The procedure for renouncing Ukrainian citizenship at the embassy of this country in Russia in 2021

The terminology of any changes in the civil status of Ukrainians is determined by the Law of Ukraine No. 2235-III “On Citizenship of Ukraine” dated January 18, 2001 (as amended on December 6, 2012).

Thus, termination of citizenship on a voluntary basis is called renunciation of citizenship. The same actions, but coming from the authorities, already mean the loss of citizenship. Termination of citizenship is also possible on the grounds specified in international treaties of Ukraine.

Important! Citizens who have violated the law, borrowers, debtors, etc. persons who seek to use this norm as an opportunity to get rid of “debts” to the public cannot apply for a formal renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship, especially for the purpose of obtaining another citizenship. The actual moratorium is in effect until the named category of citizens fully pays off, repays debts, etc.

Why you may need to renounce citizenship

Refusal of citizenship, according to the Law “On Citizenship of Ukraine” dated January 18, 2001 No. 2235-III, is not taken into account. This law allows for the loss of citizenship after filing a petition for voluntary renunciation of citizenship.

This procedure may be necessary if a citizen wants to take citizenship of another country whose laws prohibit having two passports. The Russian Federation is one of these.

Should I refuse?

To be correct, it is worth noting that, in accordance with Ukrainian legislation, it is impossible to “renounce” Ukrainian citizenship; there is a procedure for renouncing citizenship at the request of a citizen (Article 18 of the Law on Citizenship of Ukraine).
The basis for this, as the Law indicates, is permanent residence abroad, while the condition is established that only if a person has acquired the citizenship of another state, or has received a document stating that he will acquire it if he leaves the Ukrainian one. The procedure is regulated by the Procedure for the production of applications and representations on issues of citizenship of Ukraine and the implementation of decisions taken (Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 215 of March 27, 2001).

However, is it necessary to leave Ukrainian citizenship to obtain Russian citizenship? As a general rule, confirmation of such an action is one of the required documents attached to the application. Only the following are exempt from this requirement:

veterans of the Great Patriotic War;
persons recognized as refugees in accordance with the procedure;
persons who have received political asylum on the territory of the Russian Federation;
citizens of states with which an Agreement on a simplified procedure has been concluded (Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan), as well as an Agreement on the settlement of issues of dual citizenship (Tajikistan).

Now you know whether you need to renounce Ukrainian citizenship when obtaining Russian citizenship. We talked in detail about whether it is possible to obtain dual citizenship of Russia and Ukraine and how to do it in this material.

Refusal procedure

You can lose Ukrainian citizenship either voluntarily, at the request of a citizen, or at the initiative of the country’s authorities.

This is possible without an application if several conditions are met:

Carrying out military service in the army of another country;
Obtaining a Ukrainian passport illegally;
Acceptance of citizenship of another country by birthright.

In all other cases, you will have to undergo a complex procedure in full.

Reference! With a voluntary application, all costs associated with collecting documentation or other established activities fall on the shoulders of the initiator of the procedure.

How does the procedure work?

Each application is considered individually. Many different factors are taken into account when making a decision.

The applicant does not always receive the required verdict.

At the first stage, the applicant needs to collect the entire package of documents;
The next step is the delivery of papers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;
A specially formed commission considers the petition and renders a verdict;
If the decision is positive, the prepared decree on deprivation of citizenship is submitted to the President of the country for signature. As soon as the head of state puts his signature on the document, the decision comes into force.

How to fill out an application correctly

The application must be certified by a notary. For this reason, writing a document is not difficult. The notary office that provides this service has application forms and rules for filling them out. In fact, the office employees carry out the entire procedure themselves. The applicant only needs to put his signature in the specified place.

Application form

If for some reason the initiator of the procedure decided to write an application himself, he will need the established form and print it out. A prerequisite is to enter information in Ukrainian. All data can be entered on a computer or entered manually in block letters. There is no need to paste the photo right away. This is done by the members of the commission after considering the case.

A document will not be accepted if it:

Printed on two sheets (only double-sided printing allowed);
Filled out by hand in capital letters;
There are no answers to all questions presented.

Sample filling

Submission of documents

The application with the accompanying documents must be delivered to the Ukrainian Embassy. This can be done in person or sent by mail.

