United States passport to Ukraine
Visa-free · 90 days for United States passport holders.
United StatesUkraineShort stayVisa-free · 90 days
United States passport holders can enter Ukraine without a visa and stay up to 90 days.
This is short-stay visitor policy only. It does not let you work, study or settle in Ukraine — that needs a residence permit.
Passport Index · updated 17 February 2026Ukraine's official immigration service
- How long you can stay
- Up to 90 days
- Ukraine passports in United States
- Visa required
- Getting in
- No application. Ukraine's border officers decide how long you get, up to 90 days, and can ask for an onward ticket and proof you can support yourself, so carry both.
Long stay
Staying in Ukraine longer
What Ukraine's routes say about United States passports
Short-stay entry is unchanged on paper — citizens of the EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the United States among others may stay 90 days in any 180 without a visa, and an e-Visa for holders of 45 listed nationalities gives single or double entry for 30 days, processed in one working day urgently or three ordinarily
What martial law changes for everyone (entry, exit, permits and conscription)
Living here takes a residence permit. 8 routes researched:
- Work / sponsored ×4
- Student
- Family ×2
- Investment
What changes
United States and Ukraine side by side
| United States | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Washington D.C. | Kyiv |
| Languages | English | Ukrainian |
| Currency | US Dollar | Ukrainian Hryvnia |
| GDP per person (2025) | $90,027 | $5,866 |
| Population | 341.8M | 39.0M |
GDP and population: World Bank.