Legal status and visa requirements for those who were forced to leave Ukraine
This information applies to entry into North Macedonia and does not include travel through other countries. You should familiarize yourself with the border crossing rules for citizens of Ukraine without a biometric passport or identity documents in other countries you have to cross on your way to North Macedonia.
Ukrainian citizens can enter North Macedonia without a visa using their passports. Visa is not required for stay in the country for up to 90 days.
Ukrainians will be able to enter North Macedonia if they don’t have a biometric passport, but they should possess some travel documents accepted in North Macedonia (e.g. a travel document issued to a Ukrainian as a refugee, in accordance with the 1951 Convention for Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol for Status of Refugees).
Ukrainians can stay in North Macedonia:
- Up to 90 days (over a period of 180 days: a short-term stay); or
- Up to three years (if you are granted with status of a refugee); or
- Up to one year (if you are granted with subsidiary protection).
Source: CMS
Ukrainians coming to North Macedonia as refugees receive a protection status or can apply for asylum.
Check the Red Cross of North Macedonia to know more about the registration within North Macedonia. The process can take up to 30 days.
Ukrainian citizens can enter North Macedonia without a visa using their passports.
Important numbers and contacts for Ukrainians in North Macedonia:
- Red Cross of North Macedonia, Koco Racin”13, 1 000 Skopje, skopje@redcross.org.mk
+389 70 250 054. - Embassy of Ukraine in North Macedonia:
Address: Albert Svajcer 7-9, Skopje 1 000
facebook.com/ua.emb.nmk;
emb_mk@mfa.gov.ua;
emb.ukraine.mk@gmail.com
Refugee status/ asylum seeker status/ temporary protection status
Application procedure information can be obtained through the Red Cross.
For those who arrive and stay in Skopje
Helpful is the Red Cross of North Macedonia, there is also a Ukrainian embassy
Red Cross of North Macedonia, Koco Racin street 13, 1 000 Skopje, skopje@redcross.org.mk +389 70 250 054
Learn more about staying in North Macedonia:
Access to the healthcare services
Legal prerequisites for healthcare services and fees
Asylum seeker (AS) card or registration card (RC) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) card, to be obtained through
Ministry of Health; “50 th Divisions 14” 1 000 Skopje contact@zdravstvo.gov.mk +389 (02) 3112-500
Only acute treatment is available, other services e.g. screening, testing, and vaccination depend on the individual assessment. Acute treatment is provided at all state health hospitals.
Below are the public health institutions where the Ukrainians can go. They are located at a university clinic in Skopjie, 17 Vodnjanska Street (17 Mother Theresa Street):
- University Clinic of Radiology ukradiologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Radiotherapy and Oncology ukonkologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic of Cardiology ukkardiologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Clinical Biochemistry ukklinickabiohemija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic of Nephrology uknefrologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology ukgastroenterohepatologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Pulmonology and Allergology ukpulmologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University clinic for endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic disorders
University Clinic for Rheumatology ukrevmatologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk - University Clinic for Hematology ukhematologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic of Toxicology uktoksikologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Pediatric Diseases
- University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions ukinfektivna@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Dermatology ukdermatologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic of Neurology uknevrologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University clinic for urology ukzaurologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic of Neurosurgery uknevrohirurgija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Digestive Surgery ukdigestivnahirurgija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Thoracic and Vascular Surgery uktorakalna@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ukplasticnahirurgija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Pediatric Surgery ukdetskahirurgija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University clinic for ear, nose and throat ukuvonosigrlo@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic for Eye Diseases ukocnibolesti@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics ukginekologija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- University Psychiatry Clinic ukpsihijatrija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
- Institute for Rehabilitation of Hearing, Speech and Voice
University Clinic for Traumatology, Orthopedic Diseases, Anesthesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care and Emergency Center
Clinic of Surgical Diseases St. Naum Ohridski uksbhirurskibolesti@zdravstvo.gov.mk - University clinic for state cardiosurgery ukkardiohirurgija@zdravstvo.gov.mk
The HAP (Humanitarian assisted persons) get status to stay in the country and the access to healthcare services in emergencies.
Where can the Ukrainians who were forced to leave Ukraine go for the following healthcare services?
It is adviced to contact first the Ministry of Health; “50 th Divisions 14” 1 000 Skopje contact@zdravstvo.gov.mk +389 (02) 3112-500.
