The procedure for issuing visas to enter Ukraine and transit through its territory is governed by:

• Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 22, September 2011 No3773-VI «On legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons».
• Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 1, June 2011 No567 «On rules for issuing visas to enter Ukraine and transit through its territory».
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on 26, July 2011 No 196 «On approval the instructions for issuing visas to foreigners and stateless persons to enter Ukraine and transit through its territory».

All international students coming to study in Ukraine are required to get a national D visa for multiple entries. The application documents for the D visa should be submitted to the nearest Embassy of Ukraine. The decision on the issue of D visa shall be made within 15 days after the receipt of application.

 Foreign students and students participating in the exchange program, have to obtain a long-term visa.

Documents required for a long-term visa:
1. Properly completed application form.
2. Valid passport.
3. Two photos size 3*4 cm.
4. Document confirming payment of the visa fee.
5. Current health insurance.
6. Original invitation to study or internship.

Residence Permit Procedure
For the registration at the Migration Office the following documents are necessary:
• Completed application
• Valid passport (translated into Ukrainian)
• Photocopy of a valid passport
• Photocopy of visa pages
• Medical insurance card
• Photocopy of Rector’s order of accepting the application for admission to the University as a student (will be prepared by the International Department of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University).
• Letter of Invitation (will be prepared by the International Department of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University).
• Four photos (size 3,5*4,5 cm);
• Photocopy of payment bills.

In order to facilitate international programs in education and training development, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University actively participates in the development of international relations. Students from other countries who come to study at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University fall into two categories:

International student – a non-resident of Ukraine who comes to study at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University for a full major program.

Exchange student – is a person who is admitted to Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University under the auspices of existing exchange program or bilateral agreement (remaining a student of the original foreign University).     

Preparatory Department

General information about the Department

The Preparatory Department for Foreigners and Stateless Persons prepares foreigners and stateless persons for admission to educational programs at the first (bachelor's), second (master's) educational levels at the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University and admission to other higher education institutions of Ukraine and acts accordingly to the laws of Ukraine "On Education", "On Higher Education", other regulations on training and education of foreigners and stateless persons in Ukraine, the Charter of the University and the Regulations on the Preparatory Department for Foreigners and Stateless Persons.
Educational activities of the Preparatory Department are aimed at:
- learning (improvement of the level of proficiency) of Ukrainian by foreigners as a means of communication and a tool for obtaining a specialty;
- unification of knowledge of foreigners in general education subjects in accordance with the level of training of students of general secondary education institutions in Ukraine;
- acquisition of primary professional knowledge by foreign citizens (for admission to educational programs in the field of art).
The term of study at the Preparatory Department is determined by the program and curriculum of the Preparatory Department. The training program is chosen by foreigners depending on their own needs.
Form of study: full-time.
Additional information on the studying of foreign citizens at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University can be obtained by sending a letter with questions to the e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by phone: +38 (044) 485-21-39, as well as directly at the University: 13-b, Levka Lukianenka st., Kyiv, addressing Oksana Klymenko, administrator of the Preparatory Department and Serhiі Kovalenko, administrator.

Learning process
Foreigners enroll in the programs of the preparatory department during the year. Training at the preparatory department is organized according to two training programs, namely:
• Language training (for learning of the state language - Ukrainian);
• Language and subject training (for learning of the state language – Ukrainian and the subject of general education, defined as an entrance test to higher education institutions for accredited educational programs).

Subject training is carried out in three areas: humanitarian, natural science and artistic.
The number of classroom hours devoted to language learning is 720 hours, which provides language proficiency at the B1 level.
Foreigners choose a training program depending on their own needs.
The term of study is determined by the program and curriculum of the preparatory department:
• 9 months (1 academic year);
• 8 months (1 academic year);
• 6 months (1 semester).

Scientific and pedagogical workers of the departments of the University are involved in the teaching of academic disciplines.

The schedule of the educational process, weekly planning of types of classroom and self-study work in academic disciplines, passing of intermediate and final control, holidays are determined in the working curriculum of the corresponding training program for listeners, which is concluded for each academic year and approved in the prescribed manner.
The content of the discipline, learning outcomes of the discipline, criteria and scale for assessing the quality of knowledge of listeners are determined in the working program of the curriculum of the discipline, which is developed by the teacher and approved in the prescribed manner.
Listeners of the Preparatory Department are provided with educational and methodical and informational materials in accordance with the selected training program. Listeners of the Preparatory Department have the right for a free use of the University’s Library in accordance with the Rules of use of the University’s Library, approved in the prescribed manner.