How to Formalize Ukrainian Citizenship for a Child in 2026: What Has Changed
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The issue of a child's citizenship is often perceived as an "automatic" process: once you receive a birth certificate, that's it. In reality, legal practice proves otherwise; a birth certificate merely records the fact of a child's birth but is not unconditional proof of their affiliation with the state in terms of migration law.
It is during the status legalization stage that the majority of rejections and legal conflicts occur, especially concerning foreigners, stateless persons, refugees, or children born abroad. Many are legally Ukrainian citizens "by operation of law" from the moment of birth. However, they only discover this when faced with issuing a passport, obtaining a residence permit, traveling abroad, or dealing with the issue of dual citizenship.
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