Poland and Ukraine agreed about new conditions of visa regime between the countries from 1 December 2007.

  It was reported in Consular dfepartment and Polonia of Ministry of foreign affairs of Poland.

  On 15-16 October in Warsaw were held negotiations as a result of which the parties submitted the text of protocol to the agreement from 2003, regulating trips of citizens between the countries.

  According to the data reported the protocol after all the internal state procedures in Ukraine and Poland has to be signed till the end of October in order the new regime was launched from 1 December.

  "This is a will of both sides", - said the representative of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  He reported that starting from the 1 December chargeable and free visas will be granted.

  Free visas will be granted from 2008.
The payment in size of 35 Euro will be taken for the visa with terms of validity on 2008. He also added that protocol has included simplifications assumed in the agreement signed between Ukraine and European Union.

  "Protocol includes all set of simplifications assumedf by signed agreement between Ukraine and EU"- admitted representative of Minisry of Foreign Affairs.

  He also added that simplified conditions will be acting for the Ukrainians even if the agreement will not be ratified till 2008.

  Let's remind that on the 1, January of coming year Poland will occur in Schengen zone, and this means that their Eastern border will become an outer border of EU. This became a reason of rules change as for the neighboring countries, says Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza in its article, published on 6, September.

  Ukraine has initialed agreement with European Union as for the visas during Summit EU-Ukraine in Helsinki on 27 October 2006. But hence it didn't come to power yet it is already known that significant changes will be introduced. The citizens of Ukraine will loose the possibility to get free visas but they will have the right to move round EU countries. Starting from the New Year they will have to pay, at least 35 EUR. Agreement of EU with Ukraine assumes simplifications while visa obtaining.

  Close relatives of EU citizens, students, journalists, persons who take part in cultural-educational exchange or sport events, as well as persons who go abroad with charity purpose will be free from payment for visa.