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17/01/2026

⚡️ Ukrainian Dual Citizenship law is effective from January 16th 2026

As of now only it applies to citizens of these 5 countries: 👇
🇺🇸 United States
🇨🇦 Canada
🇩🇪 Germany
🇵🇱 Poland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic

If you are a citizen of one of these five countries and also hold another citizenship (for example, 🇺🇸 USA + 🇮🇱 Israel), you will still be required to renounce Israeli citizenship.

📚 Citizens of these 5 countries anyway must pass exams on:
• the Constitution of Ukraine
• Ukrainian history
• the Ukrainian language

📝 There are formal criteria for adding countries to this list, but the decision is made by the Ukrainian Government. This means the list can be amended relatively quickly if there is political will.

👉 Let us know if you have any questions and we’ll be happy to explain 👌

01/07/2025

🎬 2nd and Final Episode – How to Guarantee Ukrainian Citizenship 🇺🇦

We’re back with the final part of our series, explaining how to guarantee that Ukrainian citizenship will be granted ✅.

As always, we reveal practical legal tips ⚖️ and important nuances you need to know 🔍.

With the new law allowing multiple citizenship now in effect, the process has become even simpler 🔓🌍.

📺 Watch now and stay informed!

https://youtu.be/rzqCrxHi0Rc

A lawyer explains in details how to obtain Ukrainian citizenship with a 100% success rate. It is not a loophole, trick or shady legal scheme. It is a straigh...

12/05/2025

🇺🇦 Wondering if you can obtain Ukrainian citizenship? Great news — you can! 🙌
Thanks to a recent change in legislation, virtually anyone can now become a Ukrainian citizen.

🎥 Watch the most detailed explanation of the process on the Internet!

📲 Don’t miss out — click the link and learn how to start your journey today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nTtA8FGjgo

A lawyer explains in details how to obtain Ukrainian citizenship with a 100% success rate. It is not a loophole, trick or shady legal scheme. It is a straigh...

29/04/2025

🎙️ New Podcast Episode Alert! 🇺🇦✨

We dive into the details and peculiarities of the Ukrainian citizenship process, including who is eligible to obtain Ukrainian citizenship in 2025. 🎧 Watch now, get prepared, stay informed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1d0rYsS4IA&t=188s

A lawyer explains in details the pecularities of Ukrainian citizenship and who can get citizenship in Ukraine.The law of Ukraine On Citizenship of Ukraine: h...

01/02/2022

🎥 A new interview to Youtube channel given by our managing partner Serhii Aleksandrov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9shpriBxY0

you have a lawyer on sped dial in Ukraine?You'd be surprised how vulnerable you can be in a country like Ukraine. You're not ins...

17/01/2022

Estate broker 🆚 notary 🆚 lawyer

Most of the clients who come to us for help with buying real estate ask us whether a lawyer is needed for such transactions at all or maybe a broker and a notary are enough. Last week we worked on 2 such deals that brightly show the difference. In particular 👇:

✅ Flat 1️⃣: the seller was married to a foreigner and so she had to provide a notarized consent from the husband for the sale. Yet she was not able to get one because they were in the process of divorce and, apparently, the husband was not quite supportive. We advised the client to withdraw from the negotiations. The broker tried to make the deal happen, kept sending copies of different documents claiming the deal was good to go. In the end the notary refused to certify the deal. ❎

✅ Flat 2️⃣: the seller obtained the flat via court in result of a dispute. But there were also several other potential co-owners of the flat (heirs) who haven’t obtained their heritage yet. Moreover, there was a conflict between the heirs. The broker advised the client to pay everyone a deposit and only after that the heirs would register their ownership titles. The notary was ready to notarize the deal as soon as the heirs became the owners because in this case all legal formalities would be met. In result the client (buyer) could lose the deposits or could end up in litigation even after he purchased the flat. Thus, we strongly advised the client to withdraw from the deal. ❎

06/12/2021

The year 📅 is going to its end so we have summarized our experience in obtaining Ukrainian permanent residedence for foreign IT specialists 💻 under the quota of 2021.
If you consider this in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ then you should read this article as it is not only about the process but also about the ℹ️ pitfalls and ℹ️ grey areas that you will not learn about from any other source.
Should you have any questions on the subject, don't hesitate to contact us.
https://www.legal-ideas.com/post/ultimate-immigration-guide-for-it-nomads-in-ukraine

If you are an IT professional and are interested in relocating to Ukraine, then we have wonderful news for you – Ukraine severely competes for IT nomads on the global market. You may be surprised, but Ukraine even created the Ministry of Digital Transformation that works on turning Ukraine into a ...