Papers should be sent by registered mail with a list of attachments and confirmation of delivery. This eliminates the possibility of losing documents.

Required documents

In addition to the application, the applicant will need additional papers required by law.

The folder should contain:

Statement;
2 photos;
International passport with confirmation of receipt of permanent residence;
Documentary evidence of acceptance of citizenship of another country.

For minors, an application form for renunciation of citizenship must also be completed. Children from 14 to 18 years old fill out a separate form. For younger children, parents fill out a general form, entering the child’s data.

Sample form for children

Where to submit papers to receive?

A copy of the application and a receipt for its sending should be attached to other documents as part of the procedure for acquiring Russian citizenship. The list of required documents will depend directly on the basis on which the person is applying for it (read more about the grounds, rules and available programs for obtaining Russian citizenship by Ukrainians here). A package of documents, in accordance with the law, is submitted at the place of residence:

if a person lives on the territory of the Russian Federation - to the migration department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
if living on the territory of Ukraine - to a diplomatic or consular office of the Russian Federation.

Despite the fact that the renunciation procedure is extremely problematic in practice, in response to such difficulties, Russian legislation provides for a simplified procedure for renouncing existing citizenship. It consists, in essence, only of confirming the person’s initiative to renounce citizenship, thus, regardless of what decision will be made based on the results of consideration of the application by the relevant authorities of the foreign state.

Even if the application for withdrawal is rejected, a copy of the application will be a qualifying document attached to the Application for Citizenship. And then, in the end, after receiving a Russian passport, the person will have all the necessary conditions for successfully leaving Ukrainian citizenship.

Now you know whether it is possible to obtain Russian citizenship without giving up Ukrainian citizenship.

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Cost of registration of renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship

It is possible to lose Ukrainian citizenship without financial costs if the cessation of ties with the country occurs on the initiative of its authorities. Otherwise, the citizen will have to pay the state duty and all related expenses.

Necessary expenses

Type of payment	Price
Fee for registration at the consulate	25 dollars
Application for permanent residence abroad	200 dollars
Filling out an application with a notary	From 1100 rub.
Consular fee for application for renunciation of citizenship	300 dollars

In each individual situation, it may be necessary to pay additional fees. All tariffs are indicated on the website of the Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow.

Required documents

It is impossible to renounce Ukrainian citizenship without submitting the necessary papers:

Four photographs;
International passport, as well as a duplicate of all pages. Particular attention is paid to the stamp of departure for permanent residence;
Confirmation that the Federal Migration Service guarantees Russian citizenship to the person, as well as four copies of this document;
A receipt that shows payment of the state duty provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation.

When a minor child needs to become a citizen of Russia, the application is written by his mother or father, attaching a certificate confirming birth, as well as upon reaching the age of 14 and his consent, formalized in writing.

Where and how to send a refusal

To begin the procedure for renouncing Ukrainian citizenship, you need to contact the embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this state. This is done in two ways:

Personal visit to the relevant authority and filling out an application;
Send papers using Russian Post.

The addresses of organizations where documents need to be sent can be easily found on the Internet on certain websites that have a legal bias.

In order not to personally visit the institution accepting the application, there must be compelling reasons:

The occurrence of natural disasters;
Illness of a migrant who wishes to renounce citizenship;
Other reasons that cannot be overcome.

Application form and document form

Writing a petition to renounce Ukrainian citizenship will not be difficult, since samples of the petition, as well as the form itself received upon completion of this action, can be found on the global network. If an applicant for Russian citizenship does not have access to the Internet, then samples of the necessary papers are located on stands in any regional branch of the FMS.

Cost and terms

In order to say goodbye to Ukrainian citizenship, you will need to incur some material costs. In addition to the state fee, which is provided for by Russian legislation and is approximately $200, you should keep in mind that you need to pay for the services of a notary.

When the procedure does not occur at the request of the migrant, the citizen is not obliged to pay anything.

Registration of renunciation of citizenship requires some time, the timing of which depends on several factors:

It may take about 30 days for papers to be reviewed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
For about a month, the documents will be sent to the commission dealing with citizenship issues;
In another 60 days, a commission under the President of Ukraine will be convened to make a decision;
You will need to wait for at least another eight months to obtain your citizenship, which includes time for sending papers and technical issues.

