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Ukrainian passport
Ukrainian citizens can get a foreign passport and hold up to two at once.
A passport is valid for four years for children under 16 and ten years from age 16.
Live in Ukraine for life
Ukrainian citizens have the right to live in Ukraine and return, even after living abroad permanently.
They cannot be expelled from Ukraine or sent to another country to face its authorities.
Study in Ukraine
Ukrainian citizens can study at all levels.
Free education includes general secondary, vocational, specialist pre-higher and higher education, but publicly funded places are subject to conditions.
Work in Ukraine
Ukrainian citizens can work and choose their occupation, with equal opportunities in professions and in job training and retraining.
Get help abroad
Ukrainian consulates can help protect your rights, give information and practical help, and assist during illness or an emergency.
They can be notified if you are arrested or detained.
If you lose your passport abroad, you can get a return document to travel back to Ukraine.
Vote and run for office
Ukrainian citizens can vote in elections and referendums from age 18, unless a court has found them legally incapable.
Citizens can also be elected and take part in running state affairs.
Use public healthcare
Ukrainian citizens have the right to health protection, medical care and medical insurance.
State and local public health institutions provide free care within the public healthcare system.
Get social support
Citizens can get social protection for disability, loss of a breadwinner, involuntary unemployment or old age if they meet the conditions.
People receiving social services have rights to information, dignity, privacy, a choice of provider and an assessment of their needs.
They can also refuse services where the law allows.
How to apply
Applying at a local officeApplying at a local office
Find your local office
Find the State Migration Service office where you can apply in Ukraine.
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Download the application form
Get the prescribed application for admission to Ukrainian citizenship and the declarations that apply to you.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the local office.
See required documentsFill in the application
Complete and sign the application and the declarations that apply to you.
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Book an appointment
If your office offers electronic booking for citizenship applications, register and book a visit through the State Migration Service electronic queue.
Book an appointmentHand in your application
Go to the State Migration Service office and submit your application, declarations and copies, along with the originals for the officer to check. If a serious reason such as illness prevents you from going, you can ask to send the documents by post or have someone else submit them.
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Wait for the decision
Wait while the citizenship authorities consider your application, and respond if they ask for more information.
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Collect your citizenship certificate
After the decision, obtain your certificate of registration as a Ukrainian citizen from the State Migration Service office where you live. You can then apply for a Ukrainian passport or temporary certificate of a Ukrainian citizen.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Provide your marriage certificate showing your marriage to your Ukrainian spouse. It should show the date of your marriage.
Spouse's citizenship record
Provide your Ukrainian spouse's Ukrainian passport or another document showing their Ukrainian citizenship. Show the original and submit a copy.
Spouse's death certificate *
Provide your Ukrainian spouse's death certificate. It shows that your marriage ended because your spouse died.
* Only if your Ukrainian spouse has died.
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Tax residence
If other tests do not settle where you are a tax resident, Ukrainian citizenship can be a deciding factor.
Ukrainian tax residents are taxed on income from Ukraine and abroad.
Foreign tax may be credited when the law and a treaty allow it and the required evidence is supplied.
Military registration and service
Citizens subject to military registration must register, including when living abroad temporarily or permanently.
Medically fit men who are liable can be called to basic military service from age 18 until 25; women serve voluntarily.
Other duties, including mobilisation, depend on the rules for each group.
Citizenship can be lost
Citizenship can end by giving it up or under an international treaty, but not merely by submitting a request.
In cases set by law, it can be lost for voluntarily acquiring another citizenship, entering another country's military, or obtaining Ukrainian citizenship by deception or false documents.
A formal decision or document is needed.
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