CONSEQUENCES OF DETECTING DUAL CITIZENSHIP

The Constitution of Ukraine clearly regulates issues related to citizenship. According to Article 4 of this Basic Law, a single citizenship is established in our country. At the same time, the Law "On Citizenship of Ukraine" regulates the mentioned aspects in more detail. There you can read, in particular, that a citizen of Ukraine who has acquired the citizenship of another state is recognized only as a citizen of Ukraine in relations with our state. This is precisely what concerns citizenship. By the way, citizenship is the relationship of a person with the state, the form of government of which is monarchical. The same applies to foreigners who have acquired our citizenship.

Voluntary acquisition of citizenship of another state

Despite the above, in cases of voluntary acquisition of citizenship of another state, Ukrainian citizenship is lost. However, this thesis does not apply to cases involving a minor. Let's try to understand what Ukrainian legislators see in the voluntary acquisition of citizenship of another state. This refers to those cases when a person turned to the authorized bodies of such a state with a corresponding appeal. This can be, for example, a statement or petition - the detailed procedure is determined by each specific state to which it is addressed.

What is not voluntary acquisition of citizenship of another state?

There are specific situations that are not considered to be those in which a person acquired another citizenship voluntarily. In our current legislation, the norms on the acquisition of citizenship of a child by birth or the citizenship of parents are fixed. But sometimes it happens that the case also falls under the legal norms of another state, so the child can be considered a citizen of that state. For example, this happens in mixed marriages.

If the child was adopted by foreigners, after which he automatically acquired their citizenship, such a case is also not voluntary. Automatic acquisition of citizenship of another state when citizens of Ukraine marry foreigners is also not voluntary.

And there are also situations when, upon reaching the age of majority, a citizen of Ukraine automatically receives the citizenship of another state, when this is determined by the national citizenship of that state. If this person did not apply for the voluntary receipt of a document certifying the citizenship of another state, the acquisition of such citizenship is not voluntary.

So, in all the listed cases, a person does not lose Ukrainian citizenship.

What should people who live in the temporarily occupied territory do?

This issue is fairly regulated by the current Ukrainian legislation. If a person forcibly and automatically acquired Russian citizenship, then:

• Ukraine does not recognize him;
• the citizenship of our state is not lost.

Summing up, it is worth noting that Ukraine has taken sufficient care to qualitatively regulate issues related to citizenship at the level of national legislation. If you need competent legal advice or other legal assistance on this topic, it belongs to the key specialization in the work of our team. So competent lawyers will help you.