Ukrainian nationals holding a biometric passport may enter and stay in the Republic of Latvia and other Schengen States without a visa or residence permit for up to 90 days within 180 days. During this period, Ukrainian citizens are free to enter and exit the Schengen area.
Example: A Ukrainian citizen with a biometric passport travels from Ukraine to Hungary on 5 March 2022, staying there until 5 April (32 days in total), then travelling from Hungary to Moldova (outside Schengen), where he is staying until 5 May, then arriving in Lithuania. The remainder of the period for which a person may reside in Lithuania or in any other Schengen country shall be 58 days.
Ukrainian nationals who have been issued a short-terms Schengen (C) visa on a biometric or non-biometric passport (irrespective of which Schengen country issued the visa) may stay on the territory of the Schengen States within the limits of the period specified in the visa, on entry and exit of the Schengen States, according to whether the visa has been issued for one time entry, double-entry or multiple entry.
Example: A Ukrainian citizen who has been issued a short-term multiple-entry visa for 60 days by the Czech Republic is travelling to the Czech Republic on 5 March 2022, staying there until 5 April (32 days), then travelling to Poland, staying there for 3 days (35 days in total), then travelling to Georgia, staying there for four months, or about 120 days, but then travelling to Latvia, where the remaining 25 days of the visa period entitle to stay.
Ukrainian nationals who have been issued a long-term (D) visa or residence permit in one of the Schengen countries may:
- stay in the country which issued the visa or residence permit within the period specified in the visa or residence permit; AND
- travel to other Schengen States where the TOTAL period of stay may not exceed 90 days within 180 days; AND
- enter and leave the Schengen States on several times. The period for which a person may stay outside the territory of the Schengen States is not specified.
Example: Latvia has granted temporary protection and a long-term visa to a Ukrainian citizen from 5 March 2022 until 4 March 2023. The person is staying in Latvia by 5 May 2022, then travelling to Canada, staying there until 5 October 2022, then arriving in Germany, where the person is entitled to stay for 90 days. After these 90 days, the person must travel to Latvia or leave the Schengen area.