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Citizenship: Ukraine

Commons · Question 7752 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of Ukrainian Government’s decision of 8 May 2026 to add the United Kingdom to its list of permitted second citizenship.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 10 Jun 2026

One of the core requirements for naturalisation is that the applicant must be settled in the United Kingdom.The Ukrainian Government have been clear that their wish is for the return of their citizens, when it is safe to do so, and their position on this ...