The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law on the status of foreigners who fought for Ukraine. In particular, it is envisaged that foreigners who fought in Ukraine will be able to legally stay in the country for up to 6 months after their contract; the period of military service will be included in the period of residence; foreigners will be able to obtain an immigration quota if they fought for at least 4 months or were in captivity, etc. This was reported by the government's representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Taras Melnychuk, according to UNN.
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The draft law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Clarification of the Legal Status of Foreigners and Stateless Persons Participating in the Defense of the Territorial Integrity and Inviolability of Ukraine" has been approved. The draft law proposes to increase the period from three to six months during which foreigners whose contracts have expired will be considered to be legally temporarily residing in Ukraine.
It is envisaged that when granting an immigration permit, the period of continuous residence in Ukraine on the basis of a temporary residence permit (the last five years) will include the period of military service under contract.
It is also proposed to establish an immigration quota for foreigners and stateless persons who, during the period of martial law in Ukraine, provide/provided small arms, tactical, radio engineering, explosive, medical and other assistance to units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, being directly in the areas of hostilities, and jointly with such units participate/participated in the performance of combat or service tasks for at least four months or who were in captivity.
In addition, it is proposed to consider a combatant certificate/disability certificate due to war and an extract from the Unified State Register of War Veterans as a basis for obtaining a temporary residence permit in Ukraine, as well as to introduce an "foreigner's certificate for traveling abroad."
Recall
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution, developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which defines the criteria for foreign states with which a simplified procedure for acquiring Ukrainian citizenship can be introduced.