In accordance with Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine "On Citizenship of Ukraine", a person (a foreigner or a stateless person) who, or at least one of whose parents, or whose grandparent, great-grandparent, or whose full or half sibling, child, or grandchild was born or permanently resided before August 24, 1991, in the territory that became the territory of Ukraine in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Legal Succession of Ukraine,” or who, or at least one of whose parents, or whose grandparent, great-grandparent, or whose full or half sibling was born or permanently resided before August 24, 1991, in other territories that, at the time of their birth or during their permanent residence, were part of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, the West Ukrainian People’s Republic, the Ukrainian State, the Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic, Carpathian Ukraine, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Ukrainian SSR), the Crimean People’s Republic, or the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, as well as their children, have the right to acquire Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin.
The conditions for acquiring Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin are:
When booking an appointment, please select the required service in the electronic queue (in the DIIA application, the names of the services are indicated in Ukrainian):
💰 Consular fee for the procedure of acquiring Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin: 80 USD
The consular fee may be paid using one of the following methods:
By bank card using the payment terminal located at the Embassy premises (applicable bank fees may apply).
Through the banking application (available only to persons who have an account with the Peruvian bank BBVA).
In cash, in U.S. dollars, at a bank branch, upon presentation of the bank payment slip issued during the consular appointment.
LIST OF DOCUMENTS:
Application for acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin;
Two photographs (size 35 × 45 mm);
Commitment to terminate foreign citizenship. Foreigners who are citizens of multiple states must submit a commitment to terminate the citizenship of all such states;
Document confirming the right to acquire Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin (for example, a birth certificate issued in the territory of Ukraine);
Police clearance certificate from the country of current citizenship (for example, Peru or Colombia). This certificate is valid for the period indicated therein or for three months from the date of issuance. The certificate must be apostilled and translated into Ukrainian;
Original passport;
Document confirming passing the exam on proficiency in the state language of Ukraine;
Document confirming passing the exam on the fundamentals of the Constitution of Ukraine and the history of Ukraine.
The exam on proficiency in the state language, as well as the exam on the fundamentals of the Constitution of Ukraine and the history of Ukraine, are conducted exclusively on the territory of Ukraine. It is not possible to take these exams in another country.
After receiving your application and the complete set of required documents, the Embassy will send a request to the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine for a background check to ensure there are no grounds for denying citizenship by territorial origin. This verification typically takes up to 1 month.
If the background check is successfully passed, the Embassy will make a decision on granting citizenship by territorial origin and will issue a certificate of registration as a citizen of Ukraine.
⚠️ IMPORTANT!
From the date of the decision to grant citizenship, you will have 2 (two) years to complete the procedure of renouncing all current foreign citizenships you held at the time of the decision.
If you fail to fulfill the commitment within two years, the decision on acquiring citizenship by territorial origin will be revoked. In the event of revocation, you will no longer be eligible for the citizenship by territorial origin procedure.
You may still apply for restoration of Ukrainian citizenship, but only if you can document valid reasons for not having renounced your previous citizenships.
📩 If you have any questions regarding the procedure for acquiring Ukrainian citizenship by territorial origin or the required documents, please contact us at: [email protected]