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Does the EES system work at Smilnytsia border crossing?
EES Active
Yes, the Entry/Exit System (EES) is active at Smilnytsia border crossing. EES is an EU automated system for registering entry and exit of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Schengen Area.
The system records the date, time and place of border crossing, as well as biometric data (fingerprints and facial photo).
Nearby Services
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Forecast for next 6 hours
Queue Chart: Today & Yesterday
Queue at checkpoint for the last 24 hours
Statistics by Day
Border Queue Analysis at the Smilnytsia - passenger car TaxFREE (Red line) checkpoint for Yesterday
Peak Hours
Travel Planning Smilnytsia By car. Tax Free
Найкращі дні:
Tuesday-Saturday (4 cars,
~2.7-3.7 год).
Уникайте:
Thursday (16 cars).
Порівняння черги по днях тижня
| День | Cars | Навантаження | Час очікування |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔴 Пн | 16 | 100% | ~10.7-11.7 год |
| 🟢 Вт | 4 | 25% | ~2.7-3.7 год |
| 🟠 Ср | 13 | 81% | ~8.7-9.7 год |
| 🔴 Чт | 16 | 100% | ~10.7-11.7 год |
| 🔴 Пт | 15 | 94% | ~10-11 год |
| 🟢 Сб | 9 | 56% | ~6-7 год |
| 🟡 Нд | 10 | 63% | ~6.7-7.7 год |
Піковий час: Saturday 16:00 - 18:00 та 00:00 - 02:00.
Středný čas očekávání: from 800 up to 800 min..
На основі даних, найкращий час для перетину кордону — Tuesday або Saturday, коли черга найменша.
Часті питання
Який день найкращий для перетину Smilnytsia by car?
Tuesday або Saturday — найменша черга (4 cars, ~2.7-3.7 год очікування).
Коли уникати перетину на Smilnytsia?
Thursday — пікове навантаження (16 cars).
Скільки часу чекати у черзі в середньому?
Depends on the day: 2-4 год (Вт), 6-7 год (Сб), 6-8 год (Нд), 8-10 год (Ср), 10-12 год (Пн, Чт), 10-11 год (Пт).
Live Cameras
No cameras available at this checkpoint
Green Card Insurance: Activation Time
Green Card is mandatory vehicle insurance for all cars. Important to know:
Insurance purchased TODAY will only become active TOMORROW at 00:00.
This rule applies to all types of purchase:
- Online purchase (active tomorrow)
- Insurance company office (active tomorrow)
- Kiosk near the border (active tomorrow)
What to do?
- Buy Green Card 1-2 days before your trip online
- Use your existing policy (if not expired)
- NOT recommended: buying at border kiosk (too late)
Plan one day ahead! Without valid Green Card you cannot cross the border.
Documents for Men 18-60 Years Old
Ukrainian men in this age group MUST HAVE one of these documents to cross the border:
One of these documents is MANDATORY:
- Military ID (issued by military commissariat)
- VLK Certificate (from military medical commission)
- Booking Certificate (from TCC)
- Exit Permit from TCC (for mobilized)
- Entry/Exit denied
- Return to Ukraine
- Possible deportation for repeated attempts
| Military ID | Military commissariat (1-2 weeks) |
| VLK Certificate | Military commissariat (1-3 days) |
| Booking Certificate | TCC of your region (1-5 days) |
| Exit Permit from TCC | TCC of your region (2-7 days) |
Don't travel to the border without one of these documents. Better to spend a few days getting the document.
Required Documents
Documents for crossing the border
To ensure a quick inspection, make sure you have the basic set of documents. A full list of requirements and exceptions is available on our Border Crossing Rules page.
Traveler's documents:
- Biometric passport.
- Medical insurance policy.
Vehicle Technical Requirements
Before crossing the border, check that EVERYTHING works:
- Low beam headlights work (must be on constantly in EU)
- High beam works
- Brake lights illuminate
- Reverse lights work
- Parking lights work
- Brakes respond instantly
- Turn signals work (left and right)
- Horn works
- Steering wheel turns easily
- Windshield wipers work
- All three mirrors in place
- No cracks longer than 30 cm
- Tread minimum 1.6 mm
- November-March: ONLY winter tires (mandatory in Poland)
- No bulges or damage
- Reflective vests for EVERY passenger
- First aid kit
- Fire extinguisher (minimum 1 kg)
- 2 warning triangles OR emergency beacons
Customs Rules: What You Can Transport
ALLOWED (with limits)
- Up to 1 liter of spirits (40%+)
- Up to 2 liters of wine
- Up to 4 liters of beer
- Or proportional combination
Example: 0.5L vodka + 1L wine = within limits
- 200 cigarettes
- 100 cigarillos
- 50 cigars
- 250g tobacco
Package must be sealed!
- Dairy products: up to 2 kg (cheese OK)
- Meat/fish: up to 2 kg (canned OK, RAW NOT allowed)
- Fruits/vegetables: up to 2 kg
- Honey, jam: no limits
Meat from non-EU countries is PROHIBITED!
- Up to €10,000 — NO declaration needed
- Over €10,000 — MUST declare
- Clothing, shoes (reasonable amount)
- Cosmetics (for personal use)
- Electronics (one laptop, one phone)
- Medicine (with prescription)
PROHIBITED
- ANY weapon (even non-functional)
- Ammunition
- Knives with blade >12 cm
- ALL recreational drugs — STRICTLY PROHIBITED
- Prescription medicine — only with prescription
- Archaeological artifacts (without permits)
- Paintings, icons from old churches
- RAW meat
- Unpasteurized milk
- Eggs
Facilities
Checkpoint Characteristics and Facilities Smilnytsia
Transport Type: automobile
Amenities:
Checkpoint Controls:
Total number of lanes: Ukraine:
Total number of lanes: Poland:
Weather
Contacts & Map
Contacts and address of checkpoint Smilnytsia
Address: Ukraine, Lviv region, Starosambir district, village Stariava
Phone: +38 (044) 527-63-63
GPS Coordinates: 49.481089, 22.701431 Show on map
How to get there
by car:
from Kyiv via the M06 highway to Zhytomyr, from Zhytomyr via the M06 highway to Rivne, from Rivne via the M06 highway to Lviv, from Lviv via the N13 highway to Sambir, from Sambir via the N13 highway to Staryi Sambir, from Staryi Sambir via the T1401 highway to Khyrov, from Khyrov via the T1401 highway to Staryava, from Staryava via the T1401 highway to the Smilnytsia checkpoint.
Nearest border checkpoints
- Nyzhankovychi – 25.1 км
- Shehyni – 39.7 км
- Krakivets – 60.5 км
- Hrushiv – 80.1 км
- Rava-Ruska – 108.7 км