new bio metric passport for Ukraine

[AkMike]

Have someone hold your place in line of course!   


 Just like waiting for a new Iphone release! 

[BillyB]

Have someone hold your place in line of course!   

For 2000 hryvnia? For that money, just pay one of those professional elderly line standers near the front. They've waited six hours so you don't have to. Of course there's a horde of those professionals there adding 8 hours to the wait time.

[calmissile]

Update on the waiting lines for the new UA passports.

As I understand it (from my wife currently in Kiev), there is a two step process.  First you have to get into the office and submit your documents and then wait for the passport to get processed later.

She paid someone $100 for herself and $100 for our daughter to get in front of the line.  They walked right in and submitted their documents and provided the biometric data for the passports.

She tells me that people are showing up at 3 A.M. to stand in line.  They are only able to handle about 200 people per day.  So, I guess you could be standing in line all day and still not reach the head of the line.    She was a successful businesswoman in Kiev for many years so knows how to grease palms and get things done.

She is now waiting for the expedited processing to get completed and receive their passports.  It can still take weeks for the processing even after paying the expedite fee and she is beginning to sweat a little.  She purchased non-refundable airline tickets for both of them to visit Israel and is worried about getting the new passports in time for her trip.

Fingers Crossed....   

[southernX]

Cal

my wife has just recieved her new passport here in australia

total time from application here in canberra to arrival was 5 weeks , standard application with no expedition of process

hang tight 

SX

[BdHvA]

Does anyone have any information on how long non bio-metric Ukraine passports will be valid?

I understand Ukraine if requested will still issue a non bio-meteric passport

[BdHvA]

Close to the intersection of Ivano Frankivsk and Moskowskaya is a new passport/visa center. They can generate (for a fee) a new passport and SOME visas in less than 5 working days.

Oddly enough both there and at the regular (in Perchesk) civil office there are no long lines.

I should point out that my flight returning from KBP to America via CDG (Paris) was about 80% full with the majority of passengers being business types, the second largest group seemed to be students. No one clapped when we landed.

[LAman]

Does anyone have any information on how long non bio-metric Ukraine passports will be valid?

I understand Ukraine if requested will still issue a non bio-meteric passport

I would think validity of both types of passports to be same.

Yes, you can still request non bio metric passport, it is ~150uah cheaper than new type

[LAman]

Close to the intersection of Ivano Frankivsk and Moskowskaya is a new passport/visa center. They can generate (for a fee) a new passport and SOME visas in less than 5 working days.

Oddly enough both there and at the regular (in Perchesk) civil office there are no long lines.

I should point out that my flight returning from KBP to America via CDG (Paris) was about 80% full with the majority of passengers being business types, the second largest group seemed to be students. No one clapped when we landed.

I am not sure if you are talking about a new govt service centers for passport, Gotovo, where lines are shorter and longer working hours. This is where you pay the extra 400uah.

The regular immigration offices, OVIR, are where most Ukrainians apply, the queues have been long. This is where you (unofficially)have to apply for passport based on your nominal residence. I am surprised you said no long lines.

[BdHvA]

My wife got a new non bio-meteric passport for her son at the office, when we went to collect it the lines were almost non existent.

My main concern is the visa in the new non bio metric passport. I suspect though the issue will arise on the border.

[LAman]

My wife got a new non bio-meteric passport for her son at the office, when we went to collect it the lines were almost non existent.

My main concern is the visa in the new non bio metric passport. I suspect though the issue will arise on the border.

I don't understand why your wife got her son a regular passport knowing he will be leaving Ukraine.

When you picked up passport, was it the same place you submitted paperwork for passport? Not sure why you went to both special service centre and regular immigration centre.

[BdHvA]

My wife is Ukrainian - frugal andI determined I went to the new center because I am curious by nature.  Her objection to the bio metric passport is moral. And in my opinion you do not want to argue this point with a woman of Slavic background.

[ML]

  Her objection to the bio metric passport is moral.

Maybe the bio part includes info about sexual preferences, drinking habits, whether you missed Sunday church services, your real hair color, etc.