General mobilization and martial law continue in Ukraine, which were introduced due to the full-scale military aggression of the Russian Federation. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the new rules for military registration, which are enshrined in Resolution No. 1487.

Volunteer lawyer of the Hotline of the Ukrainian Bar Association on issues related to military aggression, its consequences and martial law, assistant lawyer of ARES Law Firm JSC Evgeny Promsky in an exclusive commentary to ZN. UA told whether Ukrainians who have a residence permit in other countries need to become military registered.

“According to part 3 of article 36 of the Law of Ukraine “On military duty and military service”, military registration of citizens of Ukraine permanently residing abroad is not kept.

Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 30. 12. 2022 No. 1487 approved the Procedure for organizing and maintaining military records of conscripts, conscripts and reservists.

According to this document, the deregistration of conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists traveling abroad for a period of more than three months is carried out after their personal arrival at the appropriate district (city) territorial recruitment and social support center, SBU body, unit of the Foreign Intelligence Service with documents,.

Thus, persons who have a permanent residence permit abroad are not required to register for military service..

In turn, foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine:.

inform citizens who are on temporary consular registration and have reached military age and do not have a deferment or are not exempted from conscription for fixed-term military service, about the beginning of the next call-up of citizens of Ukraine for fixed-term military service;

contribute to the return of conscripts and reservists to Ukraine in case of mobilization and wartime (during a special period);

notify within seven days from the date of registration or removal from the consular register about conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists to the relevant district (city) territorial recruitment and social support centers, SBU bodies, units of the Foreign Intelligence Service at the location of their military registration;

keep a military record of conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists who are on temporary consular registration, according to the list (Appendix 15).

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According to the Rules for military registration of conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists:.

(P. 1) conscripts, persons liable for military service and reservists must be registered with the military: in case of departure from Ukraine for a period of more than three months - at the place of consular registration in foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine;

(P. 6) personally arrive at district (city) territorial centers of recruitment and social support, SBU bodies, units of the Foreign Intelligence Service with a passport of a citizen of Ukraine and military registration documents for removal from military registration in case of departure to another locality to a new place of residence, outside;

(P. 7) personally, within seven days from the date of arrival at a new place of residence, arrive with a passport of a citizen of Ukraine and military registration documents at the appropriate district (city) territorial recruitment and social support center (SBU agency, unit of the Foreign Intelligence Service, foreign diplomatic institution of Ukraine), which.

“Thus, persons who are temporarily abroad (without obtaining a PERMANENT residence permit) for a period of more than 3 months must be registered abroad,” Promsky concluded..

Earlier we wrote whether women who have become military registered in Ukraine will be able to travel abroad.