Considering moving to Ukraine

[agalfv]

Me and my boyfriend are considering moving to Ukraine. We live in Sweden now, I'm born here and he's here until August 2011 on a Au-pair visa. He's a citizen in Russia.

What I would like to get more information about is how the rules if for Russians that want to move to Ukraine. I'll study there so I'll get a visa but what about my boyfriend. I assume he can't just go with me without having a work when we arrive? He needs to find a work before going there and then let his employer help him with a visa? Or how does it work? What if he won't get a job before my studying starts? I've money to support both him and me for around 4-5 months.

[Gotno Gizmo]

I'm British so I'm not an expert on visa requirements for Russian citizens, but I was introduced to a Russian citizen whilst I was in Lugansk. I asked her if she needed a visa for Ukraine and she said no. However, I understood that her mother was born in Ukraine, so it may have effected her status. I also asked a Ukraine citizen if he required a visa for Russia and he said no, but I didn't qualify the conditions of entry and stay. I'm guessing that former Soviet countries have maintained continued reciprocal access. Surely, a search of the Ukraine Embassy website in Moscow should bring forth the information.

[AkMike]

All travel between former states of the FSU is visa free for it's citizens. I don't know if this applies to a long stay or not. My wife is Ukrainian and doesn't need a visa for travel to Russia or K-stan. Since I'm a USA citizen I do need visa's. EU citizens are visa free to travel BUT it's a 90 day limit out of 180 days. Both Gottno Gizmo and I are required to leave after 90 days and not to return until 90 days after that..
The Ukrainian Embassy website for Sweden and the one for Moscow should show you what's needed for all visa's for each of you.
You should contact the university that you want to attend to find out about the student visa's if the websites don't help.