to 4-6 weeks to receive your passport, unless you have it expedited.
Contact your local United States Post Office or courthouse for more information regarding passports.

YOU WILL NEED:

• certified birth certificate;
  
• passport photos;
  
• required payment for the passport as well as the express mail costs;
  (For an extra fee the process can be expedited - inquire about this if time is short).

It is recommended that you have your reservations made at least two months before your intended travel date.
With group travel this is extremely important in order to reserve seats on the same flight as well as hotel rooms if a layover is required.
Make sure that you examine the tickets when you receive them in order to check for errors. Be certain that the name on the ticket matches the name in the passport. Changes can be made free of charge within a few days of receiving the tickets. After that, there is usually a fee to change tickets. SEE IMPORTANT TRAVEL TELEPHONE NUMBERS...

2) LETTER OF INVITATION - As of September 1999, a letter of invitation is NO LONGER REQUIRED for a visa to Ukraine. However, for large groups or those desiring long term visas, we still recommend that you obtain a letter of invitation in order to help guarantee the approval of your visa(s).
If you desire to use a company that will grant you a letter of invitation and secure your visa(s) for you or your group, please contact:
Sergey Komkov, President
AнUCD Foundation 5050 N. Sheridan Rd. #610
Chicago, IL 60640
ph/fax: 773н728 1839
email: SKomkov@aol.com

3) PAYMENT - The Ukrainian Embassy and consulates ONLY receive money orders for visa processing. Personal checks and cash will be refused. The application fee per person is $100.00 and the visa fee per person, for a single entry visa, is now free.
Thus, for a normal, single entry visa to Ukraine, you should get a money order for $100.00 (multiplied by the number of people going) made out to either the embassy or one of the consulates. Other types (dual or multiple entry) and lengths
(1 to 5 years) of visas will vary in price. For those using the organization listed above, visa costs will be included in their price.

4) VISA - Include the following items in your express mail package to the Embassy or consulate (Please note н the visa process requires 9 business days, unless expedited):

A) a cover letter indicating whom to contact in case of questions;
B) the visa application form with two recent photo signed on the back;
C) your signed passport(s);
D) your payment in the form of a money order;
E) a preнpaid self-addressed return express mail envelope for return of the passports with the visa in them;

EMBASSY: 3350 M Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20007, tel: (202)333н7508, fax: (202)333н7510,
website: http://ukraineinfo.us
email: consular@ukremb.com

CONSULATE: 10 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, tel: (312) 42н4388, fax: (312)642н4385,
website: http://www.ukrchicago.com

CONSULATE: 240 East 49 St., New York, NY 10017, tel: (212)371н5690, fax: (212)371н5547,
website: http://www.ukrconsul.org
email: gc_usn@mfa.gov.ua