Lecture on "Ukraine's migration and visa policy in the context of European integration"

On October 27, 2025, as part of the cooperation between the Department of International Organizations and Diplomatic Service of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, a lecture was held for first-year master’s students of the “Diplomacy and International Cooperation” program on the topic “Ukraine’s Migration and Visa Policy in the Context of European Integration.”

The speaker was Svitlana Anatoliyivna Krysa, Deputy Director of the Consular Service Department and Head of the Consular Services Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

The lecture was organized within the framework of the course “The European Union: Politics, Governance, Diplomacy” with the aim of deepening students’ understanding of contemporary approaches to Ukraine’s migration policy in the European context.

During the lecture, the following key issues were discussed:

• the concept and current trends in migration processes, their causes, and challenges;
• migration of Ukrainian citizens after the start of the full-scale invasion, EU countries’ assistance, current situation, and related problems;
• refugee and temporary protection statuses;
• the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the EU, its standards and requirements;
• specific aspects of Ukraine’s migration relations with Russia;
• visa-free regimes introduced by Ukraine and the conditions for foreigners’ stay on its territory.

Special attention was given to the new EU border management systems — the Entry/Exit System (EES) and ETIAS, the electronic travel authorization aimed at enhancing security within the European Union.

The session concluded with a lively discussion, during which students were particularly interested in how new technologies affect EU border security and the role of artificial intelligence in the work of consular institutions.