Can a Polish citizen enter Ukraine only with ID? (without passport) I am interested in both cases: as a transit flight with change in Kiev (to stay only within the airport) and if it's possible to spend a few hours in the city, outside the airport?
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All EU citizens are allowed to enter Ukraine without visa and Poland is not an exclusion. However, you cannot use ID-card for crossing the border, as stated here (Ukrainian version) by the State Border Guard Service.
I am almost sure that you won't be able to make a transit (or airport transfer) with ID as well.
Documents required for crossing the state border of Ukraine:
- Foreign passport;
- [...]
Attention! ID-card, which identifies the personality, gives no right to cross the State Border of Ukraine
answered May 11, 2016 at 5:43
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Almost right. You can change planes without clearing immigration on an ID Card IF the destination country accepts it for entry– CrazydreCommented Sep 27, 2016 at 22:00
You cannot enter Ukraine, but you can change planes at Kiev-Boryspil airport.
As stated in Timatic, the database used by Airlines:
Transit refused to nationals of Poland with a national ID card.
Except when transiting through Kiev Boryspil (KBP) on Ukraine International Airlines (PS).
At the entry to transit security control, a border officer will check your boarding pass and ID card
answered Sep 16, 2017 at 18:56
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Your bio could more accurately say "Mostly specialised in performing Timatic searches."– fkraiemCommented Sep 17, 2017 at 0:48
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@fkraiem Haha xD Can't help the fact that Timatic's usually the most reliable source, now can I? I also have a contact in the Timatic team, whom I message when it's clear there's an error– CrazydreCommented Sep 17, 2017 at 1:29