Marriage is not always a reason for obtaining Ukrainian citizenship: the Council changed the law on immigration

The Verkhovna Rada adopted changes to the law on immigration. The document defines the circumstances under which the fact of being married to a citizen of Ukraine is not a basis for permission to immigrate.

According to the document (government project No. 6516), the fact that a person is married to a citizen of Ukraine is not recognized as a basis for granting an immigration permit under the following circumstances:

 ▪ one of the spouses accepted material compensation in exchange for expressing consent to the conclusion of marriage, if this is not mandatory when concluding a marriage outside of Ukraine in accordance with the law of a foreign state;

 ▪ spouses do not live together or do not run a joint household;

 ▪ the spouses did not meet or communicate before the marriage;

 ▪ spouses do not speak a language that is understandable to each other;

 ▪ each of the spouses does not have information about the personal data of the other spouse (date and place of birth, place of residence, education, place of work, profession, religion, presence of close relatives, peculiarities of life and preferences).

At the same time, the quota of the Cabinet of Ministers for immigration can be established for the following categories of immigrants:

🔺workers of science and culture, whose immigration corresponds to the interests of Ukraine;

🔺highly qualified specialists and workers, the acute need for which is felt for the economy of Ukraine, the spouses of such persons, their children who have not reached the age of 18, in case of their simultaneous entry and stay on the territory of Ukraine.

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