Passport
Ukraine: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Ukraine. 142 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 31 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 100Visa-free
- 8ETA
- 34On arrival
- 47eVisa
- 37Visa required
UkrainePassport strength
An above-average passport 31
Rank 31 of 199. 142 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 11.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 84
A prior visa is needed for 84 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
United KingdomeVisa
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaeVisa
New ZealandeVisa
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa required
ChinaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Ukraine passport gives
rank 92 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility70142 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law37score -0.60 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life67HDI 0.779
- Health and longevity5973.4 years life expectancy
- Education69education index 0.74
- Taxes42up to 18%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access50E-2 investor visa available, visa required
- Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 100
Entry on your passport
AlbaniaEurope · 90 days
AndorraEurope · 90 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 days
ArgentinaAmericas · 90 days
ArmeniaMiddle East · 180 days
ArubaCaribbean · 30 days
AustriaEurope · 90 days
AzerbaijanEurope · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 28 days
BelarusEurope · 90 days
BelgiumEurope · 90 days
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 30 days
BrazilAmericas · 90 days
BruneiAsia · 30 days
BulgariaEurope · 90 days
ChileAmericas · 90 days
ColombiaAmericas · 90 days
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
Costa RicaAmericas · 180 days
CroatiaEurope · 90 days
CuraçaoCaribbean · 30 days
CyprusEurope · 90 days
CzechiaEurope · 90 days
DenmarkEurope · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 90 days
Dominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
El SalvadorAmericas · 180 days
EstoniaEurope · 90 days
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
Faroe IslandsEurope · 90 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
FinlandEurope · 90 days
FranceEurope · 90 days
French GuianaAmericas · 90 days
French PolynesiaOceania · 90 days
French West IndiesCaribbean · 90 days
GeorgiaEurope · 365 days
GermanyEurope · 90 days
GreeceEurope · 90 days
GreenlandEurope · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
GuatemalaAmericas · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
HondurasAmericas · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 14 days
HungaryEurope · 90 days
IcelandEurope · 90 days
IrelandEurope · 90 days
ItalyEurope · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 30 days
KazakhstanAsia · 90 days
KiribatiOceania · 30 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
KyrgyzstanAsia · 90 days
LatviaEurope · 90 days
LiechtensteinEurope · 90 days
LithuaniaEurope · 90 days
LuxembourgEurope · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MaltaEurope · 90 days
MauritiusAfrica · 180 days
MayotteAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MoldovaEurope · 90 days
MonacoEurope · 90 days
MontenegroEurope · 90 days
NetherlandsEurope · 90 days
New CaledoniaOceania · 90 days
North MacedoniaEurope · 90 days
NorwayEurope · 90 days
OmanMiddle East · 14 days
PanamaAmericas · 90 days
ParaguayAmericas · 90 days
PeruAmericas · 90 days
PolandEurope · 90 days
PortugalEurope · 90 days
RéunionAfrica · 90 days
RomaniaEurope · 90 days
San MarinoEurope · 90 days
SerbiaEurope · 90 days
Sint MaartenCaribbean · 90 days
SlovakiaEurope · 90 days
SloveniaEurope · 90 days
SpainEurope · 90 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 days
SurinameAmericas · 90 days
SwedenEurope · 90 days
SwitzerlandEurope · 90 days
TajikistanAsia · 90 days
ThailandAsia · 30 days
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope · 90 days
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 30 days
UruguayAmericas · 90 days
UzbekistanAsia
VanuatuOceania · 120 days
Vatican CityEurope · 90 days
ZambiaAfrica · 30 daysETA 8
Electronic authorisation online
Kenya
Mozambique
Palestine
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 34
Visa issued at the border
BahrainMiddle East · 14 days
BangladeshAsia · 30 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
Cape VerdeAfrica · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
DjiboutiAfrica · 30 days
EgyptAfrica · 30 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica
IndonesiaAsia · 30 days
JordanMiddle East · 30 days
KuwaitMiddle East · 90 days
LaosAsia · 30 days
LebanonMiddle East · 30 days
LiberiaAfrica
MacaoAsia · 30 days
MadagascarAfrica · 60 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
Marshall IslandsOceania · 90 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
NiueOceania
PalauOceania · 30 days
QatarMiddle East · 90 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 90 days
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 days
SenegalAfrica · 30 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TongaOceania · 31 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 30 dayseVisa 47
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
BahamasCaribbean
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsia
BotswanaAfrica
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DR CongoAfrica
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GhanaAfrica
GuineaAfrica
GuyanaAmericas
IndiaAsia
IranMiddle East
IraqMiddle East
LibyaAfrica
MalawiAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MontserratCaribbean
MyanmarAsiaNew ZealandOceania
NicaraguaAmericas
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
PhilippinesAsia
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
Sierra LeoneAfrica
SingaporeAsia
Solomon IslandsOceania
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TogoAfrica
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
UgandaAfricaUnited KingdomEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
VietnamAsiaVisa required 37
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericas
BoliviaAmericas
British Virgin IslandsCaribbeanCanadaAmericas
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Central African RepublicAfricaChinaAsia
EritreaAfrica
Falkland IslandsAmericas
GambiaAfrica
GibraltarEurope
GuamOceaniaJapanAsia
LesothoAfrica
MaliAfrica
MongoliaAsia
MoroccoAfrica
NauruOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RussiaEurope
South AfricaAfricaSouth KoreaAsia
St. LuciaCaribbean
SudanAfrica
TaiwanAsia
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited StatesAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +44
Austria
Europe · new destinations
- +34
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +33
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
+31St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +29
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +27
St. Lucia
Caribbean · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Ukraine: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 142 of 226 countries and territories, 100 visa-free, 8 with an ETA and 34 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 31 of 199.
Ukraine: is a Schengen visa needed?
No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.
Ukraine → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
Ukraine → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Ukraine → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
Visa-free, 30 days. Entry on your passport.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 44 destinations without a prior visa, Antigua and Barbuda adds 34. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.