ESTABLISHMENT OR RECOGNITION OF MATERNITY/PARENTHOOD AS A GROUND FOR ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP BY A CHILD

The Law of Ukraine "On Citizenship of Ukraine" is the legal act that defines the grounds for acquiring citizenship. Recognition of paternity of a child whose one parent is a foreigner or a stateless person, and the other is a citizen of Ukraine, creates a mechanism for acquiring Ukrainian citizenship.

What to do if the child was born abroad?

People often ask what to do when the situation described above occurred, but the child was born outside of Ukraine.

Here it is worth dispelling the myth that the place of birth of such a child supposedly affects citizenship. In fact, this is not the case. Even if the child was born abroad or permanently resides there, and one of the parents is a citizen of Ukraine, the child also becomes a citizen of Ukraine on the basis of recognition of paternity.

There are situations when recognition or establishment of maternity or paternity occurs when the child has already reached the age of majority. If such a person does not have citizenship, he acquires the citizenship of Ukraine.

What date is considered the date of acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship?

There are 2 possible options:

• date of birth of the child;
• the date when one of the parents acquired Ukrainian citizenship (if it happened after the birth of the child).

In addition to a child, it can be an adult if the acquisition of citizenship on this basis occurs when the person is of legal age.

What to do if such a person already has the citizenship of another state?

Let's imagine a situation when the legal recognition of the fact of motherhood or paternity took place already when such a person reached the age of majority, and at the same time he is a foreigner. Nothing can prevent this person from acquiring Ukrainian citizenship. However, it is important to remember one important aspect - dual citizenship is impossible in Ukraine. Therefore, when such a person submits an application to the authorized state authorities for the acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship, he undertakes to terminate his foreign citizenship.

In this case, the date of acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship is calculated from the moment when its registration took place.

What is the algorithm for obtaining such a service?

First, you need to collect the necessary documents. You can find out about their list on the Internet resource of the State Migration Service of Ukraine, or consult a good lawyer who will answer not only this, but also other related questions.

Next, when the documents are collected, you need to contact the territorial division of the State Internal Revenue Service. This happens at the place where the person himself, one of his parents or a legal representative lives.

When applying to the Social Security Administration, a corresponding application is submitted, which is attached to the package of necessary documents.

After a positive consideration of the issue, the person receives a certificate that he is registered as a citizen of Ukraine. This certificate is a very important document, because it is based on it that you can get a passport of a citizen of Ukraine. So, summing up, it is worth noting that the legislators have settled this issue well.