Gift a membership

You can purchase a gift membership at https://kyivindependent.com/membership/gift.

You can only gift a membership to someone who does not already have a Kyiv Independent membership.

To purchase a gift membership, the gift purchaser must provide this information:

• The recipient’s name
• The recipient’s email address

After the purchase is successfully completed, an email notifying the recipient about their gift will be sent immediately to the recipient. If the payment method is declined, we will send a notification letter to the gift purchaser, and the gift will not be delivered.

• Gift memberships are a one-time payment and are not refundable.
• Gift recipients are not billed for the gift membership. However, gift recipients can purchase their own membership to continue their access after the gift expires.

Gift recipients will receive their login link via email after a gift membership is successfully purchased. Here’s a breakdown of the process:

• An order confirmation email is sent to the gift purchaser after they complete the checkout process.
• Then, the gift recipient received an email with instructions on how to activate their membership.
• A gift cannot be successfully activated if the gifted membership was not activated while the gift subscription period was valid.

If you’re having trouble activating the membership, please email us at [email protected], and we’ll help you.

You can continue your Kyiv Independent membership if the gift membership expires. Please see the steps below:

1. Sign in to your existing account on the Kyiv Independent website. You will need to sign in using the email address you used to activate your gift membership
2. Once you’re signed in, go to your account portal — you can find the button “Account” in the upper right hand corner — and click the “Renew” button located next to your membership details (for example, “Gift membership: Believer”).
3. On the membership landing page, you can choose to either continue your gifted membership or select your new membership plan, and click the "Choose" button.

If you’re experiencing any difficulties with changing the payment information, please email us at [email protected].

We accept debit and credit card payments from around the world, including:

Mastercard
Visa
American Express
China UnionPay (CUP)
Discover & Diners
Japan Credit Bureau (JCB)

All prices listed are in US dollars.

We use the payment system Stripe, which will accept payments even if you’re paying in a currency other than US Dollars.

Stripe’s payment system is able to convert currencies. It uses the daily mid-market rate, or the average between the buy and sell price for the currency, for this conversion. This is the amount that will be charged to your card — all payment processing and currency conversion fees are covered by the Kyiv Independent, not passed along to the member.

If you’re experiencing any difficulties with our payment methods, please email us at [email protected].