Legal Assistance

A stateless person, according to the law, is a person who is not considered a citizen by any state by virtue of its law.

NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL” provides free legal aid to stateless persons and persons at risk of statelessness through:

- helping to collect and update the necessary documents to establish citizenship of Ukraine or to determine the status of a stateless person and obtain a residence permit;

 

 

 

- support in the restoration of civil records and birth certificates or assisting in registering a birth if the relevant certificate has never been obtained;

 

- collecting the necessary documents for identification and establishment of identity;

 

 

 

- providing accompaniment when applying to state authorities and providing attorneys support in applying to the court

 

Currently, NGO “THE TENTH OF APRIL” provides assistance to four main categories of individuals:

  1. Former citizens of the USSR who resided in the territory of Ukraine as of 1991 (including minors):

   - Collection of existing documents and biographical data;

   - Confirmation and registration of birth;

   - Gathering evidence of residence and Soviet citizenship;

   - Confirmation of residence in court;

   - Passing verification in the State Migration Service (SMS) and registration as a citizen of Ukraine;

   - Establishment of identity;

   - Obtaining a passport.

  1. Individuals born in Ukraine after 1991:

   - Collection of existing documents and biographical data;

   - Confirmation and registration of birth;

   - Establishment of family ties (including in court);

   - Confirmation of parents' lawful residence and citizenship;

   - Establishment of identity;

   - Obtaining a passport.

  1. Persons in need of determining statelessness status:

   - Collection of existing documents and biographical data;

   - Confirmation and registration of birth;

   - Support during the stateless determination procedure;

   - Obtaining a decision and temporary residence permit;

   - Replacement of the residence permit;

   - Assistance in naturalization.

  1. Individuals who may have foreign citizenship:

   - Collection of existing documents and biographical data;

   - Confirmation and registration of birth;

   - Support during the verification of citizenship in another country;

   - Obtaining passport documents and/or return certificates.

Контакти

Telephone Hotline NGO 'The Tenth of April'

(Monday - Saturday, 9am - 7pm; calls are free within Ukraine)

Hot lines:

  • Odesa
    15, Heroiv Krut St., (Office 501)
  • Mykolaiv
    12-B, Soborna St., (Office 205)
  • Pervomaisk
    2, Shevchenko Square (cinema building)
  • Kropyvnytskyy
    43, Mozhaiskoho St., 3rd Floor (Shkilnyi Microdistrict)
  • Oleksandriia
    10, Soborna Square