Visa requirement
United Kingdom visa for Ukrainian citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Ukrainian citizens need a visa for the United Kingdom?
Verified answer
Ukrainian citizens need a visa to enter the United Kingdom.
Last verified:
Confidence: High Verified against the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Ukrainian passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | No | This page stores a visa or authorization route instead. |
| eVisa? | No | No eVisa route is stored for this corridor. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- Set by visa
- 135 GBP
- Apply for a visa before you travel
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply for a visa before you travel Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit Set by visa
- 3 Official fee 135 GBP
- 4 Passport validity Official rule stored below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: conditional. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 23 Jul 2026; confidence: high
Shareable verdict: Ukrainian citizens need a visa to enter the United Kingdom. Checked 23 Jul 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
Standard Visitor visa fee for stays up to 6 months, increased from £127 to £135 on 8 April 2026 (long-term 2/5/10-year visitor visas cost more). Confirm the current fee on GOV.UK before applying.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- Passport or travel document should be valid for the whole stay in the UK.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: conditional; UK transit rules depend on nationality, route and whether the traveller goes through UK border control. Visa nationals may need a Direct Airside Transit visa or Visitor in Transit visa unless an exemption or valid UK visitor permission applies.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Valid Ukrainian passport
- Completed online Standard Visitor visa application
- Biometrics (fingerprints and photo) at a visa application centre
- Proof of funds, accommodation and travel plans
- Evidence of intention to leave the UK at the end of the visit
Why this verdict
Ukraine is a UK visa-national country, so Ukrainian citizens need a Standard Visitor visa for tourism and other short visits up to 6 months. They do NOT use the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which is only for non-visa nationals. Separate Ukraine schemes exist on GOV.UK, but those are sponsorship, sanctuary or in-country extension routes and should not be read as tourist-travel shortcuts.
Conditional rules
- Applying under a dedicated Ukraine scheme such as Homes for Ukraine sponsorship from abroad, or the Ukraine Permission Extension scheme after already holding qualifying Ukraine-scheme permission in the UK Visa required
These are separate humanitarian or stay-extension routes with their own eligibility rules. They are not substitutes for an ordinary short-stay visitor visa, and the in-country Ukraine Permission Extension route is only for people who already hold qualifying Ukraine-scheme permission in the UK.
Frequently asked questions
Do Ukrainian citizens need a visa for the United Kingdom?
Ukrainian citizens need a visa to enter the United Kingdom. (Visa required.) Verified 23 Jul 2026 against the official source.
How long can Ukrainian passport holders stay in the United Kingdom?
The length of stay is set by the visa you are issued.
How much does entry to the United Kingdom cost for Ukrainian citizens?
The official fee is 135 GBP. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.