Human is not a property of s state! We demand to issue passports freely! We have right for legal stay! Passport is a right, not a privilege! Reverve+ is a lottery, to get the document generated or not! Ukraine is not russia, respect human rights! Passport is key to housing, work, education and medicine! Only two countries in Europe block passport issuance for citizens abroad - Ukraine and Belarus! Human is not a property of s state! Denied passport for a man — left his children hungry! Non-releasing passports — a way for non-returning to Ukraine! Military accounting abroad is nonsense!                Human is not a property of s state! Release ready-made and paid passports at SE Dokument! We demand to issue passports freely! We have right for legal stay! Passport is a right, not a privilege! Human is not a property of s state! Reverve+ does not guarantee anything! Ukraine is not russia, respect human rights! Passport is key to housing, work, education and medicine! Ukrainians abroad are not enemies! Human is not a property of s state! Denied passport for a man — left his children hungry! The law should not be retroactive! Non-releasing passports — a way for non-returning to Ukraine! Military accounting abroad is nonsense!

Human is not a property of a state!

Initiative Group of Diaspora Liberty UA

We oppose excessive state regulations,
especially regarding passport issuance!
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Restrictions on access to identification documents

A recently adopted mobilization law prohibits providing consular services, including passport ones, without a military registration document, which can be created in the "Reserv+" app. However, this document isn't issued automatically when updating data. Instead, a  specific status, determined by an official in Ukraine, is transmitted from the "Oberig" registry to the app. Statuses include "On record," "Data Incomplete", "Data absent", "Wanted" and "Violation  of accounting rules" The latter four cannot be corrected remotely, potentially leaving those abroad without documents, as if having lost a kind of lottery. We explained this in detail in our letter to EU politicians .

Structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs blocked the release of ready-made passports abroad for almost a year

The State Enterprise “Document”, controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, refused to release documents to citizens for which they had already paid for a whole year, citing technical problems and changes in legislation, ignoring Article 58 of the Constitution on the absence of retroactive effect of the law. This resulted in numerous material losses and moral damage, as the government appeared to treat people only as a resource. This resulted in a decrease in donations to the army from abroad and a reluctance to return to Ukraine.

Video reports and protests

Against the authoritarian methods of the Ukrainian government!
November 16 in Warsaw

For releasing ready-made and paid passports in SE Document!
September 14  in Krakow

Chronicles of Busification - beatings and kidnappings by military recruiters and the police, forcing conscripts to the front lines

Project  "How Are You?" of Radio Liberty tells about protests in Prague

Expired passports

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Housing

An expired passport can lead to refusal of residence or the inability to rent accommodation. Many landlords require valid documents to formalize rental agreements, and lacking a valid passport complicates the housing process abroad.

Employment

An expired passport can become an obstacle to obtaining a job or conducting business activities. Employers often verify documents for compliance and validity, and not having an up-to-date passport may result in job refusals.

Medical Services

Possessing an expired passport may complicate access to medical care and insurance. Medical institutions and insurance companies might refuse services or policy issuance without valid documents.

Free Movement

An expired passport can limit your freedom of movement, hindering your ability to leave the country or enter others. Expired documents may lead to issues at borders and with transportation services.

Articles, investigations, and more

Radio Liberty

"I'm basically becoming illegal": ukrainian men held a protest in Warsaw

About 50 Ukrainians, mainly men, gathered today outside the consular section of the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw. They held banners saying:
"We are not slaves, return our passports"
"Stop discrimination against Ukrainian men", "A passport is a right, not a privilege".

TVP3

Ukrainian men protest at the Ukrainian consulate in Wrocław: the reason

Ukrainian men held a protest outside the Ukrainian Consulate in Wrocław. They demand the issuance of passports, which they believe authorities are delaying for up to six months contrary to the law.

Radio Liberty

Men denied passports protested at the embassy in Prague

Around a hundred men aged 26 to 60, along with supporters, gathered at the Ukrainian Embassy in the Czech Republic. Participants appealed to First Secretary for Consular Affairs Bohdan Serhiychuk, who met with them, requesting assistance in unblocking the issuance of new documents to men who ordered them before April 25, 2024, at foreign branches of the passport service "Document."

Radio Liberty

Investigation: Ukrainian state enterprise worked with a firm whose co-owner is a russian citizen supporting aggression

The Ukrainian state enterprise "Document," which has access to personal data of Ukrainian citizens, signed a contract in autumn 2022 for representation in Germany with the law firm Schmider & Eckstein. Both co-founders had worked in Russia for an extended period and promoted business with the country led by Vladimir Putin. One of them is a Russian citizen who supports Kremlin policies and approves of the full-scale aggression. This is reported in an investigation by Radio Liberty's project "How Are You?"

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