Ukrainian men aged 18-60 will not be able to receive Ukrainian passports abroad
Pravda Ukraine
The Cabinet of Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian government) has banned the issuance of Ukrainian passports or passports for travelling abroad to Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60. They will now be able to obtain these documents only at a territorial body or territorial unit of the State Migration Service.
Source: decree by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Quote: “Male Ukrainian citizens aged 18-60 can receive a passport of the citizen of Ukraine or a passport of the citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad in a territorial body or territorial unit of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.
Such passports may not be sent to a separate unit or a foreign diplomatic mission of Ukraine for the purpose of their issuance.”
Details: However, these requirements do not concern those Ukrainian men aged 18-60 who have the right to cross the border during martial law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine noted that the state-owned passport service Document, which produces documents for Ukrainians, ‘is not part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’.
The ministry stressed that the Cabinet of Ministers’ decree concerns changes to the issuance of passports issued by the State Migration Service of Ukraine on applications received by the state-owned passport service Document: state-owned passport service Document is not part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomatic or consular service. It is a separate state-owned company that is part of the management of the State Migration Service of Ukraine.
At the same time, the procedure for the consular service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will remain unchanged.
In particular, consular services are provided to Ukrainian citizens at embassies, consulates general and consulates of Ukraine.
Background:
- On 11 April, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine’s parliament) adopted the law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Certain Issues of Military Service, Mobilisation and Military Registration in second reading, which was signed by the president and published.
- On 23 April, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba confirmed reports of the suspension of consular services for Ukrainian men liable for military service.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs later stated that after the mobilisation law enters into force on 18 May 2024, “the process of accepting and reviewing applications for consular actions will continue, taking into account the new requirements arising from provisions of the law.”
This article has been updated since publication.
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