Kyiv Visa Interview

[jonny 0]

Congrats! I've flown back and forth from Ukraine to the west coast several times. Lufthansa tends to be good but expensive. Air France is good, as is British Airways, although due to scheduling sometimes a layover in England turns into an overnight stay. When buying tickets, be careful to make sure layovers aren't too long (or overnight) and that if you come into a big city (i.e. London or Paris), your outgoing flight is from the same airport. Delta started a direct flight from Kyiv to New York a year or so ago, and it's much nicer not to make that extra stop in Western europe. When my fiancee came to visit the U.S., she was able to find cheap tickets from a local travel agent in Ukraine - about the same price as buying a ticket online from the U.S.

Finally, while the easiest way to do something like this is to buy an e-ticket, sometimes it's difficult. Either they aren't available for a particular flight at KBP, or some online sellers won't sell an international flight (esp. if it's one-way) into the U.S. originating from a foreign country. I've found that www.sidestep.com is a good way to find cheap tickets online.

Good luck and congrats!

-jonny