How to get to Ukraine during quarantine in July 2021 [Updated 07/19/2021]

The second test for Ukraine must be taken at the checkpoint from July 2

In connection with the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, Ukraine has tightened entry rules for citizens of some countries, including Russia. This news was announced by the country's chief sanitary doctor.

According to the new requirements, the test will need to be taken at the checkpoint. The following information is available on the website of the Ministry of Health: citizens of a number of countries where cases of a new strain of coronavirus have been identified are prohibited from crossing the border of Ukraine without a rapid antigen test.

• There will be a fee for the test. If the result is positive, the citizen will not be allowed to cross the border.
• Exempt from taking the test: children under 12 years of age; citizens of Ukraine; foreign citizens not included in risk countries.
• At the moment, dangerous countries include: Russia, India, Great Britain, Portugal.

New conditions for entry into Ukraine in July: tests or vaccination

From June 7, entry conditions were changed, which apply to both foreigners and citizens of the country. According to the changes, to cross the borders of Ukraine, any citizen must provide one of three documents (of his choice) confirming the absence of coronavirus:

• Test for COVID-19 using PCR research;
• Rapid antigen test;
• Vaccination certificate (full course - 2 doses of vaccination).

Each document must be in English. The coronavirus test is valid for no more than 3 days, and you need to be vaccinated with a vaccine that is approved by WHO and the country of entry (Ukraine).

Foreign citizens who permanently reside in Ukraine may not present these documents, but then they will need to stay in quarantine for 2 weeks. But self-isolation can be stopped by passing the test already on the territory of Ukraine.

Passing customs control

When crossing the border with Ukraine, Russians should remember that this is not only a neighboring country, but also a zone of military conflict. At the border, luggage is carefully checked, and if suspicious items are found, they are removed from the train.

It is prohibited to carry:

• military clothing, camouflage;
• any types of bladed weapons;
• media (newspapers, leaflets, etc.);
• flags, ribbons, and other political paraphernalia;
• documents not specified at entry.

It is worth noting that for men of military age (18-55 years old) crossing the border may be more problematic than for women, children and elderly citizens.

There is a nationwide quarantine in Ukraine, which requires wearing masks and social distancing in public places.

Through which checkpoints can you enter Ukraine?

The Ukrainian government has resumed pedestrian and road traffic with Russia. You can cross the border by car only at the following checkpoints: Dolsk and Vilcha. You can view all checkpoints on this map. Currently operating: Chongar, Melovoe, Troebortnoye, Vilche, Maryinka, Goptovka, Yunakovka.

According to the instructions of the authorities, compulsory medical insurance will be checked at the border.

Rules for entry into Ukraine in July 2021

• If a citizen of Ukraine sends an invitation to a citizen of Russia, the second has the right to enter the country without any restrictions.
• The rule also applies to those citizens who have registered employment.
• Russian citizens can visit Ukraine in the event of death or illness of close relatives.
• If a citizen has a residence permit, he also has the right to visit the country.

Please note that other categories of citizens can visit the country, but in this case a thorough check will be carried out at the checkpoint.

Thus, the rules for entering Ukraine in 2021 have not changed. Russians who need to enter the country can still do so if they have all the necessary documents.

Please also note that there is a special requirement for travel insurance with coronavirus coverage. It must be properly formatted and contain the statement “covers the risks of COVID-19.”

News of the opening of Ukrainian borders to Russians in 2021: latest information

07/17/2021 Ukraine. Read the latest news about the opening, restrictions, deadlines and rules for entry of Russians into this country BELOW.

