Ukraine will simplify the issuing of visas and reducing their cost
The Cabinet will consider new edition of rules of registration of visas in Ukraine, which envisages the reduction of the consular fee for obtaining a Ukrainian visa to $65.
This was announced by state Secretary of the Ministry of foreign Affairs Andrei Zayats.
"Tomorrow, March 1 it is expected that the government will consider new edition of visa regulations. Work on these rules took more than a year, as a result, we came to the project. If the government agrees, the project will greatly simplify the next visa in Ukraine", - he said.
Among the main innovations, the project provides for the reduction of tariff rates to obtain Ukrainian visa.
"It is expected that the visa fee (for visa support to Ukraine - ed.) Will be $65. Now $85. Single and double - $130, multiple - $180-200," he added.
It also assumes the possibility of a visa in a simplified manner for those foreign nationals who have previously received a Ukrainian visa, Schengen visa, USA visa, Canada, Japan, Australia.
"If the government agrees with the proposed proposals at tomorrow's meeting, citizens of Ukraine will be able to issue invitations via the notary, and any legal entity to execute it on your letterhead with the certification seal," added the Hare.
The new draft visa also provides for the possibility of issuing visas in electronic form.
"The idea is that people not went to Embassy, did not receive the documents via email and using the service, completed a questionnaire, paid with credit card visa fee and after some time, when completed internal audits, and received his mail the message, printed it with a bar code or other identifier ", - said the representative of the foreign Ministry.
According to him, to develop a mechanism and software to operate such a system, it will take about a year.
Earlier, Switzerland confirmed its readiness to introduce visa-free regime with Ukraine after the adoption of the relevant decision by the EU.
The head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker promised that the EU will introduce a visa-free regime for Ukraine until the summer of 2017.
