Ukrainian passport

Ukrainian passport is a passport issued to nationals of Ukraine as the main domestic identification document or for international travel.

There are two types of passport issued by the Ukrainian government, which are commonly known as internal passport and international passport. Visually, the two types of passports are easily distinguishable. The cover of an internal passport is blue (see photo), the cover of an international passport (except diplomatic and service passports) is red.

Internal passport

Internal passport is issued as an identification document within the country. Citizens are required to obtain the passport at the age of 16 and be in possession of it over the life. The information in the passport includes the full name of the person (family name, middle name, given name), date and place of birth, photograph and signature of the holder, name of spouse if married, names of dependent children (younger than 16 year old), military eligibility, and the address of registration. The passport has no preset expiration date. New passport can be obtained if there is a change in full name, or significant wear or tear. Additional photographs need to be added at the age of 25 and 45. A citizen can be in possession of only one valid domestic passport.

The information in the passport is given in Ukrainian language, except for the full name, which is given both in Ukrainian and Russian.

The domestic passport is of no use outside of Ukraine, except for travel to Belarus and Russia. For international travel Ukrainians can obtain so called an international passport.

Ukraine has a plan to replace domestic passports with ID cards beginning in 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.minjust.gov.ua/0/news/7543|title=Міністерство юстиції пропонує замінити „радянський релікт” – паспорт на документ європейського зразка - посвідчення громадянина України|author=Ministry of Justice of Ukraine]

International passport

Passport for traveling abroad, commonly known as international passport is a document used for travel abroad Ukraine. The information in the passport is given in Ukrainian and English. The passport is issued for 10 years and it has 32 or 64 pages. More than one valid international passport is allowed to be issued to a person who travels abroad frequently. The passport satisfies the international standards, for example, it has two machine-readable strings at the bottom of the first page.

The Ukrainian government started issuing biometric passports in June 2007. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian/domestic/story/2007/06/070629_ukr_passport_is.shtml|title=В Україні будуть нові закордонні паспорти|author=BBC] The passport used to be issued either with a steak in photo or with a laser imprinted photo. The photo in the new passports is required to be laser imprinted. The previously issued passports continue to be valid until their expiration date.

The first and last name in the international passport by default is transliterated from Ukrainian to English according to the National transliteration system (1996). However, a person has an option to request the desired English spelling of his first and last name.

Visa-free and visa-on-arrival (VOA) travel

Africa

Europe

Oceania

Diplomatic and service passports (series D, DP, S, CP) are also issued for government clerks. Holders of such passports are given additional privileges, such as visa-free entry to about 40 countries for which holders of standard Ukrainian passport need a visa.

References

See also

* Biometric passport

External links

* [http://www.edaps.biz/ EDAPS Consortium] – developer of the new international passport of Ukraine
* [http://www.mfa.gov.ua/mfa/en/publication/content/1864.htm Abroad travel documents of Ukraine] – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
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