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Kiev Boryspil (Borispol) airport, Terminal A

The terminal A of the Kiev Boryspil (Borispol) airport is the terminal dedicated to the national arrivals and departures.

Terminal A, Kiev Boryspil

From here you can find flights to all the main other Ukrainian cities which, in general, don’t have good international connections

The terminal A is non as good as the close Terminal B but anyway it offers all the main services.

Inside the Terminal A, KievWhat you see once inside the terminal

Waiting room, terminal A, Boryspil

There are not many sits but this should be not a big problem as there are not so many people as in the terminal B. The main reason is that local people don’t use plane for internal transfers but prefer to travel by train or by bus.

The check in area is at the end of the room. On the monitors over the desks, you can read the name of the plane, the aircompany and the destination.

Check-in, terminal A, KievPeople waiting for the check in

The check in begin about 1 hour, 1 hour and half before the departure. You can check your flight status on the monitors or just by waiting the check in call which is also in English.

Once you have the boarding card, go to the boarding room which is after the security control.

Terminal A Kiev, security checkTo the boarding room

The security control is just after the door under the pannel gates A1 -A4.

Once passed the security check, you have just to wait for the boarding time and then finally take your plane.

Attention!

The gates are not so “modern” they are simple doors which give right outside the terminal where the bus for the plane come to take the passengers.

The 4 gates are one next to the other and so if more than one plane is doing the boarding can happen that outside you will find not 1 bus but even 3 buses!

Be carefull to take the correct bus for no to end to a different plane. Read the destination on the side of the bus before to take it.

Have a nice flight!

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Guide to Kiev: Andreyevskiy spusk

Andreyevskiy spusk (Андреевский спуск o Андріївський узвіз in Ukrainian) is one of the most beautiful and characteristic streets of Kiev; the place where it is possible to buy souvenirs, on one of the many souvenirs shops which are all along the street, and in the same time to visit the museum house of Bulgakov and to enjoy the view on the Saint Andrew’s church.

How to get there

1 From the Saint Michael’s Cathedral, follow the street “Десятинная, Desiatinnaia” which will bring you to the street.
2 By metro until the station “Контрактовая площадь Kontraktovaia ploschad” and from there by feet until the beginning of the street (in this way it will be not a descent but an ascent street).

What to see

1 Saint Andrew’s Church (style: baroc, arch. the Italian Rastrelli)
2 House museum of Bulgakov
3 Richard lion heart’s castle
4 Museum of one street
5 Souvenirs shops (almost all them are open air)

Photo tour of Andreyevskiy spusk

Percorriamo assieme l’Andreyevskiy spusk partendo dall’area della fermata metro “Kontraktovaia ploschad” (quindi in salita verso la chiesa di Sant Andrea)

Andreyevskiy spuskBeginning of the ascent several hundred of meters after the stations “Kontraktovaia ploschad”

Andreyevskiy spuskOn the left you can see the museum house of Bulgakov

Museum house of BulgakovMuseum house of Bulgakov

Andreyevskiy spuskView of Richard lion heart’s castle

Andreyevskiy spuskView of the Saint Andrew’s Church

Saint Andrew's ChurchSaint Andrew Church

Souvenirs shops

Souvenirs shops in Kiev

Souvenirs shops in Kiev

Souvenirs shops in Kiev

Notes:

Pay attention to the prices and to the quality of the souvenirs. Prices can vary from a shop to another and sometimes to be higher than other shops of the center of Kiev. About the quality, they will say you that all goods are handmade and maybe that they made them by themself… free to believe:) You can also find used things from the soviet times.

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How to: Luggage deposit at the Kiev railway station

At the Kiev railway station, as in the all the main stations, it is possible to find a luggage deposit.

It is located underground and it is possible to get there from the underpass close to the station entrance (old side). See the photo.

Luggage room, Kiev railway station

From here you will get inside a long corridor with several “windows” where you can give your luggage and then take it back.

