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Northern cdn wrote:

Zelensky was just here.... missed him , damnit!
I could of told some jokes , made him laugh and flown back with him.

Nice joke:)

Re qualifying for a visa. You have now 90 days for free visa visits. So just come and recon how it is like living here. Maybe you will change your mind about moving to Ukraine.

When you 90 days expire you will have to get temporary residence anyway. There is an exhaustive list of cases when temporary residence is granted, all of them are inscribed in law, there is no hidden or secret one, everything is straightforward and there is nothing more you can do with this.

Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons () sets what categories of foreigners can obtain a temporary residence permit:

1) those who came to Ukraine with an employment purpose;
2) those who came to Ukraine for realization of international technical projects;
3) those who are invited to Ukraine by churches for preaching;
4) those who work in Ukrainian branches of foreign NGOs;
5) those who work in Ukrainian representation offices of foreign companies;
6) those who work in Ukrainian representation offices and branches of foreign banks;
7) those who came to do educational, cultural, scientific activities according to international treaties of programs;
8) those who work in Ukrainian NGOs;
9) journalists of foreign mass media;
10) founders, shareholder and beneficiaries of Ukrainian companies provided that the value of his/her share is not less than EUR 100 000;
11) students of Ukrainian educational facilities;
12) those who came to Ukraine for a family reunion.

Go through this list above and identify your case.

As of now you will need to depart from Ukraine to get a D visa first to be able to apply for temporary residence for as of now a D visa is issued only by Ukrainian overseas consulates. That is why do not bother with a visa issue right now as long as you have your 90 days in Ukraine.

By the time your 90 days expire I hope our state officials keep their word and implement the amendment to the visa rules that allows foreigners to get a D visa in Ukraine. But as of now this new rules are only on paper and do not work in practice.

Northern cdn wrote:

I want to drive a station wagon full of film equipment, tools, portable generator etc. into the country.

This is another important matter for you to clarify because this certainly looks like beyond personal usage and the Ukrainian customs services will want you to clear this stuff and pay customs duties and VAT.

Graham101 wrote:

I’m from the uk, and I did it myself. It’s simple but time consuming, like everything in Ukraine the cogs turn slow. Basically they just wanted my money.  950 USD is a huge amount of money, unless that includes the price of the visa. Not sure about that as my visa ‘D’, because I’m from the UK, was nearly 2000 USD. Hope this helps...

950 usd looks like a scam. Why does anyone need their help at all in getting an E-visa? And the E-visa fee is only 85 usd.

Re a D visa fee for UK citizens, it is so huge because of the reciprocity principle. Unfortunately the UK made it expensive to get a similar visa for UA citizens so Ukraine did the same for UK guys.

There (at the bottom of page) is a link to a table with all visa fees country specific: