Immigration and citizenship
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Submit Ukraine's construction-start notice online through Diia before building a private house under a building passport, then verify registration in the Construction Activity Register.
Commission a completed private house built under a Ukrainian building passport by completing technical inventory and registering a declaration of readiness for operation.
A Ukrainian parent can apply to register an eligible foreign or stateless child as a Ukrainian citizen under Article 14 and receive a citizenship registration certificate.
Apply for a Ukrainian passport for travel abroad in 2026. Check documents, fees, 20-day and 7-day processing, child rules and applications from abroad.
Apply for Ukraine's building passport for a qualifying private, garden or country house. Check the 500 m² limit, required plans, free filing and 10-day deadline.
Holders of Ukraine's 1994-format passport booklet normally add a new photograph at age 25 and 45. Learn where to apply, which photos and documents to bring, the cost, processing time and the special martial-law deadline rules.
If your Ukrainian ID card is lost or stolen, report it immediately and apply in person for a replacement through the State Migration Service, an equipped CNAP or Passport Service. In 2026, the standard fee is UAH 618 for processing within 20 working days, while urgent processing within 7 working days costs UAH 988.
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.
Ukrainian citizens must obtain their first internal passport in ID-card form after turning 14. The first ID card is issued free of charge, the application is made through the State Migration Service or another authorized passport service, and the current official processing deadline is up to 7 working days.