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Ukraine Permanent immigration — close family of a Ukrainian citizen

9 facts quoted from the official source

Immigrate outside the annual quota as the qualifying spouse, child or parent of a Ukrainian citizen.

Route type
Family
Can bring
spouse, children +1
from the official record
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Admission or enrolment requirementThe applicant must obtain the immigration permit through a Ukrainian mission abroad or the SMS while lawfully present; review may take up to one year.
  • Qualifying family relationshipThe applicant must be a spouse married to the Ukrainian citizen for more than two years, or a child or parent of a Ukrainian citizen.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • Health-insurance requirementThe immigration-permit file normally includes the prescribed medical evidence, subject to statutory category exemptions.
  • Passport or travel-document requirementA valid passport or accepted stateless-person travel document is required.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionsThis close-family ground is outside the annual immigration quota but remains subject to the statutory admissibility checks.
Also stated by the source
  • Work rightsPermanent residence supports access to work without the ordinary temporary foreign-worker residence sequence, subject to Ukrainian labour law.
Family

Who you can bring

spousechildrenparents
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
2 proven from the official source.
  • Initial duration or stay ceilingAfter immigration permission and arrival for permanent residence, the permanent-residence permit document is issued for ten years.
  • Renewal or extensionThe document is exchanged on expiry or on the other statutory exchange grounds; the underlying residence is permanent while valid.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Ukraine?
The official source states: Immigrate outside the annual quota as the qualifying spouse, child or parent of a Ukrainian citizen.
02Can I bring my family?
The official record lists: spouse, children, parents.
03Do I need health insurance?
The official source states: The immigration-permit file normally includes the prescribed medical evidence, subject to statutory category exemptions.

Every answer is quoted from the official dmsu.gov.ua page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source dmsu.gov.uaLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Ukraine government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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