In 2018, the Russian Federation granted citizenship to 83,081 citizens of Ukraine, according to statistics on the migration situation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In particular, 83,081 Ukrainians received Russian citizenship (accepted, restored, recognized) in January-December. Also during this period, a decision was made to issue 64,861 residence permits for Ukrainians (currently, 170,638 Ukrainians live by residence permits in Russia).
In addition, in 2018, citizens of Ukraine received 77,075 permits for temporary residence (160,706 Ukrainians currently live under such permits in the Russian Federation).
As reported, 85,119 Ukrainians received Russian citizenship in 2017.
The Government of Thailand has introduced a visa-free regime for citizens of Ukraine visiting that country for tourism for a period of up to 30 days, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine has said. “I herewith hail the introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukraine by the Government of Thailand! From now on, Ukrainian citizens will be able to travel to that country without spending their time on visa formalities for tourism purposes for a period of up to 30 days,” Poroshenko wrote on Facebook on November 22. As reported earlier, the Government of Thailand discontinued a $60 consular fee applied on arrival to Ukrainian nationals on November 15.
