Foreign-born child adopted by UA citizens acquires UA citizenship
UA child retains UA citizenship when adopted by foreign citizens (Art 5-1 case 2)
Automatic acquisition at birth for child of UA-citizen parent(s); multi-citizenship recognized under Art 5-1 case 1
Automatic UA citizenship for child born in UA to stateless parents
Abandoned children found in UA with unknown parents deemed UA citizens
Civil status registration for births via assisted reproduction; Family Code + DRACS framework
EU candidate status drives Law 4502-IX Article 10-1 EU-membership criterion; cohort-distinctive framework
European Convention on Nationality compliance with UA reservations on Articles 14/15
Article 5-1 six recognized cases + Article 10-1 simplified procedure for friendly-state citizens (USA/CA/DE/PL/CZ initial)
UA citizen 18+ acquires foreign citizenship automatically by foreign law without explicit application
Foreign volunteers in Armed Forces; 1-year wartime contract service codified by Law 4502-IX Art 9
ILDU + DIU International Legion + specialized battalions framework
Citizenship by territorial origin — ancestor born/resided pre-1991-08-24 on UA successor territories (UPR/WUPR/Ukrainian State/USSR/UkrSSR/Carpathian Ukraine/Crimean People's Republic/Crimean ASSR)
Foreign Ukrainian status + Law 4502-IX 1-year residence acceleration post-immigration permit
1991-08-24 anchor under repealed predecessor Citizenship Act; historical reference
Continuous martial law since 2022-02-24; cascade-FIRST active-wartime citizenship framework
~6M refugees + ~4M IDPs documentation framework; Cabinet 437-2022 wartime notary flexibility
Digital government services for citizenship-related procedures during wartime + diaspora
Crimean Tatars + Karaites/Karaims + Krymchaks indigenous framework + Art 8 4502-IX explicit Crimean territories
Resolution 792-19 genocide recognition + 1944 Sürgün + 1989 return + 2014 re-occupation framework
Belovezha Accords 1991 + Decree 139/2018 CIS Withdrawal; UA never ratified CIS Charter
13 recognized minority languages: Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Greek, Yiddish, Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Slovak, Karaim, Krymchak
UkrSSR Citizenship Law 154-XII + USSR Law 1518-I; historical reference
Education Law 2145-VIII + State Language Law 2704-VIII + Law 2827-IX National Minorities 2023
Karta Polaka receiving framework; multi-citizenship retention via Art 5-1 cat 6 (PL on friendly list)
HU 2010+ dual-cit offering; voluntary HU citizenship triggers Art 19(1) loss (HU NOT on Cabinet 1412/2025 list)
RO Northern Bukovina dual-cit; voluntary RO citizenship triggers Art 19(1) loss (RO NOT on Cabinet 1412/2025 list)
No formal CBI program; investment cases via Law 4502-IX Article 1 'state interest' pathway
3 years residence for spouses of UA citizens (3+ years marriage)
UA citizen automatically acquires foreign citizenship via marriage to foreigner — recognized under Art 5-1
Declaration of renunciation pathway for second spouse of UA citizen serving in Armed Forces / SBU / National Guard / Border Guard / etc.
Extends to children, parents of veteran spouse, foreign-volunteer-spouse KIA, war-helper-spouse KIA
Regulation on Military Service by Foreigners + Law 2232-XII Article 15 framework
Veteran Status + Social Protection framework
Standard 5-year continuous residence + immigration permit + Constitution/history/language exams + legal livelihood
3 years from refugee recognition date per Law 3671-VI
3 years from entry/recognition as stateless; backstopped by 1954 + 1961 Conventions
Crimea non-recognition framework codified by Law 4502-IX Art 19(1) third paragraph
RF Decrees 187/2022 + 11/2023 NON-RECOGNIZED; cascade-FIRST statutory codification of non-voluntary acquisition
Donetsk + Luhansk occupation legal regime; non-recognition framework
Mejlis statutory recognition per Law 1616-IX Art 8; RF Supreme Court ban 2016 NON-RECOGNIZED by UA
4-oblast purported annexation non-recognition framework
5 grounds for loss + Article 10 restoration; cascade-FIRST aggressor + non-friendly state codification
Article 19(1) third paragraph: occupied-territory passportization NOT voluntary; statutory codification
Renunciation procedure for simplified-state citizens flexible in place of residence; optional for friendly-state acquirers
