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A citizen of Ukraine leaving for permanent residence abroad
may have his/her Ukrainian citizenship terminated if he/she so
request. A minor leaving with his/her parents for permanent residence
abroad, with the parents relinquishing the Ukrainian citizenship, may

also have his/her Ukrainian citizenship terminated if is applied for by
one of the parents. If one of the parents leaves with a minor for
permanent residence abroad, relinquishing the Ukrainian citizenship,

and the other – retains the Ukrainian citizenship, this minor may have
his/her Ukrainian citizenship terminated if so applied for by the parent
relinquishing his/her Ukrainian citizenship. If a minor leaves for
permanent residence with one of his/her parents abroad and that

minor's parents relinquish the Ukrainian citizenship, and the other is a
foreigner or a stateless person that minor may have his/her Ukrainian
citizenship terminated if so applied for by one of the Ukrainian

parents. If a minor leaves for permanent residence abroad with one of
the parents and that parent relinquishes the Ukrainian citizenship and
the other retains it, the minor may have his/her Ukrainian citizenship

terminated if so applied for by the parent that relinquished his/her
citizenship. If a minor leaves for permanent residence abroad with
one of the parents that relinquishes his/her Ukrainian citizenship and

the other is a foreigner or stateless person, that minor may have
his/her Ukrainian citizenship terminated if so applied for by the parent
that relinquished his/her citizenship. A minor receiving the Ukrainian
citizenship at birth may have this citizenship terminated if so applied

for by one of the parents regardless of that minor's place of residence.
A minor adopted by a married couple with one of the spouses being a
Ukrainian citizen and the other – a foreigner, that minor may have

his/her Ukrainian citizenship terminated if so applied for by the
foreign adoptive parent. A minor adopted by foreigners or stateless
persons may have his/her Ukrainian citizenship terminated if so
applied for by one of the adoptive parents.

The Ukrainian citizenship may be terminated if a given person is
granted the foreign citizenship or receives a document issued by a
competent authority of another country, testifying that the said

Ukrainian citizen will receive the foreign citizenship provided he/she
relinquishes the Ukrainian citizenship. The Ukrainian citizenship of
children aged between 15 and 18 will be terminated only of their own

free will. The Ukrainian citizenship will not be terminated if the

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