The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Ukraine passport: rank 90 of 199
The Ukraine passport scores 55.2 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 126 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 133.6, rank 60).
Photo: Kyiv Pechersk Lavra from the Dnipro · Ввласенко · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Ukraine passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 15.9 / 30 | 126 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 53% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.0 / 20 | No automatic right to live and work in another country. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 12.0 / 15 | Military service also applies to citizens abroad |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.0 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions; Passed automatically to children born abroad; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 5.4 / 10 | Political stability 60/100 · rule of law 46/100 · embassies or consulates in 94 countries. |
| Investor Score | 55.2 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Ukraine passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free88
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra
- Antigua & Barbuda · 180 days
- Argentina · 90 days
- Armenia · 180 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Azerbaijan · 90 days
- Barbados · 28 days
- Belarus · 90 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 30 days
- Brazil · 90 days
- Brunei · 30 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 180 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica · 90 days
- Dominican Republic · 30 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador · 180 days
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Haiti
- Honduras · 90 days
- Hong Kong · 14 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland · 90 days
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Kazakhstan · 90 days
- Kiribati
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 90 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Malaysia · 30 days
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Netherlands · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Oman · 14 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino
- Serbia · 90 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 90 days
- Thailand · 30 days
- Türkiye · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 30 days
- Uruguay · 90 days
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City
- Zambia · 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation7
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Israel · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis · 90 days
Visa on arrival31
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Djibouti · 30 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kuwait
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Macao · 30 days
- Madagascar · 60 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Qatar · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Senegal
- Syria · 15 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe
E-visa44
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Cuba
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Libya
- Malawi
- Mauritania
- Myanmar
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- São Tomé & Príncipe
- Togo
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Right to live and work
Where Ukraine citizens can live and work
Ukraine citizens have no automatic right to live and work in another country: residence abroad depends on each country's immigration rules — or on a residence or citizenship by investment programme.
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Ukraine citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- Military service also applies to citizens abroad
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed with restrictions
- Passed automatically to children born abroad
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 60/100 · rule of law 46/100 · embassies or consulates in 94 countries.
Ukraine passport: common questions
How many countries can Ukraine passport holders visit without a visa? +
126 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 88 visa-free, 7 with an electronic travel authorisation and 31 with a visa on arrival. A further 44 offer an e-visa, and 28 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Ukraine citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: E-visa. United States: Visa required.
Is the Ukraine passport good for investors? +
It ranks 90 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 55.2 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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