and were not foreign subjects on the date of enactment of the Law of Ukraine "On Ukrainian
Citizenship" (1636-12, 13 November 1991);
(3) Persons who arrived in Ukraine for permanent residence after 13 November 1991, and whose
former Soviet passports in 1974 format are marked with “citizen of Ukraine” record by internal
affairs bodies of Ukraine, as well as their children arriving together with them to Ukraine,
provided they were minors at the time;
(4) Persons receiving Ukrainian citizenship under the laws of Ukraine and international treaties
to which Ukraine is a party.
Persons indicated in Section 1 of this Article 3 shall be citizens of Ukraine as of 24 August 1991;
those in Item (2) as of 13 November 1991; those in Item (3) as of the date their passports were
marked with “citizen of Ukraine” record.
Article 4: Legislation on citizenship of Ukraine
Matters relating to citizenship of Ukraine are regulated by the the Constitution of Ukraine
(254k/96-VR), this Law, and international treaties to which Ukraine is a party.
Should an international treaty contain rules other than those set forth in this Law, the rules of the
international treaty shall have precedence.
Article 5: Documents attesting to Ukrainian citizenship
Documents attesting to Ukrainian citizenship shall be as follows:
(1) Passport of a citizen of Ukraine;
(3) Passport of a citizen of Ukraine for travelling abroad;
(4) Temporary certificate of a citizen of Ukraine;
(6) Diplomatic passport;
(7) Service passport;
(8) Seaman's identity card;
(9) Certificate of a crew member;
(10) Certificate for return to Ukraine.
CHAPTER II
ACQUIRING UKRAINIAN CITIZENSHIP
Article 6: Grounds on which Ukrainian citizenship is acquired
Ukrainian citizenship shall be acquired:
(1) by birth;
(2) by territorial origin;
(3) as a result of [legal procedures] granting citizenship;
(4) as result of renewal of citizenship;
(5) as a result of adoption;
(6) as result of guardianship or custody, in the case of a minor;
(7) as a result of guardianship/custody appointed for a person recognised as deprived of legal
capacity by a court of law;
(8) due to a minor's one or both parents being citizens of Ukraine;
(9) as a result of filiation;
(10) due to other reasons envisaged by international treaties to which Ukraine is a party.
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