Slavic Utopia Secrets: Ukraine

You're probably already aware that Ukraine offers many foreigners the opportunity to come visit the country visa free for up to 90 days every 180. But what happens when you would like to stay longer than your 90 days?

This was a problem that some British, Italian and German friends of mine faced when they wanted to live in Odesa for 6 months straight. They didn't want to be under pressure to leave so soon as their local love lives were going so well. 😉

They kept exiting Ukraine every few months but when they wanted to return immediately they faced many issues getting back in the country including confrontations with unfriendly border guards.

So much stress and hassle! They got fined regularly. They lost hours stuck arguing at the border. One even had to take a 3-month hiatus in Slovenia while he waited for the right to return to Ukraine and another had his car impounded at customs.

Being stuck at Ukrainian immigration for hours is grim, believe me!

What they really needed was legal residency in Ukraine so they could stay as long as they felt each year but ...

What visa did they need? How do you get that organized without speaking Ukrainian or understanding the legal system?

They needed an optimal visa strategy for staying in Ukraine.

I don't wannabe alone!

When I first started traveling to Ukraine over 10 years ago, I was a solo traveler. I had zero contacts in Ukraine.

That part sucked ...

Ukraine was indeed amazing but it's no fun being Billy No-Mates day after day, especially if you are staying for months.

Now it's fine when you are on dates with the pretty girls, but none of us are actually doing that 24/7. We all need a network!

It's even tougher when you have a language barrier to overcome, are dealing with frustrating bureaucracy or some dodgy prodaters and heaven forbid that you should get ill ... everyone clearly needs a group of like-minded buddies nearby.

I even know one foreigner living in Odesa who has given up on dating women, has no local friends and doesn't speak Russian or Ukrainian.

He often looks depressed ... You don't want to end being Billy No-Mates in Ukraine!

A few years ago back home, I met a guy from Odesa through a friend and he told me that next time I arrive back, I must contact his Russian-speaking foreign friends in his home city.

I followed up and discovered that these contacts of his were super connected in the Odesa social and business world.

This was a game changer!

These guys became my close friends. They introduced me to their friends (some of whom were also super hot chicks). They showed me the ins-and-outs of life here.

In the end, we humans are social creatures and I know that if anything were to happen, I now have a local number to call.

Here is what you will learn on these 7 masterclasses:

1. Everything you need to know before moving to Ukraine so that you can avoid the pitfalls all while enjoying a cost of living that is 20% of cities like NYC, London or Paris surrounded by scores of beautiful women;
2. How to create an optimal visa strategy for the legal right to stay in Ukraine for as long as you want so you don't have to worry about problems entering and leaving Ukraine as you please;
3. How to adapt to the local culture and make friends (both Ukrainian and expats) so that you are never alone living there;
4. How to network with other like-minded businessmen to create profitable opportunities and minimize the endemic cost of corruption;
5. My strategies for overcoming the language barrier, so that you can so that you can integrate better in daily life and not be taken advantage of by unscrupulous locals who exploit the language gap with foreigners;
6. All about the healthcare options in Ukraine so that you are not left without access to the best medical care should something unfortunately happen to you; and
7. To master the intricacies of the Ukrainian real estate market so that you make the highest returns on your property investments and/or can buy your dream Kyiv penthouse or a villa on the 'Ukrainian Riviera'.