Estonia will not force out Ukrainian men with expired passports

Details: Written by: Kateryna Hodunova; 30.Apr; Hits: 105

The Estonian Interior Ministry has no plans to forcibly send Ukrainian draft-aged men out of Estonian territory, Anneli Viks, the ministry's advisor on citizenship and migration policy, said this on April 30 in an interview with Estonian media outlet ERR.Ukraine has not publicly appealed to any of its partners to force out or otherwise restrict its male citizens living abroad.

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However, Kyiv recently suspended new applications for consular support and banned sending documents and passports to Ukrainian men of draft age – 18 to 60 – who reside outside of Ukraine.With some exceptions, Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are prohibited from leaving Ukraine during the war while martial law is in effect.Viks said that Ukrainian refugees with expired passports will not be sent out of the country, but they will not be able to travel or apply for visas.These residents can still apply for temporary residence permits or prolong the valid ones even without a passport. The identity verification can be carried out with other documents, the ministry's advisor added.By April 26, 6,500 Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 had a residence permit under the temporary protection in Estonia.

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