Yes. Health insurance for foreign citizens is mandatory for every foreigner entering Ukraine. Without a valid policy, border guards will deny you entry at the border.
What should your policy cover?
According to entry requirements Ukraine enforces, the minimum coverage amount is 30,000 euros. The policy must be valid for the entire duration of your stay in Ukraine and must include three specific provisions: hospitalization, emergency medical evacuation, and repatriation of remains. For a residence permit — a special annual policy is required.
Most standard U.S. or EU policies become invalid in Ukraine due to martial law — insurers treat this as an exclusion. This makes standard medical coverage Ukraine accepts significantly different from typical Western policies.
Who needs insurance covering war risks?
By law, coverage for war risks is mandatory insurance for media workers in Ukraine. Beyond journalists’ insurance, Ukraine allows everyone else to purchase armed conflict coverage voluntarily, and in fact, most people traveling to Ukraine right now do so.
What types of insurance Ukraine offers for foreigners?
- Standard medical insurance — covers emergency medical care, hospitalization, evacuation, and repatriation.
- War risk insurance — medical insurance with extended coverage that includes accidents or death resulting from shelling, explosions, and terrorist acts.
- Travel policy Ukraine — medical insurance with extended coverage that, depending on the package, may include coverage for expenses in the event of flight delays, lost luggage, traffic accidents, lost documents, etc.
How much does insurance cost in Ukraine?
Medical and travel insurance — from 1.62 €/day. War zone health insurance — from 3.56 €/day. Annual war risk coverage — from 400 €.
How do I get a policy?
The fastest option is insurance for foreigners in Ukraine through Visit Ukraine. You’ll receive this policy via email in about five minutes. Online insurance Ukraine works simply: you pay, get a digital document, and border guards can verify it directly from your phone at the border. To buy an insurance policy online, all you need is your passport.
Visit Ukraine offers policies from licensed Ukrainian insurers — they fully comply with Ukrainian law and are recognized by immigration authorities. These policies cover the entire territory of Ukraine, except for occupied regions and active combat zones.
