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10) due to other reasons envisaged by international treaties to
which Ukraine is a party.
A foreigner or a stateless person may be granted Ukrainian
citizenship upon his/her petitions. The conditions on which Ukrainian

citizenship may be granted are the following:
1) recognition and observance of the Constitution of Ukraine and
the laws of Ukraine;

2) obligation to terminate foreign citizenship or having no
foreign citizenship (in the case of persons that were citizens of
countries bound by international treaties with Ukraine, allowing their
citizens to apply for Ukrainian citizenship provided they can prove

that they are not citizens of the other contracting party). Foreigners
undertake to terminate foreign citizenship and submit a document
attesting to the fact, issued by a competent authority of that other

country, to the Ukrainian authority accepting their application for
Ukrainian citizenship and supporting documents, which document will
be submitted within a year from the date of granting the applicant

Ukrainian citizenship. In case such persons, being in possession of all
legally required documents to receive this document and being unable
to receive due to reasons beyond their control, or if such persons have

the refugee status or are granted asylum in Ukraine, they will submit
declarations stating their obligation to terminate their foreign
citizenship. This rule will not apply to persons being citizens of
countries bound by international treaties with Ukraine allowing them

to apply for Ukrainian citizenship provided they can prove that they
are not members of the other contracting party. An obligation to
terminate foreign citizenship will not be required from foreigners

being citizens of countries whose legislation envisages automatic
termination of citizenship once a foreign citizenship is acquired, or
when international treaties with Ukraine stipulate such simultaneous
termination, as well as from persons having the refugee status or

granted asylum in Ukraine, and from stateless persons;
3) continuous lawful residence in the territory of Ukraine for the
past five years. This clause will not apply to persons married to

Ukrainian citizens for over two years and permanently and lawfully
residing in Ukraine, and nor will it apply to persons permanently and
lawfully residing in Ukraine and married to Ukrainian citizens over

two years if their marriage is terminated by the death of the spouse.

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