13:36 30.08.2018

Cabinet to introduce advance notification of purpose of entry to Ukraine for citizens of Russia, some other countries by year end

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Cabinet to introduce advance notification of purpose of entry to Ukraine for citizens of Russia, some other countries by year end

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has instructed responsible authorities in 2018 to introduce a mechanism for conducting preliminary checks on the grounds for the entry of citizens of the Russian Federation to Ukraine using a preliminary electronic notification of their intention to visit the country.

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the corresponding action plan for 2018-2021 to implement the strategy of the state migration policy of Ukraine for the period until 2025 at a meeting on August 29.

The plan, in particular, provides for instructing the Foreign Ministry, the State Border Service administration, the Interior Ministry and the State Migration Service in 2018 to introduce a mechanism for preliminary verification of the grounds for the entry to Ukraine of foreigners and stateless persons originating in the countries of migration risk, using an electronic notice of intention to visit Ukraine.

According to the document, the matter first of all concerns the citizens of the Russian Federation.

The resolution stipulates that the agencies should provide information on implementing the provisions of the plan to the Migration Service before January 10, while the latter must submit consolidated information to the Cabinet by January 25, 2019.

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