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LAW OF UKRAINE

of June 18, 2025 No. 4502-IX

About introduction of amendments to some laws of Ukraine concerning ensuring realization of the right to acquisition and preserving citizenship of Ukraine

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decides:

I. Make changes to such laws of Ukraine:

1. In the Law of Ukraine "About citizenship of Ukraine" (Sheets of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2001, No. 13, Art. 65 with the following changes):

1) in Article 1:

after the paragraph of the sixth to add with the new paragraph of the following content:

"persons having outstanding merits in front of Ukraine or acceptance of which to citizenship of Ukraine is of state interest to Ukraine, - foreigners and stateless persons which activities in economic, humanitarian spheres, in particular in education, sciences, cultures, arts, sport, the social sphere and/or in the field of health care, public administration, in spheres of homeland security and defense, fight against crime, protection of constitutional rights and freedoms of man and citizen, strengthenings of the international authority of Ukraine, charity and other important spheres of public life of Ukraine, are the basis for preparation by the central executive bodies in the respective sphere of representation addressed to the President of Ukraine that acceptance in citizenship of Ukraine of such persons is of state interest to Ukraine or such persons have outstanding merits in front of Ukraine".

With respect thereto to consider paragraphs of the seventh-thirty sixth respectively paragraphs the eighth - the thirty seventh;

the tenth to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"Registration of citizenship of Ukraine - entering of information on person into departmental information system of the central executive body realizing state policy in the field of nationality that confirms the fact of acceptance by special representatives by bodies of decisions on acquisition-faced citizenship of Ukraine, the edition of the corresponding presidential decree of Ukraine about acceptance of the foreigner or stateless person in citizenship of Ukraine";

after the paragraph of the tenth to add with the new paragraph of the following content:

"stay in the territory of Ukraine - stay in Ukraine of the foreigner or the stateless person which according to the procedure, established by the legislation of Ukraine, including the international treaty which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, drove to Ukraine and constantly or temporarily live in its territory or which are in the territory of Ukraine during action of the visa, or for the period established by the legislation of Ukraine, including the international treaty which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine or if the term of their stay in the territory of Ukraine is prolonged in accordance with the established procedure".

With respect thereto to consider paragraphs of the eleventh-thirty seventh respectively paragraphs the twelfth - the thirty eighth;

the twelfth to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"permanent residence in the territory of Ukraine - residence in Ukraine of the foreigner or stateless person based on the valid types issued in accordance with the established procedure on permanent residence or the certificate of the refugee or the document confirming provision of shelter in Ukraine";

after the paragraph of the twelfth to add with the new paragraph of the following content:

"temporary residence in Ukraine - residence in Ukraine of the foreigner or stateless person based on the valid types issued in accordance with the established procedure on temporary residence in Ukraine or the military ticket / военно - the accounting document issued to the foreigner or the stateless person who in accordance with the established procedure signed the contract on passing of military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Public special service of transport or National guard of Ukraine".

With respect thereto to consider paragraphs of the thirteenth-thirty eighth respectively paragraphs the fourteenth - the thirty ninth;

the fourteenth to state the paragraph in the following edition:

"continuous accommodation in the territory of Ukraine - permanent residence in the territory of Ukraine persons if its one-time trip abroad on private affairs did not exceed 90 days, and in the amount in year - 180 days. Departure of person abroad in official journey, on training, on treatment, rehabilitation is not violation of the requirement about continuous accommodation that is confirmed by the relevant document of the company, organization, organization, organization of education, healthcare institution, organization of rehabilitation";

paragraphs the nineteenth - the twenty first, twenty fifth - the thirty fifth to exclude;

to state the paragraph of the thirty seventh in the following edition:

"the document confirming prosecution of person for political motives, - the reference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, embassy or consular establishment of Ukraine issued according to the procedure, established by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, that the foreigner who is citizen of the state recognized by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the state - aggressor, the state - the invader underwent in the country of the civil accessory to prosecutions because of political convictions which were in implementation it of the activities directed to protection of national interests of Ukraine"-;

after the paragraph of the thirty seventh to add with the new paragraph of the following content:

"prosecution of person for political motives - violations concerning person determined by part six of article 9 of this Law, criminal case (opening of criminal proceedings), the illegal arrest, illegal arrest, illegal content or otherwise illegal deprivation of personal liberty by law enforcement and/or judicial authorities of the state recognized by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine the state aggressor, the state invader, made with violation of the fundamental guarantees established by the Convention on human rights protection and fundamental freedoms and protocols to it in connection with implementation by such person of the activities directed to expression, values, line items on upholding of the state sovereignty of Ukraine, its independence, territorial integrity and immunity, democratic constitutional system and other national interests of Ukraine".

With respect thereto the thirty eighth and thirty ninth to consider paragraphs respectively paragraphs the thirty ninth and fortieth;

in the paragraph the fortieth words and figure "who received type on temporary residence based on part of the twentieth article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "About legal status of foreigners and stateless persons" shall be replaced with words and in figure "who received type on temporary residence based on parts of the twentieth, twenty fourth article 4 of the Law of Ukraine "About legal status of foreigners and stateless persons";

add with new paragraphs of the following content:

"the declaration on refusal of foreign citizenship and recognition of only the citizen of Ukraine - the document certifying the refusal of the foreigner of nationality (citizenship) of other state or grazhdanstvo (citizenship) of other states given by the foreigner:

which it is recognized as the refugee or which is granted shelter in Ukraine;

which in the procedure established by the legislation of Ukraine passes military service under the contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Public special service of transport, National guard of Ukraine including which it is awarded by the state award of Ukraine, or is one of spouses of such person, or is child of such person, or the child of one of spouses, or one of parents of spouses;

which in the procedure established by the legislation of Ukraine passed military service under the contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Public special service of transport or National guard of Ukraine which contract is stopped (will terminate) and which is discharged from military service on the bases provided by subitems "a", "b", "v" of Items 1, of 2, subitems "a", "b" of Item 3 parts five of article 26 of the Law of Ukraine "About conscription and military service" including which it is awarded by the state award of Ukraine, or is one of spouses of such person, or is child of such person, or the child of one of spouses, or one of parents of spouses;

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