Euromaidan Press -verkkolehden artikkelissa todetaan, että Ukrainassa ei ole tällä hetkellä
olemassa mekanismia sen selvittämiseksi, onko henkilöllä ulkomaan kansalaisuutta.”
•
TRANSLATION [by Asylos Volunteer]: “According to the Ukrainian Immigration Bureau website, a
child born to a foreign citizen and entitled to Ukrainian citizenship from the moment of birth
under the Citizenship Law must apply for citizenship separately through a confirmation
procedure, which usually takes 4-6 months.”
ORIGINAL: “Ukrainian Immigration Bureau -sivustolla todetaan, että ulkomaan kansalaisille
syntyneen ja kansalaisuuslain mukaisesti syntymähetkestä alkaen Ukrainan kansalaisuuteen
oikeutetun lapsen tulee hakea kansalaisuutta erikseen vahvistusmenettelyssä, joka kestää
yleensä 4–6 kuukautta.”
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TRANSLATION [by Asylos Volunteer]: “the US State Department's Human Rights Report on
Ukraine states that birth in the country or to Ukrainian citizens is tantamount to acquiring
citizenship. A child born to a stateless person permanently resident in the country is also a
Ukrainian citizen.”
ORIGINAL:
“Esimerkiksi
Yhdysvaltain
ulkoministeriön
Ukrainaa
käsittelevässä
ihmisoikeusraportissa todetaan, että maassa tai Ukrainan kansalaisille syntyminen tarkoittaa
kansalaisuuden saamista. Myös pysyvästi maassa asuville kansalaisuudettomille henkilöille
syntynyt lapsi on Ukrainan kansalainen.”
Association for Legal Intervention, We present our comments to the European Commission Against
Racism and Intolerance, 22 June 2022
"However, not all refugees from Ukraine can benefit from the same support as Ukrainian citizens.
Foreigners who have lived in Ukraine, but do not have Ukrainian citizenship, may benefit from temporary
protection in Poland, but on different – in principle worse – rules than citizens of Ukraine. The abovementioned different treatment of foreigners fleeing Ukraine depending on their country of origin and the
humanitarian crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, lasting since August 2021, clearly shows the
discriminatory approach of the Polish authorities: foreigners from neighbouring countries are encouraged
to migrate to Poland and supported upon arrival, during when foreigners from further geographically,
culturally and religiously countries are treated worse or not admitted to Poland at all, despite clear
international obligations in this regard."
UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR Position on Returns to Ukraine, March 2022
“Refugees and Asylum-Seekers (Other Nationalities)
[…] People of nationalities other than Ukrainian may also choose, or be compelled, to leave Ukraine as a
result of developments related to the conflict, and should be allowed to do so. Some of these persons
may have been recognized as refugees, granted complementary protection or registered as asylumseekers in Ukraine. Afghan and Syrian nationals are among the largest groups of asylum-seekers and
refugees in Ukraine, along with nationals of the Russian Federation and other countries. Ukraine has been
and remains a country hosting refugees and people otherwise in need of international protection. If
travelling onwards in search of safety, these persons should be referred to national asylum procedures
for consideration of their applications for international protection. In addition, there may be foreignnationals or stateless persons who resided in Ukraine and who had not (yet) applied for international
protection in Ukraine before they were compelled to leave the country due to the current circumstances.
UNHCR recommends that these persons be referred to the national asylum procedure in the country
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