Driving and vehicles
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Get an international driving permit in Ukraine based on a valid national licence. Check documents, 2026 cost, validity, MVS filing and when you need one abroad.
Exchange a foreign driving licence for a Ukrainian licence at an MVS Service Center. Check residence rules, documents, exams, 2026 costs and treaty exceptions.
Deregister an unusable, destroyed or worn-out vehicle in Ukraine through whole-vehicle write-off. Check documents, cost, processing time and restrictions.
Exchange your first Ukrainian driving licence after its two-year validity ends. Check when exams are required, documents, cost, online options and wartime rules.
Existing Ukrainian sole proprietors can update KVED activity codes, contact details and certain registration information online through Diia. KVED and contact-detail changes are free and are sent automatically to the Unified State Register.
A lost or stolen Ukrainian driver's licence can be replaced at an MVS service center or, when the licence and driver photo are available in the electronic registers, online through the Driver's Cabinet or Diia. A lost licence must be reported to an MVS service center, while a stolen licence must be reported to the National Police.
Ukrainian citizens living in Ukraine can apply to be registered as prospective adoptive parents through the local Children's Affairs Service or online through Diia. Registration is free and includes document checks, a home assessment and, in most cases, mandatory adoptive-parent training.
Register as a Ukrainian sole proprietor, known as a FOP, online through Diia without visiting a state registrar. Registration is free and automated, and the application lets you choose the general or simplified tax system and your KVED business activity codes.
If you are registered as unemployed in Ukraine and start a job, notify the employment service and end your unemployment registration. You can submit the cancellation request online through Diia or in person at your employment centre, free of charge.
Apply to register a marriage in Ukraine through a civil status registration office, CNAP or Diia where the electronic service is available. Check the marriage age, documents, UAH 0.85 state duty, one-month rule and special online marriage option.
Exchange your Ukrainian driver's licence after changing your surname, first name, patronymic or other qualifying personal data. Check the 10-day deadline, documents, current fee, online Driver's Cabinet route and MIA service-centre procedure.
Register ownership of an apartment, house or other real estate acquired or formalized before 2013 in Ukraine's State Register of Rights to Real Estate. Learn when the Diia online route is available, which ownership documents to submit, how the BTI verification works and how long registration may take.
Use Ukraine's eMaliatko service to register a child's birth and request connected government services through one application. Learn who can apply, what information you need, the 30-day registration deadline, online and offline routes, processing times and when eMaliatko cannot be used.
If a Ukrainian birth certificate has been lost, damaged or destroyed, you can request a repeat certificate through Diia or a state civil registration office. The replacement has the same legal force as the original. The state duty is UAH 0.51, with postal delivery charged separately for online orders.
A lost or stolen Ukrainian vehicle registration certificate is replaced through vehicle re-registration. In 2026, individual owners can use Diia or the Driver's Cabinet when the required digital records are available, or apply at an MVS service center. A police certificate is required if the registration certificate was stolen.
If you need to remove your registered or declared place of residence in Ukraine without registering another address at the same time, you can use the separate residence deregistration service. Eligible adults can apply online through Diia, while an in-person route is available through the relevant CNAP or local registration authority.