Naturalización General Residencia de 5 Años (Art 9 post-Ley 4502-IX)

Standard naturalization pathway: 5-year continuous residence + immigration permit + Constitution/history/language exams + legal livelihood + Constitution/laws recognition declaration. T1+ Wartime-Active jurisdiction with Law 4502-IX of 2025-06-18 (EIF 2026-01-16) restructuring 15-scenario jus sanguinis + multi-citizenship Art 5-1 (6 cases) + simplified friendly-state procedure Art 10-1 + 1-year wartime Defender pathway Art 9 + 8 historical successor-state territorial enumeration Art 8. Konstytutsiynyi Sud apex jurisdiction; martial law continuous since Decree 64/2022 (2022-02-24); occupied-territory non-recognition regime per Law 1207-VII (Crimea + Donbas) + Law 4502-IX Article 19(1) third paragraph codification.

Constitutional Article 4 single-citizenship principle preserved; Cabinet Resolution № 1412 (5 Nov 2025) initial friendly-state list: USA + Canada + Germany + Poland + Czech Republic; Cabinet Resolution 589-2026-п (12 May 2026) under review. In UA legal relations, multi-citizen treated as UA citizen only.

Operational summary: Law 4502-IX naturalization framework is comprehensive: (i) standard 5-year continuous residence requires immigration permit + legal sources of livelihood + language/civics/history exams; (ii) examinations per Cabinet Resolution 620/2024 cover Constitution basics, history of Ukraine, and Ukrainian language at level set by National Commission on State Language Standards; (iii) immigration permits granted by DMSU per Law 2491-III with specific categories per Article 4 (including spouse-of-UA-citizen, parents/children of UA citizens, Foreign Ukrainian status holders, refugees, stateless persons, m

Multi-stage: immigration permit → residence period → application + exams → Citizenship Commission review → Presidential decree. T1+ Wartime-Active jurisdiction with Law 4502-IX of 2025-06-18 (EIF 2026-01-16) restructuring 15-scenario jus sanguinis + multi-citizenship Art 5-1 (6 cases) + simplified friendly-state procedure Art 10-1 + 1-year wartime Defender pathway Art 9 + 8 historical successor-state territorial enumeration Art 8. Konstytutsiynyi Sud apex jurisdiction; martial law continuous since Decree 64/2022 (2022-02-24); occupied-territory non-recognition regime per Law 1207-VII (Crimea + Donbas) + Law 4502-IX Article 19(1) third paragraph codification.

Operational vesting mechanics: Law 4502-IX naturalization framework is comprehensive: (i) standard 5-year continuous residence requires immigration permit + legal sources of livelihood + language/civics/history exams; (ii) examinations per Cabinet Resolution 620/2024 cover Constitution basics, history of Ukraine, and Ukrainian language at level set by National Commission on State Language Standards; (iii) immigration permits granted by DMSU per Law 2491-III with specific categories per Article 4 (including spouse-of-UA-citizen, parents/children of UA citizens, Foreign Ukrainian status holders, refugees, stateless persons, m

Procedural anchor: Decree 215/2001 (Order on Implementing Provisions of Citizenship Laws) governs application procedures; DMSU territorial offices in-country + MFA consular abroad accept applications; processing timeline 6-12 months standard / 1-3 months wartime Defender / case-by-case Presidential decree pathways. Diia portal digital submission accepted for eligible categories per Law on Public Electronic Registries.

Ley 2235-III Artículo 9 (reestructurada por Ley 4502-IX) — 5 condiciones: Constitución/reconocimiento de leyes + Constitución/historia/exámenes de idioma + 5 años de residencia continua + permiso migratorio + fuentes legales de sustento. Procedimiento de examen según Resolución de Gabinete 620/2024.

DMSU + consular MFA (solicitud); Gabinete 620/2024 (exámenes); Comisión Presidencial según Decreto 215/2001 (revisión); Presidente según Constitución 106(1)(26) (decreto).

Cascada de Ucrania #35 BANDA LÍDER. T1+ Jurisdicción activa en tiempo de guerra con Ley 4502-IX de 2025-06-18 (EIF 2026-01-16) reestructuración de 15 escenarios de jus sanguinis + multiciudadanía Art 5-1 (6 casos) + procedimiento simplificado de estado amigo Art 10-1 + Vía de defensa de 1 año en tiempo de guerra Art 9 + 8 enumeración territorial histórica del estado sucesor Art 8. jurisdicción superior de Konstytutsiynyi Sud; ley marcial continúa desde el Decreto 64/2022 (2022-02-24); Régimen de no reconocimiento de territorio ocupado según la Ley 1207-VII (Crimea + Donbas) + Ley 4502-IX Artículo 19(1), codificación del tercer párrafo.

DMSU (Servicio Estatal de Migración de Ucrania, derzhmihratsiya.gov.ua) líder operativo + oficinas consulares del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores ~100+ países + registro civil DRACS (Departamento de Actas del Estado Civil del Ministerio de Justicia) + reglamentos operativos del Gabinete de Ministros + Comisión Presidencial según la revisión del Decreto 215/2001 + concesión formal del presidente según el artículo 106(1)(26) de la Constitución + revisión constitucional Konstytutsiynyi Sud + autoridad legislativa de la Verkhovna Rada + Servicios digitales del portal Diia.

PINS: DMSU; Cabina 620; Decreto 215.

Foreign workers + refugees + stateless + Foreign Ukrainians + military veterans + spouses can use various reduction tiers (1y to 3y) per Law 4502-IX Article 9 restructuring. T1+ Wartime-Active jurisdiction with Law 4502-IX of 2025-06-18 (EIF 2026-01-16) restructuring 15-scenario jus sanguinis + multi-citizenship Art 5-1 (6 cases) + simplified friendly-state procedure Art 10-1 + 1-year wartime Defender pathway Art 9 + 8 historical successor-state territorial enumeration Art 8. Konstytutsiynyi Sud apex jurisdiction; martial law continuous since Decree 64/2022 (2022-02-24); occupied-territory non-recognition regime per Law 1207-VII (Crimea + Donbas) + Law 4502-IX Article 19(1) third paragraph codification.

Ukrainian diaspora ~20M total per Ukrainian World Congress: Canada 1.4M + USA 1.0M + Russia 1.9M (pre-2022) + Brazil 600K + Argentina 250K + Germany 1.2M + Poland 1.5M post-2022 + Italy 240K + Czech Republic 200K + Spain + Israel + Australia + Kazakhstan + Uzbekistan + Romania + others. Foreign Ukrainian status per Law 1582-IV provides 1-year accelerated residence per Law 4502-IX Article 9.