Moving to Ukraine

Ukraine, a prosperous nation

Nowadays Ukraine is a prosperous nation that receives a great number of visitors per year, because tourism in the country has reached a very fast development by the adequate governmental policies. However, in the last year, Ukraine has received other types of visitors, people who want to live permanently in the Country. In this way, the reasons and motives of these people to take this decision are many.

The financial aspect of Ukraine

The financial aspect is one of them, Ukraine has very low taxes and commissions, for example the taxes on income and earnings are really cheap in comparison to the same taxes of occidental countries, a Ukrainian resident only paid average taxes $ 30 of his salary $ 1000.00 per year. There aren’t other commissions, the cost of living in Ukraine is really cheap, too; the Ukraine currency, the Hryvnia (UAH) has a very low rate of depreciation in front of Dollar, example: with $ 2 you can take a taxi and cover an entire Ukrainian city or with $ 5 Dollars you can get a new hairstyle.

The Russian language

By general rules, the passport of a resident in the Country has specific norms and these are changing all the time. Visiting a Ukraine embassy in your country is necessary for this step. One of the few problems that you could have is the language; people speak the Ukrainian language as the official language in the country, however, the second language most spoken in country is the Russian language, in this way, know some words and principal phrases of Russian language is recommendable, of course, the English language is nonexistent in the Region.  

The main health problem of tourists

Health is a priority factor in our plans to move to Ukraine. The country, as other countries of the Past Soviet Union, has poor health infrastructures and services. For this reason if you have any health problem or disease, hiring a Health insurance in a private hospital and clinic is recommended, too. The principal health problem that any tourist or foreign person has is the stomach diseases or stomachache, this factor is caused by new ingredients of Ukrainian cuisine like new spices, vegetables and meats. The water in Ukraine is one of the most polluted in the Region, therefore, boiling water is necessary before using it.

Location of Ukraine

If you look at a Europe map, you will note that Ukraine is located in a privileged zone; in this sense the weather of Turkey is a factor in favor.  In summer the temperature reaches 25º degrees Celsius, otherwise, in winter the days have a temperature average 0 ° Celsius but it may reach to -20 º C below zero. However, the perfect season in Ukraine to do tourism is between March and April.

Ukraine cultural norms

Ukrainian People are hospitable, kind and generous. When you are walking on the street, any Ukrainian can invite you to his home for dinner, this fact is not strange. Otherwise, knowing some rules is important in the Ukraine cultural norms, for example, when you are invited by someone, carrying an odd number of flowers to your host is necessary, you shouldn’t whistle inside a house, you cannot put an empty bottle on a table, when you enter in any house, taking off your shoes is important (your host provide you a pair of slippers).

These were topics that you need to know before moving to Ukraine. With this advice you can have the best time with your love or family in the wonderful country of Ukraine.