If the case is classified as complex, the procedure can take up to 2 years.

How long does the procedure take?

The entire procedure takes about 12 months. The commission members will need this time to:

Carefully review the case materials;
Make an adequate decision;
Prepare a decree and submit it to the head of state for signature.

The time spent on sending materials is not included in the total period allotted for the procedure (regulations on the citizenship commission).

If the applicant submits documents of inadequate quality or not in full, the commission returns the application. After resubmission, the countdown of deadlines begins again.

Where to apply for a certificate of renunciation of citizenship

After the commission makes a decision and the President of the country signs the corresponding decree, the applicant is issued a certificate stating that ties with Ukraine have been severed. A document on renunciation of citizenship can be obtained from the State Migration Service or from the Ukrainian Embassy (if the applicant is outside the country).

Certificate of renunciation of citizenship

How to renounce citizenship on the territory of Ukraine

The law states that people who have received a permanent residence permit in another country can voluntarily renounce their citizenship. Applications for renunciation of citizenship filed on the territory of Ukraine are an exception to the rule. Such requests are extremely rarely granted.

You should submit documents to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine while on its territory only in cases when it comes to the adoption of a child who has its citizenship.

Video about simplifying the renunciation of citizenship:

On Russian territory

If the applicant permanently resides in Russia, he only needs to contact the Ukrainian consulate located closer to his place of residence.

You need to have with you:

Installed package of documents;
Two copies of the application for renunciation of citizenship, certified by a notary.

Consular staff must accept documents for processing. One copy of the application is certified by the employee who accepted the documents and remains with the applicant. It will serve as confirmation of the start of the procedure for renunciation of citizenship for the FMS.

Reference! Persons who have paid off all debts and have no obligations to Ukraine can voluntarily renounce citizenship. That is, if the applicant has unpaid loans, outstanding criminal records or unexecuted court decisions, the request will not be granted.

Features for residents of Crimea

Due to the transition of the peninsula to Russia and Ukraine’s refusal to recognize this fact, Crimeans cannot use the generally accepted procedure.

They need to meet a number of conditions:

Live on the peninsula for at least 6 months;
Have a Russian residence permit;
Express a desire to obtain citizenship of the country.

In order to free themselves from Ukrainian citizenship, they only need to submit an application for exit to the local department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and hand over their Ukrainian passports. After this procedure, residents of the region in Russia are considered as persons who do not have ties with foreign countries.

The procedure for renouncing Ukrainian citizenship is not too complicated, but it is often delayed as a result of incorrect paperwork or submission of false information. If you have doubts about your own competence, the applicant can use the services of a notary.

Supporting documents

In all other cases, the person will be required to provide confirmation of renunciation of Ukrainian citizenship. However, the Law of the Russian Federation does not require confirmation of the fact of exit; it is only necessary to confirm the person’s application (with a copy of the petition) to the relevant authorities of Ukraine for exit, while the main condition for exit is permanent residence in the territory of another state. If the application is sent by mail, a receipt for registered mail is provided.

According to the procedure, such a petition may be sent to:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
Its diplomatic missions in Russia.

Since the Russian Law still does not say anything about making a decision on this issue, it is logical to assume that, regardless of whether the petition is considered positively or negatively, a copy of it is sufficient to be attached to the package. It follows from this that in order to renounce Ukrainian citizenship in order to obtain Russian citizenship, you only need to send the appropriate application for withdrawal.

As you know, the exit procedure itself is complex even if there are sufficient grounds. Therefore, the Russian legislator has simplified the procedure regarding the refusal of a previous passport, due to which this procedure is limited only to confirmation of the application.

In addition, only Ukrainians permanently residing in the territory of another state have the right to leave, as stated above, and a citizen leaving Ukraine for permanent residence must register with the Ukrainian consulate, otherwise the subsequent termination of Ukrainian citizenship will be much more difficult .

Thus, we can say that in this case, after filing an application, the process of leaving Ukrainian citizenship flows into the process of obtaining a Russian one, and the refusal of a Ukrainian passport will be only one of the final steps towards obtaining a Russian one, after crossing the border, registration and receipt Residence permit, if there is such a condition.