The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development is increasing the number of checkpoints that are eligible for choosing the time of border crossing by buses within the eCherha service.

Four more checkpoints have been added to the list on the borders with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. This brings to 20 the number of checkpoints where you can count on not having to wait in physical queues.

Buses will start moving in the new queue, called “On Schedule”, on 2 September at 12:00, with registration for the new type of queue available from 12:00 on 30 August. This functionality applies to both regular and irregular buses.

“Our main goal is to reduce the waiting time for bus passengers in queues at the border and ensure timely border crossing. Scaling up the functionality that allows the carrier to book a time slot for entering the border will allow both regular and irregular carriers to plan their trip in advance and understand the situation at the border. We already have the results of the service, which confirm that at least 70% of buses arrive on time at the checkpoint where this option is available, which proves the effectiveness of the system,” said Serhiy Derkach, Deputy Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development.

The new functionality will be extended to the following checkpoints:

• Smilnytsia – Krościenko (Poland);
• Uhryniv – Dołhobyczów (Poland);
• Luzhanka – Beregsurány (Hungary);
• Malyi Bereznyi – Ubľa (Slovakia) – only for minibuses.

As a reminder, international passenger carriers will be able to choose a convenient time for crossing the border in advance and cross the specified checkpoints by appointment in the eCherha system on echerha.gov.ua or through the eCherha application.

Background

The Electronic Border Crossing Queue project is being implemented by the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety, the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, the State Customs Service and the State Border Guard Service through the Digital Transformation Activity with the support of USAID and UK Dev.