Obtaining the citizenship of Ukraine in the status of a refugee or asylum in Ukraine

Obtaining the citizenship of Ukraine in the status of a refugee or asylum in Ukraine

If a person is in the refugee status for more than 3 years, he / she has the right to submit documents on obtaining citizenship of Ukraine in the procedure of acceptance.

Benefits of obtaining citizenship of Ukraine: the opportunity to enjoy all rights and obligations of Ukraine; get a biometric passport with the option to travel to EU countries without a visa.

Documents are submitted to the territorial office of the migration service at the place of registration of the foreigner.

This procedure lasts for one year and after receipt of all inspections.

The Migration Service passes the case to the Commission under the President of Ukraine on issues of citizenship, this commission examines the application for admission to the citizenship of Ukraine and makes proposals to the President of Ukraine on the satisfaction of these applications and applications.

The President of Ukraine makes decisions and issues decrees in accordance with the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine "On Citizenship of Ukraine" on the admission to the citizenship of Ukraine.

The date of the acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship is the date of publication of the relevant Decree of the President of Ukraine.

A citizen of Ukraine does not receive a person who:

1) committed a crime against humanity or committed genocide;

2) convicted in Ukraine for imprisonment for committing a grave or especially grave crime (to repay or cancel the conviction), taking into account the level of threat to the national security of the state;

3) committed in the territory of another state an act recognized by the legislation of Ukraine as a serious or particularly grave crime.

In order to get citizenship without problems and to be sure of a positive decision, we encourage all those who wish to apply to the Migration Department of the law firm "Prikhodko & Partners" for consultation and preparation of all documents.