Verkhovna Rada supported draft law on multiple citizenship as basis
The Verkhovna Rada supported as a basis the draft law No. 11469 on the introduction of multiple citizenship in Ukraine.
This was reported by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak, Censor.NET reports.
The decision was supported by 247 MPs.
"The second reading should take into account the proposals and comments, in particular of the World Congress of Ukrainians," the statement reads.
According to the MP, a separate vote was taken to ask the Constitutional Court for its opinion on the law.
Draft law on multiple citizenship
On August 8, 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted a draft law on multiple citizenship to the parliament.
The President proposes that multiple citizenship (nationality) should be allowed in such cases:
- simultaneous acquisition by a child of Ukrainian citizenship and citizenship of another state;
- a child who is a citizen of Ukraine acquires the citizenship of his or her foreign adoptive parents;
- automatic acquisition of another citizenship by a Ukrainian citizen as a result of marriage to a foreigner;
- automatic acquisition by a Ukrainian citizen who has reached the age of majority of another citizenship as a result of the application of the legislation on citizenship of a foreign state, if such a Ukrainian citizen has not received a document confirming the citizenship of another state;
- simplified procedure for obtaining Ukrainian citizenship for foreigners who are citizens of states included in the list of those who can obtain citizenship under the simplified procedure;
- Acquisition by a citizen of Ukraine of citizenship of states from the list of states whose citizens acquire Ukrainian citizenship under a simplified procedure.
At the same time, multiple citizenship will not be allowed for people who have the citizenship of Russia (i.e., a country recognized by the Verkhovna Rada as an aggressor/occupying state) or a state that does not recognize the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
