Kiev Apartment Rental

Visas

To enter Ukraine, a visa is needed for all non-Ukrainian citizens except the CIS citizens (see below) and persons with diplomatic or special passports of the countries that have appropriate agreements with Ukraine.

A visa is not required for:

Thanks to the unilateral agreement valid since July 2005, citizens of European Union countries, USA, Canada, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Japan, Andorra, Vatican, Iceland, Monaco, Norway and San Marino DO NOT need a visa if their stay in Ukraine does not exceed 90 days.

A visa is required for:

Citizens of all other countries not mentioned above.

What kind of visa: for residents of non-qualifying countries:

Depending on the purpose of your journey, choose type, duration and how many entries you want. It is a good idea to choose at least the double entry option if you're staying for more than 3 months. Your visa can be prolonged once you're in Ukraine, but you cannot change the type.

Types of Visa:

There are 3 types of visa which can be applied for : Tourist, Private and Business. For visa durations, application forms, fees and guidance please contact your nearest Embassy or Consulate of Ukraine.

Applying for a Visa:

Applying for a visa is possible at your nearest Embassy or Consulate of Ukraine. If you have further questions, call the Visas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on +380 44 212 83 17.

What can you bring into Ukraine

Cash	1,000 USD or 10,000 UAH or equivalent
Jewellery	maximum value 240 USD
Vodka	1 liter
Wine or Beer	2 litres
Cigarettes	200 pieces
Tobacco	200 grams

At the passport control they will ask you how much money you have. If you have more than the allowed amount and they find it, the money can be confiscated and you'll pay a fine.
You can shop in Tax Free for the lowest price when flying to Ukraine from EU and other countries.

Currency and Exchange Rates for Ukraine

In Ukraine there are one hundred kopiykas for one hryvnia (UAH). Hryvnia,
was introduced on the 2nd of September, 1996, is the only legal tender
in Ukraine today.

Airline Offices in Kiev

Aeroflot Saksaganskoho 112a 2454359 Air Baltic Khmelnytskoho vul 52b 2382668 Air France Ivana Franka 34/31 4963575 Air Mauritius Chervonoarmiyska 9/2 4906501 Alitalia Boryspol Airport 4903934 Austrian Airlines Krasnoarmyiska 9/2 2892032 Azerabijan Airlines Kominterna vul 3/25 office 2 2464236 British Airways B. Khmelnytskogo 48 5855050 Caspian Airlines Zlatoustivska 2/4 4940428 Crimea Air Kyiv Zhulani airport 2412424 CSA Ivana Franka 36 2881060 Delta Airlines Chervonoarmiyska 9/2 office 17 2873595 Donbassaero Volodymyrska vul 81a 2386016 Egypt Air Khreshatyk 14 2282343 El Al Lesi Ukrainky 34 2306993 Emirates Volodymyrska 11 5319031 Estonian Air Chervonoarmiyska 9/2 2200520 Finnair Chervonoarmiyska 9/2 2475777 KLM Ivana Franka 34/33 4902490 LOT Ivana Franka 36 2881054 Lufthansa B. Khmelnytskoho 52 4903800 Malev Pushkinska 45/2 4907342 Pakistan Has an office, but flies out of Moscow 2464236 Pakistan Airlines Tereshenkovska 21 2464095 Transaero Chervonoarmiyska 9/2 4906565 Turkish Airlines Pushkinska 19 4905933 Uzbekistan Airways Pushkinskaya vul 20a office 1 2706544

Banks in Ukraine usually work from 9:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Most banks are closed on Saturday and Sunday. A standard lunch hour is from 1:00 p.m. till 2:00 p.m. There are a lot of bank branches in the city center, so it will be easy to gain access to ATMs, cash travel checks or use other bank services. Among the first-rate banks of Ukraine are Pravex-Bank, Privat Bank, Aval Bank and Raiffeisenbank

Credit Cards

There are three main credit cards accepted in major restaurants, stores, hotels and other venues. These are Visa, MasterCard and Eurocard. However, note that credit cards are not widely in use in Ukraine and sometimes they will not be accepted (particularly if the matter concerns smaller shops, cafes and remote areas). We recommend that you always have some cash at hand in case your credit card won't be accepted. If you have some local store credit cards, it's better to leave them at home

