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Temporary residence — contract military service

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

The programme is a temporary residence permit for foreigners and stateless persons serving under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, established by Law of Ukraine No. 4730-IX of 17 December 2025. It exists to regulate their legal status and allow them to be considered legally staying in Ukraine, and to enable access to banking, notary, medical, and other social services.

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Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The programme covers foreigners and stateless persons who are serving under contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, including those already serving in the military at the time the law entered into force.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The trigger is serving under a military service contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine or another military formation. For those already serving when the law entered into force, the trigger is the obligation to apply for a temporary residence permit within six months from the date of entry into force of the Law.

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What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the steps or approvals needed before the status can be obtained.

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Limits of the record
  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_SUSTENTA: C4 says only 'until the end of this period' legal stay is confirmed; 'for those already serving' and 'the application period' are not in C4 (context is the 6-month transitional rule of Law 4730-IX, uncited).)

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is a temporary residence permit issued for the duration of the military service contract and for an additional six months following its termination or expiration. The source does not address family inclusion or what happens if the qualifying circumstance ends beyond the permit duration.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state whether family members can be included.
  • The source does not specify what happens to the permit if the qualifying circumstance ends before the contract term, other than the additional six months after termination or expiration.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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