Ukrainian citizenship
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Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and by the Ukrainian Constitution
Constitution of Ukraine
The Constitution of Ukraine is the nation's fundamental law. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on 28 June 1996. The constitution was passed with 315 ayes out of 450 votes possible .Other laws and other normative legal acts of Ukraine...
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Definition of Ukrainian citizenship
Citizens of Ukraine are defined as:- citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, present and permanently living on the territory of the former Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic at the moment of the Declaration of Independence of UkraineDeclaration of Independence of UkraineThe Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine was adopted by the Ukrainian parliament on August 24, 1991. The Act established Ukraine as an independent, democratic state....
on August 24, 1991; - stateless persons, residing on the territory of Ukraine on November 13, 1991;
- Persons who came to Ukraine for permanent residence since 13 November 1991 and who had "the citizen of Ukraine" inscription inserted into their 1974-type passport of the USSR by the domestic affairs authorities of Ukraine, as well as the children of such persons who arrived to Ukraine together with their parents, provided that they had not attained their majority before the entry to Ukraine;
- Persons who have acquired the citizenship of Ukraine in accordance with the laws of Ukraine and the international treaties of Ukraine.
Acquisition of the citizenship
The citizenship of Ukraine may be acquired in one of the following ways:Citizenship Laws of the World, United States Office of Personnel Management Investigations Service- by descent:
- Child born within the territory of Ukraine with at least one parent a citizen of Ukraine.
- Child born abroad, having permanent residence in Ukraine, with at least one parent a citizen of Ukraine.
- by registration: Citizenship may be granted by registration for the following persons:
- Children adopted by citizens of Ukraine.
- Persons who have no other citizenship and at least one parent or grandparent Ukrainian by birth.
- Foreign persons and persons without citizenship, under certain conditions listed in the Statute on Citizenship.
- by naturalization: Ukrainian citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the following conditions: Person does not possess any foreign citizenship, has resided in Ukraine for at least five years, is able to function in the Ukrainian language, and is knowledgeable of the Ukrainian Constitution.
Birth within the territory of Ukraine does not automatically confer citizenship.
Loss of citizenship
The citizenship may be lost in the following cases.- Voluntary: Voluntary renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship is permitted by law.
- Involuntary: The following are grounds for involuntary loss of Ukrainian citizenship:
- Person voluntarily acquires a foreign citizenship.
- Person enrolls for military service, security service, law enforcement activities, judicial bodies, or other bodies of state power of a foreign state
The decision on involuntary termination of Ukrainian citizenship can only be adopted by the President
President of Ukraine
Prior to the formation of the modern Ukrainian presidency, the previous Ukrainian head of state office was officially established in exile by Andriy Livytskyi. At first the de facto leader of nation was the president of the Central Rada at early years of the Ukrainian People's Republic, while the...
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