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24 sie 1991 · Who can obtain Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin. A person born before August 24, 1991 on the territory of Ukraine. A person who permanently resided in Ukraine until August 24, 1991. A person whose father or mother was born before August 24, 1991 in Ukraine.
How to claim and receive the service. Receive a certificate of registration as a citizen of Ukraine (this certificate shall serve as basis for issuance of Ukrainian passport) in the territorial body or unit of SMS at your place of residence.
The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) established Ukrainian citizenship for the first time when it adopted citizenship laws on 2 and 4 March 1918, just as Soviet Russia recognized the UPR's independence under the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
30 sie 2024 · Foreigners who themselves or whose relatives lived on the territory of Ukraine before the declaration of independence – until August 24, 1991 – can apply for Ukrainian citizenship. In this perspective, close relatives include parents and children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings.
The regulation of obtaining citizenship of Ukraine by descent is governed by Article 8 of the Ukrainian Law on Citizenship, specifically the “Acquisition of citizenship of Ukraine by territorial origin.”
One of the most common options is citizenship by territorial origin, when one of your ancestors was born in Ukraine or on the territory of state formations that existed in the past on its lands, namely: Ukrainian People’s Republic (UPR); Western Ukrainian People’s Republic (WUPR); Ukrainian State (Second Hetmanate);
12 sty 2016 · Territorial origin is perhaps the most common legal ground for acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship. In the first half of 2019 alone (according to the statistical indicators of the State Migration Service of Ukraine), about 1600 persons acquired Ukrainian citizenship on this legal ground.
