The Government of Ukraine on November 14, 2018 adopted the decision:

1.to abolish from January 01, 2019 issuance of the tourist or business visas to Ukraine upon arrival with duration of fifteen days, one entry, for the foreigners of the respective 44 countries (see below) and transit to issuance of electronic visas (e-Visa) for such foreigners (at the same time it should be noted that the possibility remains to process all types of visas through the Embassy of Ukraine in Australia);

2. to change from January 01, 2019 the fee for electronic visas (e-Visa) for entry into Ukraine from 65 to 85 USD;

3. to increase the number of purposes upon which the electronic visas (e-Visa) for entry into Ukraine can be issued. In addition to business and tourist purposes, from January 01, 2019  electronic visas (e-Visa) for entry into Ukraine for foreigners can be also issued for such purposes as private, medical treatment, conducting activity in the sphere of culture, science, education, sport, as well as for foreign mass media representatives with the aim of fulfilling their service obligations.

E-Visas can be issued for citizens of the following states:

Australia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bhutan, Vanuatu, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Grenada, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Cambodia,  Costa Rica, Kuwait, Laos, Mauritius, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Oman, Palau, Peru, El Salvador, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Suriname, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Fiji, Jamaica.