The Ukraine Visa form says i must surrender all film/video for inspection. Whats that about?
The more astute of you will have noticed that the Ukraine Visa forms insist that all photography/video must be surrendered and inspected as you leave the country. A wonderful hang over from it’s communist past. In reality this isn’t enforced. When I crossed the border I didn’t even have the right paper work to enter the country. If you get stopped by border guards asking about these things then he/she is probably angling for a bribe. First thing to do in this situation is play dumb but be very polite, calm and nice as possible. Failing that and they want to take cameras or film away, ask “is there a fee I can pay?” This is of course the nice way of offering a bribe. If it does come to this it probably won’t cost you much more than $10 – $20 USD. That said, Ukraine is less corrupt than its neighbors so most likely you will just slide strait through.