Will Russia and Ukraine open their borders for entry and exit? In 2021, this most likely will not happen. According to the Izvestia newspaper, the scale and aggressiveness of the military exercises of Ukraine and NATO Sea Breeze-2021 in the Black Sea do not contribute to security in the region. This was stated by the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control. The goal of such exercises is “endless destabilization at the borders of Russia,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the situation. “This is a provocation in order to provoke, to provoke a response, and this response must be, because this is a sovereign state, a sovereign border. And constantly presenting this answer as some kind of aggressive actions is provocative activity,” the diplomat explained. According to her, during the exercises, NATO transfers various types of equipment and weapons to Ukraine and leaves them. As Zakharova noted, NATO is conducting seven exercises in Ukraine this year. Aviasales has translated information into Russian from the website of the Official Information Center of Phuket Island about Covid. The Thai portal reports on how tourists from Russia will be able to get to the island of Phuket from July 1, 2021, the Novosibirsk Online (NGS) agency reports. — From July 1, it will be possible to enter Thailand not only through a 10-day quarantine in Bangkok, but also through the “Phuket Sandbox” (a program for vaccinated tourists). Under this regime, only those who have not been vaccinated will be sent to isolation - it will last two weeks. Vaccinated travelers will have two holiday options. If the trip takes less than a week, you will only be able to travel around Phuket. If more, after passing the PCR test on the fifth day, one-day trips will be available. For example, excursions to Phang Nga, Phi Phi Islands and Yao Noi. After a week in Phuket, you can go anywhere, this is how the information was translated into Russian at Aviasales. To fly to Thailand, you need to take a PCR test 72 hours before departure. Children under 12 years of age are exempt from Covid testing on arrival if they are traveling with their parents. Teenagers under 17 do not need vaccination, but they must take a rapid test at the airport. You also need to prepare a travel plan, download the Thailand Plus app and book accommodation with a safety certificate, the company added. PR Director of Aviasales Janis Dzenis noted in a conversation with the NHS that in Thailand they are still sticking to this information. “They announced the opening, and so far the central authorities have not even denied these announcements.

Where else can you fly from Russia now and what new foreign countries are currently open to Russians for summer holidays in July and August 2021? According to the Interfax-tourism agency, today Russia has resumed flights with 49 foreign countries: Turkey, USA, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, North Macedonia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Jordan, Ireland, Switzerland, UAE, Maldives, Egypt, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Serbia, Cuba, Japan, Seychelles, Ethiopia, Vietnam, India, Qatar, Finland, Greece, Singapore, Germany, Venezuela, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, Iceland, Malta, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Austria, Hungary, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Morocco, Croatia, and charters with Albania are also open. THE FULL LIST OF COUNTRIES already open to Russians during the period from June 10, June 22, July 1 and August 2021 is listed in the summary review BELOW. FIRST, let us recall that the Federal Operational Headquarters for the fight against coronavirus infection in Russia decided on the advisability of restoring full-scale air traffic with Turkey from June 22. This was announced at a briefing on June 18, 2021 by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova. “According to the conclusion of our specialists, taking into account the discussion and full consideration of this issue by all interested federal executive authorities, at a meeting of the operational headquarters, a decision was made on the advisability of restoring air traffic with the Republic of Turkey from June 22 of this year,” she said. She noted that the decision was made after the trip of the Russian inspection team to Turkey. The visit took place by agreement with the republic. The group included representatives of Rospotrebnadzor, the Ministry of Health, and the Federal Tourism Agency in order to comprehensively assess the situation that exists today in Turkey and the readiness to receive tourists from Russia, Golikova said. The Operational Headquarters also decided to resume flights with the USA, Italy, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Jordan, and Ireland, the Deputy Prime Minister added. As Golikova clarified, the decisions taken by the operational headquarters to resume air traffic between Russia and a number of countries, including the United States, will come into force on June 28. “We assume that the resumption of flights and the increase in air traffic [frequency] will occur from June 28, 2021,” she said. In addition, Russia plans to increase the number of flights to a number of countries and expand the geography of air traffic with Greece from June 28. “It was proposed <…> to increase the number of flights with the Republic of Austria, the Azerbaijan Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Greek Republic <…>. Just as in the case of other states, air traffic with the Greek Republic will be resumed at a number of international airports located on the territory of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation,” Golikova said. According to her, flights can be launched to Thessaloniki and Heraklion, to Araxos airport (serves Patras), as well as to Rhodes, Corfu and Zakynthos. In addition, the number of flights to Qatar, Finland, Croatia and Switzerland may be increased. SECOND, as for previously open countries, from June 10, 2021, Russia resumed regular flights with Austria, Lebanon, Hungary, Mauritius, Luxembourg, Croatia and Morocco, as well as charter flights with Albania. Planes will fly from Moscow to Vienna twice a week, the same number of flights on the routes Moscow - Budapest, Moscow - Port Louis, Moscow - Rabat and Moscow - Zagreb. The liners will fly to Beirut and Luxembourg from the Russian capital once a week. Charter flights from Moscow to Tirana will be launched at the same frequency, informs the m24.ru portal. However, the road to Austria is still closed for Russian tourists. You can visit the republic only for work or study, or if you have Austrian citizenship or residency. Similar rules apply in Hungary - Russians are not yet allowed there for tourism purposes. In Austria, travelers are required to undergo a PCR test and quarantine for 10 days. In Hungary there is a quarantine for the same period, but it can be shortened by passing two negative tests by the fifth day. Lebanon is ready to receive tourists from the Russian Federation, but due to the limited number of flights, tickets will be quite expensive. In addition, travelers must take a PCR test (96 hours before departure) and a second test upon arrival. However, for those who are going to Lebanon for no more than a week, testing only in the country itself will be sufficient. Also, to visit the state, Russians must have a visa: it can be obtained upon arrival in the country or at the embassy. Luxembourg is open only to certain categories of citizens, which do not include Russian tourists. In addition, flights to the country's airport have not been carried out from Russia for at least the last 20 years. And Mauritius, in principle, is still closed to any tourists, including from the Russian Federation. In addition, flights that will open on June 10 will not be accepted until the end of the month. GEORGIA is opening land borders to travelers from June 1. You can enter the territory of the state with a document confirming completion of the full course of vaccination, or with a negative PCR test. It must be submitted within 72 hours before entry. Unvaccinated travelers will also need to undergo repeated testing, and this will be paid for by tourists. A certificate will be required when leaving the country - if it is not available, the tourist will face a serious fine. It is also recommended to have medical insurance with you that will cover treatment for coronavirus. The decision to open borders, unfortunately, will not affect our tourists in any way. The departure of travelers from the Russian Federation to Georgia for the purpose of tourism is closed by the Russian side. As before, Russian citizens can now fly or travel to Georgia only through other countries. The most convenient way to cross the land border is from Armenia. Representative offices of GERMANY in Russia began accepting applications for Schengen visas from June 1. However, only those categories of citizens who are subject to exceptions will be able to come to Germany, and tourists do not belong to them. The restrictions in force in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic still remain in place. Only those who previously had a visa valid for at least two years will be able to apply for Schengen. It also had to be received at one of the German missions and end no earlier than April 1, 2021. In addition, you will need a health insurance policy for those traveling abroad, as well as other documents necessary to obtain a visa. Russia resumed flights with Germany on April 1. You can get to the republic by plane through the airports of Frankfurt am Main and Berlin. The FRENCH Consulate also resumed issuing visas in Russia from June 1. But the embassy will only accept applications for the extension of a five-year multiple-entry short-term visa issued by this country and which expired during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other requests for short-term visas are not being considered at this time. To renew your French visa, you must present a multiple entry permit valid for five years, which expired after January 1, 2021. Also, a Russian must have documents confirming a future trip to the republic. Previously, the French authorities planned to resume receiving foreign tourists from June 9 if travelers had health certificates, but the decision has not yet been approved. Foreign tourists will be able to visit SRI LANKA from June 1. The republic's civil aviation departments are preparing to lift the temporary ban on the arrival of travelers into the country. But people will be able to fly to the island’s airports only if they comply with a number of restrictions. Only 75 passengers will be allowed on each flight, including residents and tourists. Regardless of whether they have been vaccinated, those arriving from abroad will be subject to a two-week quarantine. PCR tests also remain mandatory. In addition, travelers who have visited India in the past two weeks will not be allowed into Sri Lanka. Until June 7, travel between regions within the country will also be impossible. Russia has not yet restored regular flights with Sri Lanka, but the authorities of the two countries are negotiating the opening of two flights a week. Regular passenger flights between Russia and the UK have been resumed since June 2. Planes from Moscow to London and back will fly three times a week on a reciprocal basis. As before, to get to the island, you need a negative test (72 hours before departure), and also take two more - on the second and eighth days after arrival. In addition, mandatory self-isolation for 10 days remains for those arriving in the country. However, this period can be shortened by taking additional testing on the fifth day. This information applies to residents of all regions of Russia: Adygea, Altai, Bashkiria, Buryatia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, KBR, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karelia, KOMI, Crimea, Mari El, Mordovia, Sakha (Yakutia), North Ossetia (Alania), Tatarstan, TUVA, Udmurtia, Khakassia, Chechnya, Chuvashia, Altai Territory, Transbaikal Territory, Kamchatka Territory, Krasnodar Territory, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Perm Territory, Primorsky Territory, Stavropol Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Amur Region, Astrakhan Region, Arkhangelsk Region, Belgorod Region, Bryansk region, Vladimir region, Volgograd region, Vologda region, Voronezh region, Ivanovo region, Irkutsk region, Kaliningrad region, Kaluga region, Kemerovo region, Kirov region, Kostroma region, Kurgan region, Kursk region, Leningrad region, Lipetsk region, Magadan region, Moscow region, Murmansk region, Nizhny Novgorod region, Novgorod region, Novosibirsk region, Omsk region, Orenburg region, Oryol region, Penza region, Pskov region, Rostov region, Ryazan region, Samara region, Saratov region, Sakhalin region, Sverdlovsk region, Smolensk region , Tambov region, Tver region, Tomsk region, Tula region, Tyumen region, Ulyanovsk region, Chelyabinsk region, Yaroslavl region, federal cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, Jewish Autonomous Okrug, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

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Conditions for entry into Ukraine for persons from “red” and “green” countries

The Ministry of Health has divided countries into two categories depending on coronavirus incidence statistics.

