Re: travel to Ukraine for everybody

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Posted by Johnny Ventura on May 13, 2000 at 22:47:05:

In Reply to: Re: travel to Ukraine for everybody posted by Odesit on May 03, 2000 at 21:23:19:

I am very surprised at your comments, I spent 10 days in the Ukraine (I have never been to a country outside of the USA) I did not have any problem at all with anyone. I did not mind registering with the local OVIR (as my Lady friend took me there) and took two trips 0ne to the OVIR, to a bank and back to OVIR. Actually I found it very interesting. All in all, I felt very comfortable in the Ukraine. I found the people very nice. It must be said though, I cannot speak Russian nor Ukrainian. Obviously my Lady freind was from Ukrain and that made a lot of things easy for me. I fully intend to go back very soon!

: I traveled this winter to Ukraine and invited my girlfriend alone. There were plenty of moments when I did not feel proud being a Ukrainian. Getting an invitation was a project in itself...Uke living here can't fill out an invitation for a friend, someone with "Propiska" only can.
: For starters, VISA is pretty pricy, processing is long and there is no discount for students.
: That is not smart! Let people spend the money inside not outside!!! In Boryspi Customs the Uke authorities make all foreigners buy (useless) Emergency Health Insurance for $6 dollars if you are in the country for a week and near $60, if you stay longer.
: I think the new VISA requirements are copied from the US visa requirements for Ukrainians as a diplomatic way of "getting even".
: Registering with local authorities is a good one too.
: Sadly, I had to leave Ukraine via Russia and Poland to avoid being fined $ 150 for not registering a "foreigner" with local OVIR. Who has time to spend a day at OVIr when you have 10 days to travel around.
: Nonsense....
: I am not even going to go into a story about discriminatory price differences for tickets at St.Sophia, Pecherska Lavra and how friendly the controllers are there towards foreigners. It is all sad.
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: I am very surprised at your comments, I spent 10 days in the Ukraine (I have never been to a country outside of the USA) I did not have any problem at all with anyone. I did not mind registering with the local OVIR (as my Lady friend took me there) and took two trips 0ne to the OVIR, to a bank and back to OVIR. Actually I found it very interesting. All in all, I felt very comfortable in the Ukraine. I found the people very nice. It must be said though, I cannot speak Russian nor Ukrainian. Obviously my Lady freind was from Ukrain and that made a lot of things easy for me. I fully intend to go back very soon! : : I traveled this winter to Ukraine and invited my girlfriend alone. There were plenty of moments when I did not feel proud being a Ukrainian. Getting an invitation was a project in itself...Uke living here can't fill out an invitation for a friend, someone with "Propiska" only can. : : For starters, VISA is pretty pricy, processing is long and there is no discount for students. : : That is not smart! Let people spend the money inside not outside!!! In Boryspi Customs the Uke authorities make all foreigners buy (useless) Emergency Health Insurance for $6 dollars if you are in the country for a week and near $60, if you stay longer. : : I think the new VISA requirements are copied from the US visa requirements for Ukrainians as a diplomatic way of "getting even". : : Registering with local authorities is a good one too. : : Sadly, I had to leave Ukraine via Russia and Poland to avoid being fined $ 150 for not registering a "foreigner" with local OVIR. Who has time to spend a day at OVIr when you have 10 days to travel around. : : Nonsense.... : : I am not even going to go into a story about discriminatory price differences for tickets at St.Sophia, Pecherska Lavra and how friendly the controllers are there towards foreigners. It is all sad. : : : : : :

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