The Honorary Consulate of France in Kharkiv is a volunteer-run office that assists French citizens in Ukraine; passport and visa applications go to the French Embassy in Kyiv.
Contact Details
| Address | Yevropeiska Street 11, Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Telephone | +380 57 719 95 55 |
| kharkiv@agenceconsulaire.fr | |
| Head of Mission | Stanislav Bondarenko, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Kharkiv
The honorary consulate represents France in Kharkiv. According to the French Embassy in Ukraine page “Consular agencies in Ukraine”, the honorary consul is Stanislav Bondarenko. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +380 57 719 95 55 or e-mail kharkiv@agenceconsulaire.fr.
The embassy’s overview of French offices in Ukraine still lists the Kharkiv post as “temporarily vacant”; the consular agencies page, updated on 2 September 2026, names Stanislav Bondarenko.
Kharkiv, in Kharkiv Oblast, lies about 409 km in a straight line from the centre of Kyiv. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Holders of ordinary French passports do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023). Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Which French office issues passports and visas?
Passports, visas and other formal consular services for French citizens are handled by the French Embassy in Kyiv.
The honorary consul can issue life certificates and certificates of existence (certificats de vie, attestations d’existence).
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by France and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help French citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Kharkiv
5 other countries are represented in Kharkiv: Austria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Slovakia (honorary), Slovenia (honorary).
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The honorary consulate may close on France’s national day (14 July) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in France can contact the Embassy of Ukraine in Paris.
French missions in Ukraine
Measured in a straight line from Kharkiv, the nearest other French office is the Honorary Consulate (temporarily in Kyiv) in Donetsk (about 410 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Kyiv (about 410 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Kharkiv.
- Kyiv (410 km) – Embassy of France in Ukraine
- Donetsk (410 km) – Honorary Consulate (temporarily in Kyiv)
- Kharkiv – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Lviv (870 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Odesa (560 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: French Embassy in Ukraine – Consular agencies in Ukraine (Les agences consulaires en Ukraine) (updated 2 September 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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