Rules of procedure for processing, issuing, exchanging, delivering, seizing, returning to the
State, recognizing as inactive or annulling the passport of a citizen of Ukraine112
General provision
1. The passport of a citizen of Ukraine is the document identifying a person and certifying the
citizenship of Ukraine.
2. The passport of a citizen of Ukraine is issued in the form of a card featuring a contactless
electronic chip.
3. Every individual above 14 years old must obtain a passport of a citizen of Ukraine.
4. The passport of a citizen of Ukraine is issued for people under 18 years old for four years and
for people above 18 for 10 years.
5. If the passport of a citizen of Ukraine is lost or stolen, a new passport is issued.
6. The passport is to be exchanged if:
1) The information recorded on the passport changes (except for additional variable
information);
2) The citizen has obtained a tax code;
3) A mistake in the existing passport is identified;
4) The passport expires;
5) The passport is in poor condition;
6) After an individual possessing a 1994 year standard passport turns 25 years of age or 45 years
of age (on request).
7. The processing (including in the case of lost or stolen passports), change, and issuing of the
passport are to be performed:
1) For a person who is 14 years old after submission of a request by the individual;
2) For a person who is 14 years old but who is found by the court to have limited civil capacity
or no civil capacity – at the request of one of the person’s parents, guardians or other legal
representatives (hereinafter - legal representatives);
3) For a person serving a sentence in penitentiary institution or is on a long-term in-patient
treatment in closed institutions of the Ministry of Health – at the request of an authorized officer
of the relevant institution (hereinafter - authorized person).
8. The passport is issued:
no later than 20 working days from the day of submission of the completed request for issuance
of a passport;
no later than ten working days from the day of submission of the completed request for urgent
issuance of a passport.
14. The following information is included with the application for issuance of a passport:
1) name of the applicant;
2) date of birth;
3) place of birth (state, region, district/city, village);
4) sex;
5) date and basis for acquiring citizenship;
6) unique reference number in the Register;
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Government of Ukraine, Regulation No. 302, “Rules of procedure for processing, issuing, exchanging,
delivering, seizing, returning to the state, recognizing as inactive or annulling the passport of a citizen of Ukraine”,
25 March 2015, <http://zakon2.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/302-2015-%D0%BF>.
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