Ukraine Visa on Board?

[Goingagin]

Sailing on Pacific Princess in September 2013.

Does the ship do on board visa for Ukraine or do you need to get one prior to sailing?

We are Australian - we know UK do not need one - any information please.

Thank you all.

[Hlitner]

A good rule of thumb is to never totally rely on a cruise line for Visa info (we have been previously misled by Princess). You can certainly check with the Ukranian Embassy in AU to find out the Visa requirements for Aussies (its probably listed on their web site). If it says you need a Visa then you should certainly check with Princess, but tread carefully. We were in Ukraine last summer on HA and did not need any Visa...but that is the requirement for American citizens.

 

Hank

[Goingagin]

A good rule of thumb is to never totally rely on a cruise line for Visa info (we have been previously misled by Princess). You can certainly check with the Ukranian Embassy in AU to find out the Visa requirements for Aussies (its probably listed on their web site). If it says you need a Visa then you should certainly check with Princess, but tread carefully. We were in Ukraine last summer on HA and did not need any Visa...but that is the requirement for American citizens.

 

Hank

 

Thanks Hank

Our problem is that we can get a visa 3 months before the Black Sea cruise in Sept ... but we are actually traveling 5 months before that trip and need our passports for our other travels. Will check with Ukranian Embassy and Princess.

Gerry

[altiva]

Thanks Hank

Our problem is that we can get a visa 3 months before the Black Sea cruise in Sept ... but we are actually traveling 5 months before that trip and need our passports for our other travels. Will check with Ukranian Embassy and Princess.

Gerry

 

hi Gerry,

people who need a visa to enter Ukraine keep asking this question, so

I am posting my reply again.

According to the order of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from 1997 N

145 "About establishing visa-free on-shore visits for foreign citizens

- cruise tourists" and the order from Goskomgranitsa (Government

border control) N 7/5342 from 12.06.00 says that cruise passengers are

allowed to stay in the ports of call for up to 48 hours with the

necessary staying on board at night (sleeping on your boat only). With

the arrival of the boat to the port of entry, it says, the cruise

organisers are notified about the rules concerning the stay of foreign

citizens/cruise passengers in Ukraine. Organised tours, on which

foreign citizens-cruise passengers visit places outside of their port

of call, if it's not on the cruise program, ARE NOT FORBIDDEN.

Later on, they changed it to 72 hours.

Please, note, that it concerns only cruise passengers, who arrive to

Ukraine by cruise ships. If you are arriving to Ukraine by air,

railway, motorway or by foot, even to join a cruise ship, you will

need a visa. If you want to stay on after your cruise ship departed,

you will need a visa.

Enjoy you trip!

And to answer your first question, no there is no such a thing as visa

on arrival in Ukraine. You can only get one (when you need it) in a Ukrainian

embassy, after filling the forms and so on.

[Keith1010]

On our visit to Ukraine by cruise ship a few years ago visas were not required by any of the passengers including those from Australia. Try checking again with your cruise line on this.

 

Keith

[Goingagin]

hi gerry,

people who need a visa to enter ukraine keep asking this question, so

i am posting my reply again.

According to the order of cabinet of ministers of ukraine from 1997 n

145 "about establishing visa-free on-shore visits for foreign citizens

- cruise tourists" and the order from goskomgranitsa (government

border control) n 7/5342 from 12.06.00 says that cruise passengers are

allowed to stay in the ports of call for up to 48 hours with the

necessary staying on board at night (sleeping on your boat only). With

the arrival of the boat to the port of entry, it says, the cruise

organisers are notified about the rules concerning the stay of foreign

citizens/cruise passengers in ukraine. Organised tours, on which

foreign citizens-cruise passengers visit places outside of their port

of call, if it's not on the cruise program, are not forbidden.

Later on, they changed it to 72 hours.

Please, note, that it concerns only cruise passengers, who arrive to

ukraine by cruise ships. If you are arriving to ukraine by air,

railway, motorway or by foot, even to join a cruise ship, you will

need a visa. If you want to stay on after your cruise ship departed,

you will need a visa.

Enjoy you trip!

And to answer your first question, no there is no such a thing as visa

on arrival in ukraine. You can only get one (when you need it) in a ukrainian

embassy, after filling the forms and so on.

 

thank you

[tiger john]

Hi Goingagin,

My wife and I also Aussies are doing the same BS cruise on the 14th July 2013 and we have the same problem of being away prior to cruise and perhaps not having time to get our visas.

Have you had any luck with your query. i have e-mailed Ukrainian Embassy in Canberra for information but no reply as yet.

If you wish to make contact my e-mail is jford34@bigpond.com

John

tiger john

[Raspbelly]

Hi Goingagin and tiger john

 

Wondering if you managed to enter and exit the Ukraine without a visa? I have tried calling the Ukrainian Embassy but unable to reach them.

 

Many thanks!!!