The measure is implemented pursuant to the paragraph 2 of the Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons" binding foreigners and stateless persons to submit their biometric data, and the paragraph 6 of the Article 19 of the Law of Ukraine "On the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine" imposing the SBGS to take foreigners' and stateless persons' biometrics during border control at State Border Check Points as well as Control Entry and Exit Points.

Biometrics will be taken by the SBGS authorised officials carrying out standard passport and documents checks in lines with the Instruction on verification of documents of nationals of Ukraine, foreigners and stateless persons crossing the state border, approved by the Order of the SBGS Administration of 05 June 2012 no.407 and registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 27 June 2012 (reg.no.1083/21395).

Biometrics may be taken (depending on the exact border check point):

- within the border check points (passport control lines; foreign route destination vehicles; designated parking areas for foreign route destination vehicles; SBGS facilities etc.); as well as

- beyond those (persons control areas; sea, river ports / fishing enterprises / berths, quays designated control areas; SBGS facilities etc.).

At the state border crossing points, compulsory biometric data verification will be carried out vis-à-vis foreigners and stateless persons of the following countries:

1. Afghanistan

2. Algeria

3. Angola

4. Bangladesh

5. Benin

6. Botswana

7. Burkina Faso

8. Burundi

9. Cameroon

10. Cape Verde

11. Central African Republic

12. Chad

13. Comoro Islands

14. Republic of the Congo

15. Democratic Republic of the Congo

16. Cote d'Ivoire

17. Djibouti

18. Egypt

19. Equatorial Guinea

20. Eritrea

21. Ethiopia

22. Gabon

23. Gambia

24. Ghana

25. Guinea

26. Guinea-Bissau

27. Guyana

28. Iran

29. Iraq

30. Jordan

31. Kenya

32. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea

33. Kyrgyzstan

34. Lebanon

35. Lesotho

36. Liberia

37. Libya

38. Madagascar

39. Malawi

40. Mali

41. Mauritania

42. Morocco

43. Mozambique

44. Namibia

45. Niger

46. Nigeria

47. Pakistan

48. Palestine

49. Papua New Guinea

50. Russian Federation

51. Rwanda

52. Sao Tome and Principe

53. Senegal

54. Sierra Leone

55. Somalia

56. South Sudan

57. Sri Lanka

58. Sudan

59. Swaziland

60. Syria

61. Tajikistan

62. Tanzania

63. Togo

64. Tonga

65. Tunisia

66. Uganda

67. Vietnam

68. Yemen

69. Zambia

70. Zimbabwe

With regard to other foreigners and stateless persons, biometric data verification will be carried out on the basis of analysis and risk assessment at the state border crossing points.

Categories of foreigners and stateless persons exempt from giving their biometrics are defined by paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Article 16 of the Law of Ukraine "On the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons". These include:

- heads of state and government, members of parliamentary and government delegations, their accompanying staff arriving to Ukraine upon an invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea or the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, ministries, other central executive authorities of Ukraine;

- UN officials visiting Ukraine upon UN / UN organisations identity documents, as well as their family members;

- minors (foreigners or stateless persons under the age of 18);

- foreign tourists on cruise;

- foreign military aircraft crew members arriving in Ukraine in accordance with the established procedure;

- foreign non-military vessels crew members;

- crew members of international airlines civil aircraft, international railways when staying at airports / railway stations specified in the destination schedule;

- heads of foreign diplomatic missions and consular posts, members of the diplomatic staff, consular officers, members of the administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions and consular posts, officers of the military attaché and trade missions, as well as their dependant spouse, children and parents;

- members of staff of foreign affairs authorities of foreign states arriving to Ukraine with an official purpose upon a diplomatic or service passport, as well as their family members;

- international organisations officials arriving to Ukraine with an official purpose, members of staff of international organisations branches/offices in Ukraine, members of staff of foreign states’ missions to international organisations headquartered in Ukraine who are covered with diplomatic privileges and immunities, as well as their family members.

In cases where a foreigner or a stateless person refuses to have his/her fingerprints scanned additional border control checks will be carried out by the SBGS officers according to the Law of Ukraine "On the State Border Control" followed by the decision on either allowing that foreigner/stateless person to enter Ukraine or denying the entry.

Foreigners and stateless persons shall only be allowed to enter Ukraine after they have fully complied with all requirements set by Ukraine's legislation.