Citizenship of Ukraine

Ukrainian nationality law is the law of Ukraine which concerns citizenship. The body of law is primarily regulated by the Law of Ukraine on Citizenship of Ukraine and certain provisions within the Constitution of Ukraine. The current law was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada after the election of 26 July 1990 together with the Declaration of State Sovereignty.

Citizens of Ukraine typically fall into at least one of the following categories:

Citizenship of Ukraine may be acquired in any one of the following ways:

Birth within the territory of Ukraine does not automatically confer citizenship.

From 2005 until mid-2017 87.376 people lost their Ukrainian citizenship. 67.305 of them voluntarily renounced it, 19.738 lost it because of international agreements and 333 were involuntary deprived of their citizenship.

According to Ukraine's nationality law, Ukrainian citizenship can be voluntarily renounced by Ukrainian citizens who have taken up permanent residence in a foreign country and who have acquired a foreign citizenship or have received confirmation that they will acquire a foreign citizenship upon successful renunciation of their Ukrainian citizenship. Citizenship can only be renounced in the presence of a Ukrainian consular official at a Ukrainian diplomatic mission and proof of the final/impending acquisition of foreign citizenship is required to do so.

Automatic loss of Ukrainian citizenship occurs in the event an adult Ukrainian citizen voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality or enters into the military or governmental service of a foreign power.

Ukrainian citizenship is not automatically lost in the following circumstances:

The decision on termination of Ukrainian citizenship must be taken by the President of Ukraine.

Ukrainian law currently does not recognise dual citizenship. However, there are citizens of Ukraine who hold dual citizenship. Ukrainian law states that (after gaining Ukrainian citizenship) the new Ukrainian citizen must renounce its non-Ukrainian citizenship(s) within two years. A 2009 estimate put the number of Ukrainians with more than one passport from 300,000 to a few million. Within Ukrainian boundaries Ukrainian citizens who also hold multiple citizenships are considered to be solely Ukrainian citizens.

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