Organising your trip to Kiev - Overseas Medical Ukraine

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We select a suitable clinic-partner and forward your information on to your doctor. After a consultation with your doctor we will book a date for your treatment.

Traveling to Ukraine

The Perfect Balance Between Quality and Price

We have prepared some useful tips that will help our clients in their travel to Ukraine with regards buying cost effective flights. Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) provides 57% of the non-stop London – Kiev flights. Please see their recommendations below for reducing the cost of the tickets:

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Visa

European citizens are allowed to enter Ukraine without a visa for a visit of up to 90 days within a 180 day period.

Further information can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and State Border Service of Ukraine.

If a visa and/or accommodation are needed, we are able to support you.

Currency

The currency of Ukraine is hryvnia (UAH). It is pronounced like “greevna”. One hryvnia is 100 kopecks.

There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 hryvhia bills. There is also one hryvhia coin.

You can exchange your GBP/USD/EUR to hryvnia at your home bank account.

It is also possible to change GBP/USD/EUR in exchange booths.

You would be unlikely to be able to withdraw GBP/USD/EUR from an ATM in Ukraine.

All procedures are payable in hryvhia (UAH). Payment by credit/debit card accepted for all procedures. Best to pay in local currency (UAH).

Language

The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. It is mostly used in Western Ukraine. However, the most commonly used language in Kiev and in Eastern parts of Ukraine is Russian. The majority of people speak both to a certain extent.

Major religions

Ukraine religions have a somewhat of “mix” of faiths. Ukraine, is predominately Christian, with greater than 90% of religiously active citizens belonging to Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant denominations.
Razumkov’s Centre conducted a social survey in 2016 revealing how religions in Ukraine are spread over its territory:

39.8% followers of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchate)
29.4% followers of Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) wh- under protection of Russian Orthodox Church
14.1% belong to Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
2.8% confess to Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
2.4% are Protestants
1.7% followers go to Roman Catholic Church
0.2% practice Islam
0.1% believers in Judaism
2.6% distinguish themselves to belonging to other denominations
62.5% are not religious

National holidays

Ukraine public holidays 2018
Jan	1 Mon	New Year’s day
	7 Sun	Orthodox Christmas
	8 Mon	Orthodox Christmas Holiday
Mar.	7 Thu	Women’s day
April	8 Sun	Orthodox Easter
	9 Mon	Orthodox Easter Monday
May	1 Tue	Labor Day
	9 Wed	Victory Day
	28 Tue	Orthodox Pentecost
June	28 Sun	Constitution Day
Aug.	24 Thu	Independence Day
Oct.	15 Mon	Day of the defenders of the Ukraine
Nov	21 Mon	Dignity and Freedom Day
Dec	25 Tue	Catholic Christmas Day

Climate and Weather

In the summer the weather is usually warm, sometimes hot and dry. The warmest months are July and August. The average temperature is 25-30 °C. Autumn is rather warm at the beginning but becomes colder, overcast and often rains. There is a wonderful time in autumn, the so-called ‘Indian summer’, when the weather is warm and sunny, basking everything in golden, brown and red.
Winter sets in December with its cold heavy snowfalls and bitter winds. The coldest month is January. The temperature could drop to -15-20 ºC, however often winters are rainy and mild making it not the most appealing of seasons.