Ukraine Visa Requirements

VISA APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

(i) E-passport (machine-readable passports are not accepted anymore) valid for at least one month after an expiration of visa (normally student visa is a single entry visa valid for twelve months, but if you have not extended your passport validity visa duration will be shorter where possible or application will not be accepted if passport has expired or close to expire at the date of application). Please, allow at least one empty page for visa;

(ii) Application Form. It is free of charge to download an electronic version of an application form from the web-site of the Embassy or to obtain a paper version at the Embassy. If you choose to collect a paper application form at the Embassy and submit it on the same day, please, keep in mind that you have to fill in it carefully, clearly and precisely, so you may wish to spend some time for this purpose. Application form must be filled in and signed personally by the applicant;

(iii) Original Invitation with the name of an intermediary company and its certificate number on the reverse side and a photocopy of the invitation (both sides). When you receive an invitation make sure there are no mistakes and typos: your name, date of birth, passport number should be identical to those indicated in your passport you submit for visa;

(iv) Copies of the Educational Credentials (testimonial, the grades obtained (WAEC, NECO – if not yet issued then printouts from the WAEC or NECO official web-sites can be used), and if an applicant goes for the Master’s - the first degree too), each legalised by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. Ministry does not legalise originals, hence photocopies must be legalised and submitted WITH the originals. All the documents must be translated into Ukrainian*;

(v) Eligibility Letter issued by the Ministry of Education of Nigeria stating that an applicant has completed secondary education at a recognised school in Nigeria and s/he is entitled to pursue his/her Bachelor’s degree at any higher educational institution in Nigeria. If an applicant intends to go for the Master’s the letter should state that an applicant obtained his/her Bachelor’s degree at a recognised higher educational institution in Nigeria and is entitled to pursue his/her Master’s degree at any higher educational institution in Nigeria. The letter must be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. The letter must be translated into Ukrainian*;

(vi) Medical Certificates** of general fitness and of HIV negative status of an applicant (can be one medical certificate or two separate certificates, but HIV negative status must be stated directly and easily identified, no expressions like “Retroviral test” or “ART test” should be used). This certificate must be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. It must be also translated into Ukrainian*. Medical certificates are valid for TWO MONTHS, which means an applicant has to enrol to his/her institution within two months since medical certificates were issued;

(vii) Original of Birth Certificate issued by the National Population Commission and a copy legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. Birth certificate must be translated into Ukrainian*;

(viii) Application forms for Legalisation of each document mentioned in (iv)-(vii). One form for one document. The form can be downloaded from the web-site of the Embassy;

(ix) Receipts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria for payment for legalisation of the documents mentioned in (iv)-(vii);

(x) Original and a Photocopy of Medical Insurance covering medical aid and repatriation of the body, valid until the end of November 2011. No need for legalisation or translation of medical insurance;

(xi) Original of a Sponsorship Letter in a form of a court affidavit signed by the sponsor PERSONALLY, which must include a full name of a sponsor, his/her address, landline and mobile telephone number, email (if any), and obligation of a sponsor to cover expenses of an applicant (amount of money needed for tuition fees and daily expenses should be stated in US dollars);

(xii) A photocopy of good quality of a Data Page of the sponsor’s passport or his/her National Identity Card;

(xiii) Original of Recent PERSONAL bank statements of a sponsor (for the past six months); minimum amount should be sufficient to cover all applicant’s expenses during his/her first year in Ukraine (tuition fees and daily expenses);

(xiv) Open Return ticket valid for one year and its photocopy;

(xv) Any other document(s) which can strengthen an application (if there is a gap after applicant’s last study exhaustive evidence of what an applicant did during that period must be submitted. If an applicant continued his/her studies but have not graduated, was employed, or did charity, or travelled or was involved in self education or the like, STRONG proofs should be presented (transcripts from university, letter of appointment, letter from employer, payslips, ID cards, photographs, receipts etc etc). This is an applicant’s responsibility to prove by any means his/her genuine intentions to study, to finish his/her course of study and not to breach immigration rules of Ukraine. So bring to the interview any documents you can suggest can strengthen your application.

Prospective students from Ghana, Benin, Togo and The Gambia applying for student visa at the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria, submit the same documents listed above issued by appropriate authorities of their countries and legalised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of their countries AND by the embassies or high commissions of their countries in Nigeria.

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