KEY DEFINITIONS AND TERMS Birth certificate – a paper-based document issued after the state registration of the fact of birth. Birth registration procedure – an administrative procedure for the registration of a birth, conducted by the offices of state registration of civil status acts. Civil registration documents – paper-based documents certifying the fact of the official state registration of civil status acts (e.g. birth, marriage, death) issued by the offices for registration of civil status acts after the registration of said civil status acts. Department of State Registration and Notary of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine – the authority responsible for state registration, including of civil status acts, operating under the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. Duplicate of the birth certificate – a copy of a birth certificate issued by the registration offices and other bodies on the basis of the record of civil status act having the same legal power as the original birth certificate. Identification documents – documents featuring the holder’s specified information (name, date and place of birth, photograph) enabling the holder’s official identification. Passport of a citizen of Ukraine – a book-type document issued by the State Migration Service certifying the identity of the holder and the holder’s citizenship of Ukraine. Since the reform of the identification documents started, this document has been issued in the form of a biometric ID card. Hereinafter: internal passport. Passport of a citizen of Ukraine for international travel – a book-type document issued by the State Migration Service certifying the holder’s identity and citizenship of Ukraine, used for international travel of Ukrainian citizens. Procedure for identification of a person (in the course of passport issuing) – an administrative procedure performed by the State Migration Service when undocumented persons over 18 years of age apply for a first internal passport as a citizen of Ukraine. Procedure for obtaining an internal passport – an administrative procedure for issuing an internal passport conducted by the State Migration Service. Procedure for registration of residence – an administrative procedure for the registration of applicants’ main places of residence conducted by a territorial jurisdiction authority. Procedure for the establishment of the fact of birth – a civil procedure for the establishment of the fact of birth, conducted by courts in cases when applicants over 16 years old cannot provide the authorities with their birth certificate. 6