Since July 2021, the rules for dividing countries by incidence have been changed. Now the statistics should be no more than in Ukraine. Country lists are updated once a week.

Since March 2021, the conditions for entry into the territory of Ukraine for citizens from the “red” and “green” lists are the same. Regardless of which country a citizen is coming from, he must present:

• Medical insurance with coronavirus risk coverage;
• Negative test for coronavirus.

What documents are needed to enter Ukraine?

Due to the pandemic, in addition to the standard package of documents for traveling to Ukraine, it is necessary to obtain a travel insurance policy and pass a test.

• According to the Ukrainian government decree, all citizens are required to have travel insurance with COVID-19 coverage;
• Certificate with a negative test result for COVID-19;
• International passport;
• Return ticket;
• A bank account statement confirming the availability of money for the entire period of stay in the country.

Car insurance for a trip to Ukraine – Green Card

To travel to Ukraine in a personal car, you need to take out a special car insurance policy in advance - a green card. The policy must be issued for all days of stay in Ukraine.

Green Card insurance is an analogue of compulsory motor liability insurance abroad. Only with this insurance will an accident that occurs abroad be covered by the insurance company.

You can apply for a Green Card at the best rates in Russia at Polis812. The Polis812 SC courier will deliver the finished document to your home or work for free.

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Mandatory insurance for entry into Ukraine

From June 20, 2021, health insurance has become a mandatory condition for entry into Ukraine. This does not depend on whether the country is on the red or green list. The insurance policy must necessarily cover the treatment of COVID-19. In addition, it is important for inspectors that the policy specifically indicates the risk of coronavirus.

Note! This insurance is checked during passport control. Only the insurer provides insurance from AlfaStrakhovanie, which clearly states the risk of COVID-19. With such a policy, you can be sure that you will not be asked any unnecessary questions.

Buy insurance

What kind of insurance there should be for a trip to Ukraine and where to buy a policy that meets all the requirements was described in detail in the article: Mandatory medical insurance for a trip to Ukraine.

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Important points when crossing the Ukrainian border: according to reviews from citizens

The topic of trips to Ukraine is actively discussed on social networks. Citizens who visited Ukraine during the pandemic share important information about crossing the border.

• You can get from Moscow to Ukraine through Nekhoteevka: by bus to Belgorod, from Belgorod by taxi to the checkpoint.
• Documents and belongings are inspected at the Russian border. This whole procedure is not quick, since there is a long line at the checkpoint, and the elderly and disabled are allowed out of line.
• In the neutral zone you can take a taxi or a social bus. It is better to take a taxi, since the bus check takes a very long time. There are plenty of taxi drivers, but they leave quickly.
• Checking things and documents at the Ukrainian border lasts about two hours.
• At the exit, all passengers are met by police officers who check whether you have installed the application for tracking self-isolation, it was mentioned above in the article.
• It is best to arrive at the border around 7:00, there is no queue at this time. If you get to the shift change at 8:00, you can wait a very long time.
• Many Russian citizens are being sent back at the Russian border, including due to inconsistencies in the COVID-19 certificate. People who did not have printed documents were not allowed through. Therefore, be sure to print out your insurance policy. In some cases they may make concessions and ask to print it, but sometimes they just unroll it.
• Citizens of Ukraine are allowed through quickly; there is a separate queue for them. All you need is a migration card and a passport.

How to get to Ukraine during the quarantine period: train, plane, car

It is not possible to travel from Russia to Ukraine by train. You can only get there directly by bus. Bus services from Moscow operate daily. Travel time is about 15 hours.

It will not be possible to take a direct flight by plane yet, since air traffic between the countries has not been restored.

You can get to Ukraine by car, but only through certain checkpoints. At the border, a thorough check of documents and the car itself takes place.

Thus, you can only get to Ukraine by land transport - by bus, private car or with private carriers.