No unconditional jus soli, but article 7 makes a child born to permanently resident foreigners a Ukrainian citizen where the child acquires no other citizenship at birth.
Sources: Law of Ukraine on Citizenship No. 2235-III, consolidated (Verkhovna Rada)
A spouse married to a Ukrainian citizen for more than three years is exempt from the continuous-residence condition entirely; the other naturalisation conditions still apply.
estimated, not read from law — Law on Citizenship art. 9 part 2 point 3, second paragraph, read on zakon.rada.gov.ua (revision of 10.05.2026). Also covers a 3+ year marriage ended by the citizen spouse's death. Corrects the previously modeled 2-years-marriage/2-years-residence figures.
Sources: Law of Ukraine on Citizenship No. 2235-III, consolidated (Verkhovna Rada)
A person with at least one parent who was a Ukrainian citizen at the moment of birth is a citizen automatically, wherever born (article 7). Article 8 separately grants a right to citizenship by territorial origin reaching a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent or sibling born or permanently resident in Ukraine or its historical territories.
Sources: Law of Ukraine on Citizenship No. 2235-III, consolidated (Verkhovna Rada)
Five years of continuous residence (article 9), plus recognition of the Constitution, exams in its basics and in the state language, and lawful means of subsistence. Since Law 4502-IX of 18 June 2025, multiple citizenship is recognised in listed cases and acquisition can proceed by declaration instead of renunciation for citizens of listed states.
Sources: Law of Ukraine on Citizenship No. 2235-III, consolidated (Verkhovna Rada)
Temporary residence pathways for foreigners investing in or conducting significant business activity in Ukraine under migration legislation — active economic presence, not a passive golden visa.
Sources: State Migration Service of Ukraine
Government uResidency digital status for foreign freelancers (e-signature, sole-proprietor setup, banking and automated taxation) — new applications are currently suspended while the programme is reformatted.
Sources: uResidency Ukraine (Diia)
Where a licence connected to Ukraine can be exchanged, based on mapped official lists. Search every issuing country.
Licence issued in Ukraine
8 mapped destinationsExchange normally requires residence in the destination and replaces the original licence. The official authority still decides validity, deadlines, classes, and any extra checks.
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