he Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved in the second reading and in general the draft law No. 11469, which allows the introduction of multiple citizenship. A total of 243 MPs voted in favor of the decision.
This was announced by MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
The draft law was initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on August 8, 2024. The law provides for the possibility of holding Ukrainian citizenship simultaneously with citizenship of other countries in a number of cases
- simultaneous acquisition by a child at birth of Ukrainian citizenship and citizenship of another state;
- acquisition by a child who is a citizen of Ukraine of the citizenship of his or her foreign adoptive parents;
- automatic acquisition of another citizenship by a citizen of Ukraine as a result of marriage to a foreigner;
- automatic acquisition of another citizenship by a Ukrainian citizen who has reached the age of majority as a result of the application of the legislation on citizenship of a foreign state, if such a Ukrainian citizen has not received a document confirming the citizenship of another state;
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship under a simplified procedure for foreigners who are citizens of states included in the list of those who can obtain citizenship under a simplified procedure;
- Acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by a citizen of a state from the list of states whose citizens acquire Ukrainian citizenship under a simplified procedure.
The only exceptions are citizens of Russia and countries that do not recognize Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity – the law provides for restrictions for them.