21/10/2021

❗Every human being wants to live a happy life. To make this happen we need access to education, healthcare and justice. None government ever managed to provide these 3 services for free and of good quality. We’ve decided that we don’t want just to sit and wait for a miracle. Instead, we will do what we can in this regard 💪.
ℹ Therefore, Legal Ideas law firm announces monthly Pro-Bono (free of charge) legal assistance in appealing unjustified visa and residence refusals. I.e. every month we will select, at our own discretion, one case which we will represent free of charge.
If you want to apply for this legal aid, then please send us your story 👇
✍ In addition, we recommend you to explore the following sourcing of free legal aid in Ukraine 🇺:
1️⃣ https://r2p.org.ua/en/ a UN non-profit organization providing free legal aid to refugees and asylum seekers in Ukraine.
2️⃣ https://www.facebook.com/ivanimmigrationbot a chatbot that provides free information on Ukrainian visas, residence, immigration and relocation options in general.
3️⃣ https://www.legalaid.gov.ua/ offline free legal aid funded by the Ukrainian government.

03/08/2021

❌️ SCAM WITH WORK PERMITS ⁉️
Every month we receive tens of requests to provide a work permit because people believe a work permit allows them to work and live in Ukraine that is a lie because of the following:
❗️ a work permit does NOT allow a foreigner to stay in Ukraine, it allows only to work. Work and stay are not the same things.
❗️ a work permit is needed to get a Ukrainian D04 work visa that allows to come and stay in Ukraine for up to 90 days only. Not a day more!
❗️ when your D04 work visa expires in 90 days you are obliged to leave Ukraine. Otherwise, you might be fined, deported and banned.
❗️ a work permit does NOT allow a foreigner to work anywhere in Ukraine. It allows to work only at the company and on the position specified in the work permit (see the screenshot attached).
❗️ a company that got a work permit for a foreigner is obliged to pay him/her at least USD 2000 per month salary and USD 1000 tax. Do you really believe they sold you a work permit and will spend USD 3000 monthly?

More information about this matter you can read in our articles:
here: https://indianmemoir.com/4-most-popular-immigration-scams-in-ukraine-jobs
and here: https://www.legal-ideas.com/post/why-fake-volunteering-and-work-permits-are-dangerous-for-any-foreigner

01/06/2021

✅-means victory✌️
2️⃣ our appeals against rejection of granting temporary residence permits were satisfied today for our clients from India 🇮🇳. These 2 gentlemen will eventually get their TRP's in the nearest future🥳.
Initially, their TRP's were denied for allegedly "deliberately provided false information or forged documents". However, we successfully proved in our appeals that the rejections were unjustified and ungrounded💪.
The relevant decisions on satisficing our appeals are attached for your review.👇
More information on how to deal with residence rejections is provided in our blog here: https://www.legal-ideas.com/post/what-to-do-if-your-temporary-residence-application-was-denied

09/03/2021

🇺🇦 🇧🇪 Our managing partner Serhii Aleksandrov shared our law firm's experience and forecast regarding bringing foreign investments and businesses to Ukraine in 2021 in the Journal of a Belgian NGO "Promote Ukraine" that operates for the benefit of civil society of Ukraine. The Journal goes public only 4️⃣ times a year and so encompasses only the most valuable info. Have a good reading of our article on Page 4️⃣8️⃣:https://www.promoteukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bur_en_5.pdf

13/01/2021

⚡️ Legal Ideas law firm gave an expert opinion exclusively for 📰 Business Ukraine magazine regarding the most popular question that foreigners in Ukraine have now during the quarantine - ⛔️ is there exemption from liability for overstaying now?
✅If you would like to find out how we substantiate our groundings, then feel free to contact us 📨 and we will provide you with relevant letters of 👮 the Migration Service and 👩‍⚖️ court decisions.

Do normal Ukrainian visa and residency regulations apply during COVID lockdown? While legislative changes imply exemptions, foreigners in Ukraine should nevertheless exercise caution

http://bunews.com.ua/society/item/quarantine-in-ukraine-clarifying-the-legal-status-of-foreigners-who-overstay-due-to-lockdown-restrictions