{"id":105,"date":"2018-06-25T11:34:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T11:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ukraine\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:34:31","slug":"rights-and-obligations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ukraine\/rights-and-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights and Obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#cde3f1\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rights<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Asylum seekers have the right to be provided with a document called \u201cdovidka\u201d, which serves as a legal basis during the stay in Ukraine. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asylum seekers can apply for accommodation to the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/ukraine\/where-to-seek-help\/governmental-institutions\/\">State Migration Service<\/a>, which manages two temporary accommodation centres (in Zakarpattia region and in Odesa city). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the current Ukrainian law, the Government does not provide free social or medical assistance to asylum seekers. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asylum seekers must apply for a permit if they wish to work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Asylum seekers have a right to confidential correspondence with UNHCR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#cde3f1\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Obligations<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You have to demonstrate your cooperation throughout the asylum procedure. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You should provide all relevant information and documentation to the State Migration Service (SMS).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have to provide the address where you reside in Ukraine as it is reflected on your document \u201cdovidka\u201d. If you do not have any residential address in Ukraine, you should register yourself at the centre for homeless persons. This is mandatory to everyone and in case of non-compliance, the person will have to pay a fine. UNHCR partners provide counselling and assistance on how to obtain this registration. If the SMS provides you with a place in a temporary accommodation centre, you should reside there. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have to undergo a medical examination upon request of the State Migration Service and appear at the appropriate SMS office when requested to come for appointments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If, for any reason and regardless of the time period, you go to another city or region of Ukraine, you should inform the Regional Department of the State Migration Service about it. Please be aware that it should be the same Regional Department of the SMS where you submitted your asylum application. You should ensure that your \u201cdovidka\u201d is timely extended in the same Regional Department of the State Migration Service. Otherwise, you will have to pay a fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>After recognition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the State Migration Service grants you refugee status or complementary protection status in Ukraine, you will have similar rights to Ukrainian citizens, including those to free movement and choice of residence, education, medical assistance, insurance and health care, family unity, marriage, labour, business activity, social benefits, and legal assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You continue to be obliged to respect the Constitution and laws of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SMS will issue you a certificate stating your status as a refugee or person with complementary protection need. You can legally stay in Ukraine on the basis of this document for an unlimited period, unless there are conditions which cause you to lose your status as a refugee or person with complementary protection need. You must inform SMS about any change of your address in Ukraine. Every five years, the validity of your certificate as a refugee or person in need of complementary protection must be extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your family members who reside in Ukraine, including your spouse, children under the age of eighteen, parents incapable of working, or other persons under your guardianship, will also be granted the status of refugee or person with complementary protection need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your family members are in a different country, you can apply for them to join you in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have refugee status, you can apply for Ukrainian citizenship after three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rights Asylum seekers have a right to confidential correspondence with UNHCR. Obligations If, for any reason and regardless of the time period, you go to another city or region of Ukraine, you should inform the Regional Department of the State Migration Service about it. 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