Ukraine - Russia's neighbor friendlystate. Today, crossing the border with Ukraine for citizens of our country is not difficult. The only stop on the way from one state to another is the customs control point. Citizens of the Russian Federation and the CIS countries do not need a passport and visa to travel to Ukraine.
The rules of crossing the Ukrainian borderprovide for a list of items prohibited for importation into the territory of the country. These include: psychotropic and narcotic substances, weapons, including cold, materials that propagate racism, pornography, agricultural products, food products in quantities in excess of personal consumption. Large amounts of money (from 10 thousand dollars) should be declared without fail. Immediately, personal belongings (clothes, linens, jewelery, cosmetics, everyday items), photo-, video cameras, personal computers, laptops, portable medical devices, mobile phones, sports equipment, wheelchairs, baby carriages , medicines (no more than five pieces). If the total value of the imported goods does not reach EUR 200, and the total weight is less than 50 kg, the import tax is not charged.
Crossing the border with Ukraine on personalmeans the presence of the following documents for the vehicle: a certificate of registration of the vehicle (the entry into the territory of the country by car with license plates of Soviet times is forbidden), a valid driving license, and a compulsory insurance policy. For citizens of the Russian Federation traveling on someone else's car, there are special rules for crossing the border with Ukraine. During customs inspection, they should present the power of attorney of the owner of the car for his driving with the note: "with the right to cross the border." Only a notarized power of attorney is deemed valid. In those cases when the car belongs to any Russian organization, it is necessary to present a travel sheet and travel certificate.
Crossing the border with Ukraine with minors also requires certain documents. These include:
- a birth certificate for each child with a loose leaf on Russian citizenship;
- passport or passport of a child who has reached the age of 14;
- passport or passport of one of the child's parents.
If a child crosses the border of Ukraine with onefrom parents, employees of the customs service have the right to request a power of attorney from the second parent. Otherwise, the crossing of the border may be refused. If a child enters the territory of Ukraine accompanied by people who are not his parents, it is necessary to have a power of attorney from one of the parents. The power of attorney must also be notarized. In this case, a copy of the principal passport page of the principal is attached to it. In the event that one of the parents of the child is deceased, missing, or for any reason deprived of parental rights, it is necessary to produce a document confirming this fact. For example, a death certificate.
Crossing the border with Ukraine by adultscitizens of the Russian Federation requires compulsory completion of the migration card, which is issued to all persons at the time of customs control. The migration card is stamped with the date of arrival of a citizen of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine. This card is the main document of a Russian citizen during his stay in the territory of a neighboring state. You should always have a migration card with you, you can not lose it. At repeated passage of the customs control at the moment of departure from the country in a card the stamp about departure is put, then it is withdrawn. The validity of the migration card is 90 days. If the period of stay of a citizen of the Russian Federation in Ukraine exceeds this time limit, upon expiry, you should contact the appropriate authorities to extend the validity period of the card. Illegal presence in the territory of the state is fraught with adverse consequences (penalty, inability to enter the future).
