Ukraine: Information on whether a woman who is a Ukrainian citizen can sponsor he foreign born husband to live in Ukraine, and on whether he can obtain citizenship in the future
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | UKR24061.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ukraine: Information on whether a woman who is a Ukrainian citizen can sponsor he foreign born husband to live in Ukraine, and on whether he can obtain citizenship in the future, 1 June 1996, UKR24061.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac2b10.html [accessed 3 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, in a telephone conversation on 6 June 1996, an official at the Embassy of Ukraine in Ottawa provided the following information. A foreigner, irrespective of his/her marital status, who desires to live permanently in Ukraine may apply in Ukraine or abroad. Local authorities in Ukraine decide whether the application will be approved, and an applicant's marriage to a Ukrainian citizen would be taken into consideration during the decision-making process.
For a copy of the Ukrainian Citizenship Law, please consult Response to Information Request UKR22407.E of 15 January 1996.
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. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of Ukraine, Ottawa. 6 June 1996. Telephone interview with official.
Additional Sources Consulted
Other oral sources.
