From November 1, 2020, Ukrainian electronic visas (e-Visas) will be issued according to a new and convenient procedure, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reports.
“For many foreigners, a meeting with our country begins with obtaining a Ukrainian visa. This first impression should be positive. Foreigners should associate Ukraine with convenient, fast electronic services. So we will not only restart the tourism industry, but also stimulate foreign investment in Ukraine, development of trade, strengthening of contacts between people, and generally making the Ukraine brand more modern and attractive,” said Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
On August 19, the Government approved the corresponding initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, which is being implemented in pursuance of the order of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the innovations, the applicant will be able to choose the desired procedure for issuing an e-visa: a usual or an urgent procedure (with a doubling of the tariff rate in case of an urgent procedure). E-Visas will be issued much faster: an urgent electronic visa processing will take only one working day, and the usual processing procedure will be three working days (so far, the processing time for visa applications has reached nine days). In addition to the existing one-time e-Visa, there will be a new type of visa: e-Visa for double entry.
In addition, the differentiated tariff rates of the consular fee are significantly reduced: instead of $85 for a single e-visa, now the consular fee for a single e-Visa will be $20, for a double one – $30.
Volumes of cargo transportation in Jan-June of 2020, MLn tons
Dynamics of balance of payments of Ukraine (USD Mln)
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has updated its flight schedule for the beginning of autumn, taking into account the COVID-19 restrictions of the Schengen area and other countries.
According to the UIA press service, due to the extension of the relevant lockdown restrictions, UIA was forced to cancel flights to Venice (VCE), Stockholm (ARN), Copenhagen (CPH), Helsinki (HEL), Naples (NAP), Zurich in September. ZRH), Budapest (BUD), Tbilisi (TBS), Larnaca (LCA), Frankfurt (FRA), Vienna (VIE) and Warsaw (WAW).
Domestic flights will be operated from Kyiv to Lviv (LWO), Kherson (KHE) and Odesa (ODS).
From September 3, flights from Kyiv to Lviv will be operated on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Flights from Lviv to Kyiv will be operated on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
From September 4 from Kyiv to Kherson can be reached on Fridays and Sundays and from Kherson to Kyiv on Mondays and Saturdays.
From September 2, flights from Kyiv to Odesa will be operated daily, except Tuesdays. From Odesa to Kyiv the flights will be daily, except Wednesday.
UIA plans to operate international flights in the following destinations: Kyiv – Amsterdam, Kyiv – London, Kyiv – Paris, Kyiv – Nice, Kyiv – Milan, Kyiv – Dubai, Kyiv – Cairo, Kyiv – Munich, Kyiv – Baku, Kyiv – Istanbul, Odesa – Istanbul, Kyiv – Tel Aviv, Odesa – Tel Aviv, Kyiv – Yerevan, and Kyiv – Madrid.
Frequency changes will take place on the following routes:
– Kyiv – Amsterdam: round trip flights daily, except Tuesdays and Thursdays;
– Kyiv – London: the flight is scheduled for September 2;
– Kyiv – Cairo: on Tuesdays and Thursdays with return to Kyiv on Wednesdays and Fridays;
– Kyiv – Dubai: two more flights are added on Fridays and Sundays;
– Kyiv – Paris: flights will be operated daily, except Tuesdays and Fridays;
– Kyiv – Baku: every Wednesday and Sunday with return to Kyiv on Mondays and Thursdays;
– Kyiv – Istanbul: flights will be operated daily, except Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The airline plans to gradually restore and expand its network.
“From the second half of September, domestic and international flights will be resumed on the following routes: Kharkiv – Tel Aviv (TLV) – Kharkiv, Dnipro – Tel Aviv (TLV) – Dnipro, Kyiv – Kharkiv (HRK) – Kyiv, Kyiv – Dnipro (DNK) – Kyiv, as well as an additional frequency on the route Kyiv – Milan (MXP) – Kyiv will be added,” the UIA said on its website.
All other routes of the airline remain unchanged.
Internal and external debt of Ukraine in 2009-2020
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair (Dublin) has announced the launch of two new flights from Kyiv to Cologne and from Odesa to Dusseldorf as part of its winter schedule.
According to the airline’s posting on Friday, both flights will be operated twice a week as part of the Ryanair Ukraine Winter 2020 schedule, which the airline continues to expand.
Flights from Kyiv to Cologne will be operated from October 26 to Mondays and Fridays in both directions.
Flights from Odesa to Dusseldorf will be operated from November 6 to Mondays and Fridays in both directions.
