📩 Official invitation – mandatory requirement

To avoid difficulties on the way to Ukraine, every Brazilian volunteer must obtain an official invitation, which we prepare and send directly. By following the recommended routes, this document will allow smooth transit through countries on the way to Ukraine.

Without an invitation, the following problems may arise:

1. Entry denied by a transit country due to lack of documents.
2. Border control may request a return ticket.
3. Other complications entering the EU.

✈️ Recommended routes for volunteers from Brazil

Departure airports:

• • São Paulo (Guarulhos)
• • Rio de Janeiro (Galeão)

Best routes to Ukraine:

1. São Paulo – Madrid – Malaga – Warsaw (24h, $777)
2. São Paulo – Madrid – Warsaw (28h, $788)
3. São Paulo – Lisbon – Warsaw (17h, $817)

These routes are the most reliable and tested for Latin American volunteers.

🚌 What to do after arriving in Warsaw

1. Go to the bus station at Kijowska 20, Warsaw (by taxi or train).
2. Enter the station building and go to the ticket counter shown in the photo.
3. Tell the staff that you're a volunteer heading to Ukraine.

They will assist you with:

• • Food
• • Temporary accommodation (if needed)
• • Bus ticket to Ternopil ($25–$30)

Then you’ll travel to the border with Ukraine. If you have a valid invitation and haven’t exceeded the 90-day EU stay, you’ll be allowed through.
If any issue arises, contact your recruiter by phone.

Important recommendations

• • Stay in contact with your recruiter
• • Send your passport and ticket copies via WhatsApp before departure
• • Print your invitation before the trip
• • Don’t disclose your purpose of travel to strangers
• • Wear civilian clothes
• • Bring necessary items (especially warm clothes in fall/winter – ask the recruiter)

Expenses in Ukraine

• • Accommodation before signing the contract: $5–$20/day (for 8–20 days)
• • Food: free (thanks to volunteers)
• • Public transport: free

Approximate cost for the whole period: from $60

After signing the contract

• • You’ll receive: uniform, body armor, helmet, protection gear, and three meals a day
• • Undergo training in a military camp (at least 30 days)
• • Then – deployment to a combat unit

Follow the verified routes and instructions — this ensures safe arrival and full support at every stage!