If you hold Ukrainian nationality and live within reach of Washington, this is the office your paperwork goes through. Consular work is unglamorous and exacting, and knowing what this post does before you turn up saves the wasted morning that catches most people out.
Below you will find the contact details on record, what the office typically handles, how appointments work and the questions people ask most before travelling to Washington.
๐ Quick Contact
- Address: 3350 M ST NW, Washington
- Phone: (202) 349-2920
- Official website: http://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en
- Type of office: Embassy
๐ The consular work done at this post
In broad terms, expect the following. Anything unusual is worth confirming by telephone first:
- Visas: the counter still matters for the categories online systems do not cover, which is most things beyond tourism.
- Consular protection: help for nationals in serious trouble, which is the one thing every post does regardless of size.
- Powers of attorney: drawn up or witnessed here for use at home. The wording should come from the lawyer or notary who will use it.
- Documents: certification for use across borders. Whether that means an apostille or full legalisation depends on treaties, not on preference.
- Passports: the most common reason people come here. Expect an appointment, a visit in person, and a wait while the document is produced elsewhere.
- Civil status: a marriage celebrated in the United States does not exist back home until it is registered. The same goes for a birth and a death.
๐ Getting an appointment
Assume you need one. The exceptions are rare and tend to exist for emergencies rather than for convenience.
Use the office’s own channel. Sites that charge for slots are intermediaries, and consulates warn against them regularly.
Bring originals and copies of everything. Counters keep the copy and return the original, and the reverse is the exception.
๐ค Practical points
Jurisdiction decides everything and distance decides nothing. A file submitted to the wrong post is returned, however close that post happens to be.
Check that names and dates match across every document you bring. Mismatches stop files more often than missing papers do.
Where a document has to be produced back home, the appointment is the start of the timetable rather than the end of it.
Before you travel to the embassy in Washington
Do I need a visa to visit Ukraine?
That depends on your nationality and the length of the trip. Where Ukraine does require one, it is increasingly applied for online rather than at a counter.
What is the address in Washington?
It is 3350 M ST NW. Many posts share a building with unrelated offices, so find the specific door before you turn up.
Where can I check the official information?
On the office’s own site at usa.mfa.gov.ua/en, which is the source to follow.
How do I get hold of this office?
By telephone on (202) 349-2920. Note who you speak to and what you are told, because requirements differ between posts of the same country.
What if I lose my passport days before a flight?
That does not go through the ordinary appointment queue. Call and say it is an emergency: for imminent travel most networks issue a travel document valid for a single journey.
How do I know which office is mine?
By the consular district assigned to it, not by distance. It is the first thing worth asking on the phone.
Does this office handle passports?
It usually does, by appointment and with personal attendance for biometrics. Ask whether the booklet is collected at the counter or posted out.