diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/KickChatMember.java b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/KickChatMember.java
index 99dcda52..252126b1 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/KickChatMember.java
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/KickChatMember.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.api.methods.groupadministration;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 
@@ -9,6 +10,9 @@ import org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.exceptions.TelegramApiRequestException;
 import org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.exceptions.TelegramApiValidationException;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
@@ -81,11 +85,25 @@ public class KickChatMember extends BotApiMethod<Boolean> {
         return untilDate;
     }
 
-    public KickChatMember setUntilDate(Integer untilDate) {
-        this.untilDate = untilDate;
+    public KickChatMember setUntilDate(Integer untilDateInSeconds) {
+        this.untilDate = untilDateInSeconds;
         return this;
     }
 
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public KickChatMember setUntilDate(Instant instant) {
+        return setUntilDate((int) instant.getEpochSecond());
+    }
+
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public KickChatMember setUntilDate(ZonedDateTime date) {
+        return setUntilDate(date.toInstant());
+    }
+
+    public KickChatMember forTimePeriod(Duration duration) {
+        return setUntilDate(Instant.now().plusMillis(duration.toMillis()));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String getMethod() {
         return PATH;
diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/RestrictChatMember.java b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/RestrictChatMember.java
index feeca4eb..49cdedb5 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/RestrictChatMember.java
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/methods/groupadministration/RestrictChatMember.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.api.methods.groupadministration;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
 import org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.api.methods.BotApiMethod;
@@ -8,6 +9,9 @@ import org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.exceptions.TelegramApiRequestException;
 import org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.exceptions.TelegramApiValidationException;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.ZonedDateTime;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
@@ -89,11 +93,25 @@ public class RestrictChatMember extends BotApiMethod<Boolean> {
         return untilDate;
     }
 
-    public RestrictChatMember setUntilDate(Integer untilDate) {
-        this.untilDate = untilDate;
+    public RestrictChatMember setUntilDate(Integer untilDateInSeconds) {
+        this.untilDate = untilDateInSeconds;
         return this;
     }
 
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public RestrictChatMember setUntilDate(Instant instant) {
+        return setUntilDate((int) instant.getEpochSecond());
+    }
+
+    @JsonIgnore
+    public RestrictChatMember setUntilDate(ZonedDateTime date) {
+        return setUntilDate(date.toInstant());
+    }
+
+    public RestrictChatMember forTimePeriod(Duration duration) {
+        return setUntilDate(Instant.now().plusMillis(duration.toMillis()));
+    }
+
     public Boolean getCanSendMessages() {
         return canSendMessages;
     }
diff --git a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/objects/ChatMember.java b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/objects/ChatMember.java
index c22f29d0..c1996172 100644
--- a/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/objects/ChatMember.java
+++ b/telegrambots-meta/src/main/java/org/telegram/telegrambots/meta/api/objects/ChatMember.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 
 import org.telegram.telegrambots.meta.api.interfaces.BotApiObject;
 
+import java.time.Instant;
+
 /**
  * @author Ruben Bermudez
  * @version 1.0
@@ -77,6 +79,13 @@ public class ChatMember implements BotApiObject {
         return untilDate;
     }
 
+    public Instant getUntilDateAsInstant() {
+        if (untilDate == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return Instant.ofEpochSecond(untilDate);
+    }
+
     public Boolean getCanBeEdited() {
         return canBeEdited;
     }