Documents should 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 the U.S. or other country notary, it must be duly authenticated (Apostille/legalize), with a notarized Ukrainian translation, if it is written in a foreign language.

List of documents to submit to the Embassy of Ukraine:

1. Filled in application - police-report-application.docx;
2. Original valid passport and its copy;
3. Copy of birth certificate;
4. Confirmation of relations (original certificates), if needed;
5. Consular fee in the form of Money Order or Cashier Check for 30 dollars USA payable to the Embassy of Ukraine;
6. Prepaid back envelope.

The process typically takes up to 2 months.