Procedure of invitation

All foreign applicants arriving in Ukraine for the purpose of studying must obtain an “Invitation to Study” from the university to which they are applying in order to obtain a student visa. The invitation must meet all the requirements established by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for this document.

Starting from 2025, all invitations to study must be created personally by the applicant through the Unified Interdepartmental Informational System of Ukraine for foreigners and stateless persons who wish to study at institutions of professional (vocational and technical), professional pre-university, higher education of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the Unified System)

Prospective students must register a personal account at the following link: https://apply.studyinukraine.gov.ua

Applicants must enter their personal information, attach scanned copies of their foreign passport and educational documents, and submit an application to the university for the chosen major, paying a database usage fee of 3,100.00 hryvnia on the website. The university can only view the applicant's application after all the necessary forms have been completed and the fee has been paid.

Detailed instructions for using the Unified System in Ukrainian and English.

After completing the procedure, the applicant will receive a digital invitation.

A digital invitation to study (internship) is an electronic document containing specific information:

- name of the educational institution;

- specialty;

- type of study;

- validity period of the digital invitation, etc.

The digital invitation is signed by an authorized representative of the vocational (vocational-technical), vocational-oriented, or higher education institution with a qualified electronic signature or seal.

If you wish to receive a paper invitation, you can print it out.

The digital invitation is valid for six months. It is required for obtaining visa documents and entering Ukraine.

Information about the registered digital invitation is transferred through the Unified System to the visa information and communication system for further use by foreign diplomatic missions in Ukraine, the State Border Service of Ukraine, etc.