Cash Dispensers

Today all major cities of Ukraine have a huge network of cash dispensers, or simply ATMs. In Ukraine an ATM will give you money in local currency, that is in hryvnias. In order to withdraw money from ATMs one should know his personal identification number (PIN), which must contain numbers only, as Ukrainian keypads have no letters. One will pay a fee for using ATMs but this fee is considerably lower than that for traveler's checks. When in Kiev, you will find ATMs quite easily

Traveller's Cheques

Traveler's cheques are not widely accepted in Ukraine. It's recommended not to bring them (or bring only as a backup), as a high commission rate and much paperwork are always expected. If you still want to take some traveler's cheques on your trip, take Thomas Cook or Visa, which are the most common in Ukraine. To cash traveler's cheques you will need a passport and receipt of purchase

List of Banks in Kiev

AGIO tel: (044) 224-2143, fax: 224-2143, 10-a Chervonoarmiyska St.
ALIANS tel: (044) 412-4285, fax: 412-4285, 26 Obolonsky prosp.
ALLONGE tel: (044) 246-6672, fax: 227-0433, 5 Shota Rustaveli St.
ANDRIYVSKY tel: (044) 220-9796, fax: 235-8530, 4 Fedorova St.
ANTARES tel: (044) 452-3486, fax: 446-1012, 38 Lagerna St.
ARCADA tel: (044) 290-9803, fax: 290-3884, 4/6 Suvorova St.
ARCH-BANK tel: (044) 244-0269, fax: 244-0278, 5 Solomenska St.
AUTORYTET tel: (044) 227-3629, fax: 227-4772, 9-a Dimitrova St.
AVAL tel: (044) 296-2646, fax: 295-3231, 9 Leskova St.
AVIATEK-BANK tel: (044) 216-4724, fax: 201-1981, 14 Peremohy prosp.
AXI-BANK tel: (044) 551-6341, fax: 573-2429, 52 Popudrenka St.
BANKIRSKY DIM tel: (044) 212-1472, 36a Yaroslaviv Val St.
BROKBUSINESBANK tel: (044) 231-1858, 21 Peremohy prosp.
COMMERSIAL INDUSTRI BANK tel: (044) 212-4295, fax: 461-9337, 6 Vorovskoho St.
CREDIN-DNIPRO BANK tel: (044) 516-5990, fax: 516-5990, 3 Vyzvolyteliv pr.
CREDINTPROMBANK tel: (044) 244-4365, fax: 244-4365, 38 Druzhby Narodiv blvd.
CREDIT LYONNAIS UKRAINE tel: (044) 490-1400, fax: 490-1402, 23-a Volodymyrska St.
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (UKRAINE) tel: (044) 490-1900, fax: 490-1990, 34 Chervonoarmiyska St.
ENERGOBANK tel: (044) 221-4152, fax: 228-3954, 9/9 Lyuteranska St.
ETALON tel: (044) 246-5369, fax: 246-5369, 6 Prorisna St.
EXPOBANK tel: (044) 246-9843, fax: 216-5411, 18/24 Dmytrivska St.
EXPRESS-BANK tel: (044) 276-2095, fax: 276-4269, 25 Povitroflotsky prosp.
FINANCE and CREDIT tel: (044) 488-8161, fax: 241-7191, 27 Indystrialna St.
FIRST INVESTMENT BANK tel: (044) 410-0662, fax: 410-0662, 6 Chervonykh Kozakiv prosp.
FIRST UKRAINIAN INT'L BANK tel: (044) 462-0481, 9 Velyka Zhytomirska St.
FORUM tel: (044) 558-7714, fax: 558-7714, 7 Verkovnoyi Rady blvd.
GEOSANTRIS tel: (044) 443-5342, fax: 442-0364, 35 Sherbakova St.
GRANT tel: (044) 277-5394, fax: 277-2133, 23 Klimenka St.
INKO tel: (044) 573-9219, 18 Mechnikova St.
INTEGRAL tel: (044) 446-2410, fax: 455-5127, 52/2 Peremohy prosp.
INTERBANK tel: (044) 488-4422, 27 Indystrialna St.
