Recognition as a stateless person

Grounds for receiving the service

A person who cannot obtain a passport document due to the fact that he is not considered a citizen by any state by virtue of its law, has the right to apply to the central executive body that implements state policy in the field of migration (immigration and emigration), including combating illegal (illegal) migration, citizenship, registration of natural persons, refugees and other legally defined categories of migrants, with an application to recognize a stateless person, regardless of the legality or illegality of his stay on the territory of Ukraine.

The service is not provided to persons who have been recognized as stateless persons by other states and who have a document issued by an authorized body of a foreign state or a statutory organization of the UN certifying a stateless person, granting the right to enter or leave the state and recognized by Ukraine, as well as persons , who are abroad.

How to get the service

• Submit the necessary documents to the Department of Internal Affairs;
• Get a certificate of application for recognition as a stateless person.

Cost of service and benefits

• the service is provided free of charge.

Application submission

The application is submitted in person or by a legal representative of the person.

Necessary documents

Together with the application for recognition as a stateless person, a person submits a document certifying identity, or a document granting the right to enter or leave the state, issued by a foreign state (if available), a document certifying the fact of not being a citizen of another state, the validity period of which has expired (if available), or another document confirming the information stated in the application (documents confirming the fact of a person's birth, being married, having children, studying in an educational institution of Ukraine or another state, a passport of a citizen of the former USSR of the model of 1974, documents on work, receipt of medical assistance on the territory of Ukraine, on the place of residence, on the ownership of housing or other real estate objects in Ukraine, certificates issued by local self-government bodies or state bodies,certificates from embassies of foreign countries or places of previous permanent and long-term residence of a person, as well as from countries whose citizenship is held by members of his family, etc.).

In the event that the documents are submitted by a legal representative of a person, a document certifying the identity of the legal representative and a document confirming the authority of the person as a legal representative are submitted together with them.

Application consideration period

The decision to recognize a stateless person or to refuse recognition as a stateless person is made within six months from the date of submission of the application for recognition as a stateless person.

The term of consideration of such an application may be extended up to 12 months by the decision of the authorized person of the DMS.

The result of receiving the service

Obtaining a decision on recognition as a stateless person or refusal to recognize a stateless person.

A person who has received a decision on recognition as a stateless person is obliged to apply to the territorial body/territorial unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the issuance of a temporary residence permit within ten days.

A person who has not applied for a temporary residence permit within ten days is considered to be living in Ukraine without documents for the right to reside in Ukraine. This is an administrative offense for which administrative liability is provided (Article 203 of the Code of Ukraine "On Administrative Offenses" ).

Stateless persons who lived on the territory of Ukraine on the basis of a temporary residence permit for two years from the date of their recognition as stateless persons are granted permission to immigrate outside the immigration quota.

The validity period of the document that is the result of receiving the service

The status of a stateless person is valid until the person acquires the citizenship of Ukraine or the citizenship of another state*.

* If a person acquires the citizenship of Ukraine or the citizenship of another state, he is obliged to notify the territorial body/territorial unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at the place of issuance of a temporary residence permit, immigration permit, or permanent residence permit within a month.

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