Key points
- Government launches a one-year pilot: identity documents for return to Ukraine will be issued to citizens born after August 24, 1991, on occupied territories, even without data in the registers.
- The document can be obtained free of charge through designated foreign diplomatic institutions – in particular, in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
- State registers will be used to establish identity, if the data is insufficient – confirmation from close relatives will be accepted.
- For children under 16 years of age, applications will be submitted by parents or legal representatives.
The government is launching a one-year experimental project that will allow issuing identity documents for return to Ukraine to citizens born after August 24, 1991, on temporarily occupied territories – even if their data is not in the state registers, announced Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliya Svyrydenko.
The document can be obtained free of charge through designated foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine – in particular, in Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and other countries.
State registers will be used to establish identity. If this is not enough – confirmation from close relatives will be accepted, including through video link.
For children under 16 years of age, applications will be submitted by parents or legal representatives.
The initiative is aimed at those who, due to occupation, found themselves without valid Ukrainian documents and actually lost the opportunity to legally return to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
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