Certificate of Absence of Criminal Record

Documents regarding the request for documents must be submitted in person, by a legal representative (parents, guardians, adoptive parents), or by power of attorney.

If the power of attorney is certified by a foreign notary in a foreign language, it must be duly legalized with Apostille, then notary translated into Ukrainian, after that legalized with Apostille once more.

Documents are submitted by appointment only. In case it is impossible to make a prior appointment due to technical reasons, please write to the e-mail: [email protected] with the subject line: [appointment request], indicating possible dates for the visit to the Embassy.

To request a certificate of absence of criminal record, the following documents must be submitted to the Embassy:

1. Application (you should indicate the reason of application, period and address of living in Ukraine/USSR).
2. Passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travel abroad (original and copy) and a copy of the internal passport of a citizen of Ukraine, if available. For foreigners - original and copy of national passport.
3. Birth certificate (copy).
4. Payment of the consular fee in the form of a "Money Order" or "Cashier Check" (Payable to the Embassy of Ukraine) in the amount of 30 US dollars.
5. Application for sending the requested document via postal service and a prepaid return envelope.

The procedure generally takes up to 2 months. Given the introduction of martial law, it is currently impossible to estimate the time of a possible delay in the issuance of the requested documents.

ATTENTION! The certificate of absence of criminal record is issued in Ukrainian! To submit the relevant certificate to the competent authorities of the United States, the accuracy of the translation of the Certificate from Ukrainian into English can be certified by a notary in the United States. Or contact the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA providing the following documents:

1. Application for translation.
2. Original and copy of the passport.
3. Payment of the consular fee in the form of a "Money Order" or "Cashier Check" (Payable to the Embassy of Ukraine) in the amount of 40 US dollars.