Historically, Ukraine has one of the largest Diasporas in the world, which has about 20,000,000 people.
Most Ukrainians are in the United States, Canada and Russia.
Among European countries, Ukrainians are the most in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. The large Diaspora of Ukrainians lives in post-Soviet countries: Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan.
A foreign Ukrainian is a person who is a citizen of another state or a stateless person, and also has a Ukrainian ethnic origin or is a native of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian state is interested in supporting Ukrainians living abroad, strengthening ties with their homeland and returning them to Ukraine.
The “document of the Ukrainians” is quite easy to get if you have documented grounds. At the same time, in addition to direct ethnic origin, it is also provided that the status of a foreign Ukrainian is obtained on the basis of evidence of Ukrainians and information from Ukrainian public organizations.
Advantages of the status of a foreign Ukrainian
- annually have quotas of admission to higher educational institutions of Ukraine within the framework of the state order;
- can work in Ukraine without a work permit;
- have the right to a free reusable visa;
- the certificate of a foreign Ukrainian is the basis for obtaining a permanent residence permit in Ukraine⇒;
- have the right to obtain citizenship of Ukraine;
- The status of a foreign Ukrainian can be considered as the image status of a person who maintains ties with the motherland and does not forget its roots.
Requirements for applicants for the status of a foreign Ukrainian
- origin from the territory of Ukraine (in the case of another non-titular nationality, for example: for Tatars, Poles, Russians who lived on the territory of Ukraine);
- Ukrainian ethnic background;
- Ukrainian identity;
- lack of Ukrainian citizenship;
- reaching the age of 16;
Availability of at least one of the following documents:
birth certificate of the applicant or his relatives;
documents confirming the fact of residence on the territory of Ukraine;
certificates of at least 3 Ukrainians or foreign Ukrainians about the ethnic Ukrainian origin or origin from Ukraine.
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Cost and timing of the status of a foreign Ukrainian
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Lawyer services, fees |
State Fees |
Term |
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$ 100 |
$ 10 |
90 days |
Additional services
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Service Name |
Cost of |
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Assistance in the search for archival data on Ukrainian origin or origin from Ukraine |
Negotiated |
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Assistance in preparing of certificates of Ukrainians about ethnic Ukrainian origin or origin from Ukraine |
Negotiated |