Only acute treatment is available, other services e.g. screening, testing, and vaccination depend on the individual assessment.
Check also with Red Cross of North Macedonia:
Services for People Living with HIV
In general, most services are available at:
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions;
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje;
Phone no: +389 (0)2 3228 224;
Furthermore, there is an NGO supporting the issue:
“Stronger Together”
St. Vasil Karajanov 2/4
phone no. +389 2 3129 200
+389 78 235 632
HIV-testing
HIV testing is available free of charge if asylum and/or humanitarian status has been awarded.
Testing is available at University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje;
Phone no: +389 (0)2 3228 224;
If a Ukrainian citizen tests positive, they should get registered at University Clinic for Infectious Diseases.
Antiretroviral treatment (ART)
It is advisable to contact the University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions. It is also advisable to bring a Ukrainian prescription if available, and the medication that was previously prescribed. Testing of minors is free and available at the University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions. For treatment, just like with the adults, the possibility of free service or the prices should be clarified:
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje;
Phone no: +389 (0)2 3228 224;
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis is only available if asylum status and/or temporary protection has been awarded.
Moreover, it is only provided for men who have sex with men as an ongoing project at University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions.
How long should /can HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis be taken?
The decision to take PrEP and when to stop it is individual and depends on the client’s needs.
Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
PEP is taken for 28 days, is free of charge, and its administration depends on the HIV status of the person and the nature of the possible exposure (i.e. it is only available for medical professionals and victims of sexual abuse).
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje;
Phone no: +389 (0)2 3228 224;
Also through
University Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Address: Mother Teresa 17, Skopje 1000
Phone no +389 (0)2 322 8440
Services for People Living with Hepatitis B and C
Hepatitis B and C testing, hepatitis B vaccination, and hepatitis B and C treatment availability
Hepatitis B vaccination is available at the public health centres in the country.
Hepatitis B and C testing can be done in public health institutions as well as in the private laboratories in the country.
University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions
Mother Teresa 17, Skopje 1000
Phone no: +389 (0)2 3228 224;
University Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje
Mother Teresa 17, Skopje 1000
Phone: +389 (0) 2 3147 130
Email: klinikagastro@gmail.com
Institute for Public Health
50-ta Divizija, Skopje, N. Macedonia
02/3125-044 local 205
Email: zkaradzovski@gmail.com
Testing costs: Free of charge
Diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B is possible in the following facilities:
Hepatitis B and C treatment is provided only at the University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and University Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology.
University Clinic for Gastroenterohepatology, Skopje
Mother Teresa 17, Skopje 1000
Phone: +389 (0) 2 3147 130
Email: klinikagastro@gmail.com
The indications for treatment of hepatitis B and C depend on individual assessment which includes:
- Clinical presentation
- Previous hepatitis B/C infection
- High risk groups (e.g., people with hypertension and hearth disease, HIV coinfection)
- Laboratory tests results (serology tests, genome sequencing)
- Fibrosis staging
Treatment options available for hepatitis related liver diseases
Follow up is possible in the treatment centres through
- Clinical examinations
- Laboratory tests plus confirming serology
- PCR tests
- Abdominal echotomography
- Fibrosis staging (elastography)
Support systems (harm reduction/safer use, social support, or psychosocial support) available for the Ukrainians undergoing therapy for hepatitis C or related liver diseases
In addition to the diagnostic and treatment centres, there is an NGO:
Hepar Centar Bitola
St. Car Samoil 197, Bitola
phone 00389 78 368557
Tuberculosis services
Most services on TB screening and treatment (including continuous treatment) are available at:
Institute for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination for children
It is recommended to ask at the following health care facilities:
Institute for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje
Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Services
In general, most services are available at:
Psychiatry Clinic, the Department and Treatment of Drugs dependence unit
Address: Mother Theresa 17
1 000 Skopje
People arriving from Ukraine should check the following information on OAT:
- Medication rules on take-home OAT doses
- What OAT drugs are available in the country and what are the treatment fees
Methadone and Buprenorphine are available.
The minimum age for people who use drugs to receive OAT is 15 years old. More information on the treatment for minors can be obtained at the Department and Treatment of Drugs dependence unit directly.
Ukrainians with humanitarian protection status cannot get treatment for OAT free of charge. If they get asylum status, they can have all benefits with health services like Macedonian people and can receive OAT free of charge at Psychiatry University Clinic.
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General requirements and access to healthcare
HIV
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