Ukraine: Information on whether a person born in Ukraine who deregistered his propiska (residence permit) and worked for the past ten years on a Russian fishing boat with a temporary employer-issued propiska can return to live and work in Ukraine
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UKR18447.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ukraine: Information on whether a person born in Ukraine who deregistered his propiska (residence permit) and worked for the past ten years on a Russian fishing boat with a temporary employer-issued propiska can return to live and work in Ukraine, 1 October 1994, UKR18447.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac628.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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According to a spokesperson of the Embassy of Ukraine in Ottawa, additional information is required in order to answer this question (6 Oct. 1994). He stated that the right of a person to re-enter Ukraine does not depend on whether he/she holds a propiska, but instead depends on the type of passport held (ibid.). For example, a person who has a former USSR passport will be allowed to enter the territory of Ukraine (ibid.).
For information on the acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship, please refer to the attached excerpts from Nationality Laws in Former USSR Republics (UNHCR July 1993, 69-73). In addition, please consult Responses to Information Requests UKR15003.E of 11 August 1994, UKR14861 of 5 August 1993, UKR12953 of 11 February 1993 and UKR11280 of 10 August 1992, which are available either in the REFINFO database or at your Regional Documentation Centre.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of Ukraine, Ottawa. 6 October 1994. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachments
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). July 1993. Nationality Laws in Former USSR Republics. Geneva: UNHCR, pp. 69-73.