Before to leave your baggage, you must pay at the cashiers. (see photo)

Casher luggage room, Kiev raylway stationcashiers

Price
18 Hryvnia / day

Luggage roomone of the deposit windows

Once you have paid, go to the window and show the payment quittance. The man will take your luggage and will give you back some kind of plastic receipt which you will need to give back when you will take back your luggage.

Many people use this service so be ready for the possible queue.

A better way

If you don’t have a big baggage with you, you may try of this alternative system.

Go along the corridor until you will see this door:

To the safety boxes

From here you will get in a different area where it is possible to rent for several hours a safety box.

Safety boxes, Kiev railway stationthe corridor with the safety boxes

Pay at the cashiers (not the previous one), the woman will give you a token to use for to activate the safety box.

Casher safety boxes, Kiev raylway stationsafety box cashiers

Price
12 Hryvnia
The system work in this way:

1 Find an unused safety box (opened)
2 Write down the number of your safety box
3 Put the luggage inside your box
4 Insert the token
5 Setup a combination, 1 Cyrillic letter and 2 numbers
6 Close the door

Safety box, Kiev railway station

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After the Nulla osta

Once you have gotten the “Nulla osta” you need to gather all the documents which are required for the ZAGS of your city.

Now you must do the following:

1 Legalize the “Nulla osta” (Compulsory)

2 Make an authenticate translation of your passport (ask your ZAGS)

Attention!

The previous documents are the ones required by the ZAGS of Donetsk.
Ask to your ZAGS which documents they really require. The Nulla osta legalization is required anyway.

1 Nulla osta legalization (compulsory)

Once you have gotten your “Nulla osta” bring it to the Consular Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs for to be legalized.

This department is located at few steps from the San Michael Cathedral.
You can go there by metro, station “Poshtova Plosha” and then by funicular. (see post).

The department is inside the yellow building in the following photos.

Consular Department of the Ukrainian Foreign AffairsConsular Department of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs

Note: The entrance to the department is now through the door on the back side of the building and not more from the door on the main street.

The office works only in the morning from 9 until 12.
Try to come there at least 1 hour before the closing since you need to fill out some forms and most of all make the queue!

The you can come in the afternoon, from 4 until 5 pm for to take it back.

Don’t forget to take the passport with you.

Required time: 1 day, bring it in the morning and take it back in the afternoon.
Price: 38 Hryvnia

2 Authenticated translation of your passport

(Ask your ZAGS if you really need it)

Go to any translation agency in Kiev and ask a translation for ZAGS purpose of your passport. (from Italian to Ukrainian)

The employee will make a xerox of the first to pages of your passport so you don’t need to leave there the original.

The simple translation is not enough, you need also to bring the translation, through the same agency, to any notary. There it will be required also your passport in original.

Required time:
It depends according to the agency and the notary, anyway should not take more than a couple of days.

Price:
90 Hryvnia, translation 30 and notary 60 Hryvnia.

If you have any question feel free to write us.

Wedding procedures:

1 For the list of documents given by the Italian Embassy in Kiev visit: (in Italian)
http://www.ukrlandia.com.ua/matrimonio-in-ucraina

2 How to get the Nulla osta from the embassy:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/get-nulla-osta-wedding

3 What to do once you have gotten your nulla osta:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/after-nulla-osta-ukraine

4 For to know which documents bring to the ZAGS:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/wedding-documents-zags

5 The wedding day
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/wedding-day

6 Legalization and translation of the wedding certificate:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/legalization-wedding-certificate

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Wedding in Ukraine, Nulla osta

For to celebrate the wedding in Ukraine, you need to do several steps, first of all you need to get the Nulla osta from the Italian Embassy in Kiev.

— Important Update! —

Seems that the documents of the Ukrainian citizen are not more required for the issue of the Nulla osta.
Instead of them should be enough a copy of the passport.
For the Italian citizen nothing has changed.