INTERKONTYNENT BANK tel: (044) 216-4184, fax: 244-4960, 22 Vorovskoho St.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE BANK tel: (044) 238-2991, 4 Kontraktova pl.
KLIRYNGOVY DIM tel: (044) 264-8800, fax: 264-0600, 132 Chervonozoryany prosp.
KONKORDYA tel: (044) 212-4295, 6 Vorovskoho St.
KORALBANK tel: (044) 263-1195, fax: 263-3389, 10 Stelmaha St.
KYIV tel: (044) 221-2609, fax: 225-3183, 16-22 B.Khmelnytskoho St.
KYIV PRIVAT tel: (044) 229-4162, 10 Rulskoho prov.
KYIVINVESTBANK tel: (044) 462-0685, 4/6 Desyatynna St.
KYIVO-PECHERSKY BANK tel: (044) 573-9999, fax: 573-8999, 32 Ivana Kudri St.
KYIVSKA RUS tel: (044) 216-6595, fax: 224-5365, 52-b B.Khmelnytskoho St.
LEGBANK tel: (044) 227-9500, fax: 227-9519, 27 Zhilyanska St.
MRIYA tel: (044) 244-6199, fax: 244-6199, 22-24 Hoholivska St.
NADRA tel: (044) 462-0001, fax: 246-4840, 4-b Khmelnytskoho St.
NARODNY BANK tel: (044) 228-7451, fax: 228-4873, 24 Velyka Zhytomyrska St.
NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE tel: (044) 293-0180, 9 Institutska St.
NATIONAL KREDYT tel: (044) 216-1670, fax: 246-9848, 52/58 Turhenyevska St.
NOVY tel: (044) 253-7579, 13 Pylypa Orlyka St.
OLBANK tel: (044) 516-8810, fax: 516-8810, 19 M.Raskovoyi St.
OSCHADBANK tel: (044) 462-0690, fax: 228-3130, 60 Volodymyrska St.
PERCOMBANK tel: (044) 255-8647, fax: 255-8654, 17 Sahaydachnoho St.
PIVDENKOMBANK tel: (044) 212-2541, fax: 212-2541, 14 Velyka Zhytomyrska St.
POLISSYA tel: (044) 462-0198, 60 Volodymyrska St.
POLTAVA-BANK tel: (044) 244-3918, fax: 244-3918, 11 Pankivska St.
PRAVEX-BANK tel: (044) 573-9278, fax: 290-3471, 9/2 Klovsky Uzviz St.
PREMIER-BANK tel: (044) 216-6168, fax: 216-1891, 82-a Turhenyevska St.
PROMINVESTBANK tel: (044) 226-2032, 12 Shevchenka prov.
PRYVATBANK tel: (044) 216-8217, fax: 216-8217, 12 Hoholivska St.
RAIFFEISEN BANK Tel.: (044) 490-05-00. Fax: (044) 490-05-01. 40 Vorovs'koho st.
ROSTOK-BANK tel: (044) 484-5035, fax: 484-5035, 4 Ivana Lepse blvd.
SLAVUTYCH tel: (044) 417-3088, 47 Frunze St.
STAROKYIVSKY BANK tel: (044) 220-4504, 6/8 Mykilsko-Botanichna St.
SYNTEZ tel: (044) 228-6400, fax: 228-6400, 32-a Khreshatyk St.
TAVRIYA tel: (044) 559-6833, fax: 559-3394, 6 Sosyury St.
TRANSBANK tel: (044) 559-7449, fax: 559-7449, 15 Hasheka St.
UCOOPSPILKA tel: (044) 229-4332, 7/11 Kreshatyk St.
UKRAINA tel: (044) 244-1616, 10 Rulskoho prov.
UKREXIMBANK tel: (044) 247-8945, fax: 247-8082, 127 Gorkoho St.
UKRGAZBANK tel: (044) 239-2844, fax: 239-2844, 12 Vyshgorodska St.
UKRHARCHOPROM BANK tel: (044) 243-4999, 1 Hrinchenka St.
UKRINBANK tel: (044) 247-2000, fax: 247-2079, 10-a Smirnova-Lastochkina St.
UKRPROFBANK tel: (044) 516-8663, 15 M.Raskovoyi St.
UKRSIBBANK tel: (044) 462-4921, fax: 462-4922, 7 Andriyivska St.
UKRSOTSBANK tel: (044) 269-0836, 29 Kovpaka St.
VABANK tel: (044) 219-4913, fax: 216-0033, 5 Zoolohichna St.
WEST-UKRAINIAN COMMERCE BANK tel: (044) 212-5092, fax: 212-5092, 12 Frunze St.
ZEVS tel: (044) 246-5946, fax: 246-5951, 15 Kominternu St.

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