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Are there special conditions of entry and assistance for temporarily displaced citizens of Ukraine who leave the country because of the war?
No, there are no special conditions
Citizens of Ukraine can enter the country under general conditions. A visa is not required to cross the border (a visa is issued at the airport) if you are staying in the territory for up to 30 days. After arriving on the territory of the country, you can contact the consular unit of the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal for help in processing documents.
A yellow fever vaccination certificate is mandatory
Information about assistance centers for temporarily displaced citizens of Ukraine
If you need assistance with finding accommodation, you can contact the consular unit of the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal
Social security of temporarily displaced citizens of Ukraine
You can contact the consular unit of the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal for help
Medical assistance
Medical care is provided on a general basis in local medical facilities. For more detailed information, contact the consular unit of the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal.
Possibility of extending short-term stay and visas for citizens of Ukraine
After crossing the border, it is necessary to contact the local authorities for further registration and obtaining the necessary documents
Should we apply for official refugee status?
Currently, the Government of the country has not established a separate status of “refugees” for people from Ukraine
To cross the border, it is necessary to provide negative results of a PCR test for COVID-19, made no earlier than 72 hours ago
Crossing the border without a biometric international passport – yes or no?
So
What to do if the validity period of the foreign passport expires?
If you entered the country with a foreign biometric passport that has already expired or is due to expire within the next three months, you can apply to the consular unit of the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal on a first-come, first-served basis to extend the validity of your passport. For this, you need to have the original passport and its copy with you.
What to do if you have a child with you without a foreign passport?
If your child crossed the border with a birth certificate, and you (mother or father) have a foreign passport (biometric or old model), you can enter information about the child in your passport. For this, you need to contact the consular unit of the Embassy of Ukraine in Senegal. You need to have with you the original passport and a copy of the passport, the original and a copy of the birth certificate and two 3.5×4.5 photo cards (if the birth certificate was issued by a country other than Ukraine, it must be legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country that issued it). Information about children under the age of 18 is included in parents’ passports.
Border crossing with pets
If you are traveling with animals, the conditions of transportation must be clarified with the carrier’s company, but the decision will be made upon crossing the border.
In order to make a positive decision, the animal must have the documents and vaccinations required by the European Union.
Features by country
- there is a curfew every day from 19:00 in the evening until 06:00 in the morning of the next day;
- wearing masks is mandatory all the time in closed and open places, including and in public transport;
- wearing masks in private transport is mandatory, provided that there is another traveler there;
- wearing of masks “in the correct” way is controlled – the mouth and nose must be closed. Influence measures and fines will be applied to violators;
- In case of symptoms of COVID-19, it is necessary to notify the local sanitary authorities using the following 2 numbers: if you are on the continent: 1112, if you are on the island: 1111
Travel within the country
- for movements by air or sea transport between the cities of Malabo and Bata, it is necessary to provide a negative result of the PCR test for COVID-19 (validity period – no more than 48 hours) and a permission to move;
- for internal movements in the continental zone, it is necessary to provide a negative result of the PCR test for COVID-19 (validity period – no more than 48 hours) and a permission to move;
- to move around the island of Biowhere there are no requirements for providing a test or permission to move.
Permission to move is granted by the National Technical Committee for Vigilance and Fight against COVID-19.
Tests and required permits are not available on weekends and holidays. The cost of the IgM test is 20,000 FCFA (approximately €30) and the PCR is 110,000 FCFA (approximately €167), the costs of the tests and hotel stay during the period of quarantine are paid by the passengers themselves.
