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On this page, you can find links to the current legislation of Ukraine in the field of migration law.

Changes in legislation

  • On January 16, 2026, amendments to the legislation will come into effect, allowing Ukrainian citizens to legally hold foreign citizenship and enabling foreigners to obtain Ukrainian citizenship without having to renounce their previous one. Currently, the list of countries where dual citizenship is officially permitted remains quite limited: Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Poland, the United States of America, and the Czech Republic

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  • The validity period of a temporary certificate of a citizen of Ukraine may be extended for the period of martial law in Ukraine +12 months. The deadline for submitting a document on the termination of foreign citizenship is also extended.

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  • The submission and consideration of already submitted applications of citizens of the Russian Federation regarding the acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship shall be suspended until the expiration of 12 months from the date of termination or cancellation of martial law in Ukraine.

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  • The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law «On the Suspension of the Operation and Withdrawal from the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, and Criminal Matters, and the Protocol to the Convention on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family, and Criminal Matters of January 22, 1993» (Draft Law No. 0163) on December 1, 2022.

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  • According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 107 dated February 4, 2023, «Certain Issues Regarding the Acceptance of Documents Issued by Authorized Bodies of Foreign States on the Territory of Ukraine During Martial Law» during martial law and for 6 months after its termination or cancellation, documents that have been issued or certified on the territory of foreign states by an institution or a specially authorized person within their competence in the established form and sealed with an official stamp are accepted on the territory of Ukraine without special certification (consular legalization, apostille, etc.), provided that as of February 24, 2022, such documents were accepted in Ukraine without special certification.

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Information for citizens of Iran, the Republic of Belarus, and the Russian Federation residing in Ukraine.

Since March 2022, the territorial bodies of the State Migration Service have begun applying a presumption of refusal for citizens of Iran, the Republic of Belarus, and the Russian Federation residing in Ukraine who apply for the exchange of a temporary/permanent residence permit.

As a rule, the grounds for such refusals are formal and lack substantiated results of conducted checks. Re-submission of documents or attempts to correct application deficiencies do not lead to a positive outcome.

At present, the only effective means of protection against such unlawful actions, which leads to the restoration of citizens' rights, is filing a lawsuit. It should also be noted that when considering such disputes, administrative courts tend to side with the Migration Service and interpret legislation in favor of the state authority.

We work cautiously and consistently. We do not promise quick results, but sooner or later we achieve a positive outcome.

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