Foreign nationals may cross in only if they have valid health insurance.
The Cabinet of Ministers has changed entry rules for foreigners for the COVID-19 quarantine period.
Yesterday, September 28, Government Decree No. 888 amended Decree No. 641 of July 22, 2020, which establishes quarantine and introduces enhanced anti-epidemic measures, as reported by the Interior Ministry.
New requirements at border
Foreigners may enter Ukraine only if they have a valid health insurance, "issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine, or a foreign insurance company that has a representative office in Ukraine or a contractual relationship with an insurance company – its partner in Ukraine (assistance), and covers the costs of COVID-19 treatment, observation, and is valid for the period of stay in Ukraine."
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Where the rules also apply
Without health insurance, foreigners and stateless persons are also banned from crossing in and out of the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and Sevastopol.
Who must go for self-isolation
People who cross the state border, arriving from the country with a wide spread of COVID-19 are subject to self-isolation.
Who doesn't need self-isolation
On August 26, 2020, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the adaptive quarantine across Ukraine until November 1.
Then the government imposed a temporary entry ban for foreigners from August 29 until September 28, with a number of exceptions for certain categories of foreign nationals.
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Late on Thursday, August 27, the Cabinet declared that the borders would be shut a day earlier, from midnight on August 28.
It was reported on September 25 that Ukraine's government does not plan to extend an entry ban for foreign nationals.
An entry ban for foreign nationals lost its effect on September 28.