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-The Italian citizen should bring:

1 Certificato cumulativo o contesteuale (residenza + stato libero + cittadinanza) rilasciato dal Comune di Residenza  o,  per chi risiede all’estero,  dal Comune Italiano di iscrizione A.I.R.E.

2 Copia integrale dell’atto di nascita o estratto per riassunto dell’atto di nascita rilasciato dal Comune di nascita o, per chi nato all’estero, dal Comune italiano dove è stato trascritto.

Once you have gotten this 2 documents you don’t need to do anything else. Apostille is not required!

-The Ukrainian citizen should simply bring her passport and a copy of it.

—- Documents not more required —–

You need to get first of all these 3 documents:

1 Certificate of birth
2 Application which proves you are not married
3 Official document from the place of residence

1 Certificate of birth

As for the certificate of birth, it should be the new version, that is given by Ukraine in Ukrainian language.

All citizens of Ukraine who were born in former USSR should receive new copy of certificate of birth in ZAGS (Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths) corresponding to their original place of birth.

With new copy of birth certificate a person should go to RAGS and put a stamp on it.
(in Donetsk is: Lagutenko, 12. phone: +380623357622)

2 Application which proves you are not married

To have an application which proves that a person is not married it is needed to visit any public or private notary with the passport and original copy of identification code and write such an application.

3 Official document from the place of residence

To have an official document from the place of residence you need to perform the following actions:

3.1 Visit municipal housing committee office Zhek ЖЭК and receive a certificate about all members of your family who officially registered in your place of residence.

3.2 Visit address-inquiry office of your city ADRYESNO-SPRAVONOYE BYURO UMVD UKRAINY АДРЕСНО-СПРАВОЧНОЕ БЮРО УМВД УКРАИНЫ (in Donetsk is: ul. Generala Antonova, 1. phone +380623384124) and receive a confirmation that you really registered in your place of living.
A person should have with him an original passport and a copy of it (which is needed to give to office).

3.3 With 2 above mentioned documents + passport, you should visit the OVIR ОВИР, regional visa and registration office, of your city. (in Donetsk is: ul. Khodokovskogo, 10) Write a petition and receive necessary document, which is called “Dovidka pro rehystratsiiu z mistsia prozhyvannia Довідка про регистрацію з місця проживання”.

All 3 documents should be translated into Italian language, with apostille and legalized, that why it is better to give these document to a specialized translation agency.

Required time: 2-3 weeks.

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Once you have all documents (Italian and Ukrainian) you can go to the Italian Embassy in Kiev and finally get your Nulla Osta (which is issued immediately).

Time for the issue: 20-30 minutes.
Price: 40 Hryvnia (about 4 euro)

Notes

We try our best for to keep our information correct and up to date.
Anyway, for to be sure 100% we suggest you to contact the embassy.

Wedding procedures

1 For the list of documents given by the Italian Embassy in Kiev (in Italian) visit:
http://www.ukrlandia.com.ua/matrimonio-in-ucraina

2 What to do once you have gotten your nulla osta:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/after-nulla-osta-ukraine

3 For to know which documents bring to the ZAGS:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/wedding-documents-zags

4 Fill out the wedding request form at the ZAGS (translated in English):
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/wedding-applicance-ukraine

Wedding procedures:

1 For the list of documents given by the Italian Embassy in Kiev visit: (in Italian)
http://www.ukrlandia.com.ua/matrimonio-in-ucraina

2 How to get the Nulla osta from the embassy:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/get-nulla-osta-wedding

3 What to do once you have gotten your nulla osta:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/after-nulla-osta-ukraine

4 For to know which documents bring to the ZAGS:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/wedding-documents-zags

5 The wedding day
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/wedding-day

6 Legalization and translation of the wedding certificate:
http://en.ukrlandia.com.ua/legalization-wedding-certificate

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