Deregistration as an IDP

Deregistration as an IDP

An internally displaced person is deregistered on the basis of their application:

1) for deregistration as an internally displaced person;

2) concerning their return to their previous place of residence;

3) in connection with moving abroad for permanent residence.

An IDP is also deregistered by a district state administration, a district state administration in the city of Kyiv or Sevastopol, or the executive body of a village, settlement, city or city district council (if established), if:

1) the person has failed to provide notification within 30 calendar days of arriving at a new place of residence or returning to their previous place of residence;

2) the person has moved abroad for permanent residence or, for other reasons, has been absent from the territory of Ukraine for more than 90 consecutive days or more than 180 days in total during a year, except where the person stays outside Ukraine beyond these periods for justified reasons, the list of which and the maximum periods of stay are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine;

3) a court conviction has entered into legal force against the person for a criminal offense provided for in Chapter I "Criminal Offenses against the Foundations of the National Security of Ukraine" of the Special Part or Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine;

4) the person has knowingly submitted false information that served as the basis for their registration as an internally displaced person;

5) conditions have been restored for a safe, voluntary and dignified return to the previous place of residence;

6) the person has died or has been declared dead.

The right to obtain IDP status again.

If the circumstances that led to a person being deregistered have changed, they have the right to apply again and register as an internally displaced person.