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13.03.2026 23:39

Military registration

I am 18 years old and a student. When I was 17, I underwent a medical examination and received the status 'partially fit for military service'. I did not undergo the Military Medical Commission (VLC) to receive the status 'fit' or 'unfit'. Currently, I am a second-year student pursuing sequential education on a full-time basis. In 2025, the university told me that I needed to bring a certificate of full-time study to my Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center (TCC). I brought this certificate at that time. After that, I was not informed of anything further, so I have the following question:Am I required to submit data on my full-time studies to the TCC every six months, or do they interact with the university themselves?

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06.03.2026 08:15

Legal assistance for the release of Oschadbank collectors

I read the news that Oschadbank collectors, who were transporting money and gold between banks under an international agreement, were detained in Hungary, and their whereabouts are currently unknown. It is said that this could be an illegal seizure or even state terrorism. Please advise what real legal actions the Ukrainian authorities can take to bring our people and valuables home, and are there international protection mechanisms for bank employees in such a situation?

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03.03.2026 13:54

Чи є вже виконавче провадження Шкарупський Іван Іванович

8.11.90 рік народження

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25.02.2026 17:34

I am not in the IDP database

Good day. Please tell me, my daughter and I left the occupied territory of Donetsk in 2014, registered as IDPs, and received payments. Then in 2016, I bought an apartment in the Odesa region, where I still live. My payments were stopped. But now, when I came to the Social Policy department in my current city to get a certificate confirming I am an IDP, they told me that I am not in the database and they cannot find me. Then they found my personal file and said they would give me a photocopy of the IDP certificate. But because I am not in the database and they cannot find me, according to them, I do not have IDP status. How can I appeal this? It is not my fault that they did not enter me and my daughter into the IDP database when the program was being discussed on the computer, or did not digitize my documents. What should I do? Should I and my daughter have retained IDP status when purchasing an apartment in 2016?

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21.02.2026 01:03

Travel ban. Debts

More than 10 years ago, there were court cases related to debts to banks. They are listed in the register of debtors. Status - collection. How to find out if there is a travel ban or a ban on issuing documents. I haven't lived in the country for more than 10 years, and since then I've had to renew my international passport, and it was issued without problems. Now I need to renew my passport again. How high is the risk of refusal? And how to find out for sure?

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13.03.2026 19:58

How to transfer a pension from Oschadbank to Privat?

If you have changed your bank account or changed the bank where you receive your pension, you must notify the Pension Fund of Ukraine to continue receiving payments.This can be done online on the web portal of electronic services of the Pension Fund of Ukraine.https://www.pfu.gov.ua/2165403-yak-zminyty-bankivski-rekvizyty-dlya-vyplaty-pensiyi-onlajn/

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04.03.2026 07:31

Чи є вже виконавче провадження Шкарупський Іван Іванович

You can check the availability of enforcement proceedings against yourself in the Diia application. Download the application to your mobile, go through identity verification, then go to the "Services" menu, "Enforcement proceedings" tab.

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27.02.2026 09:30

I am not in the IDP database

Is the IDP status retained when purchasing an apartment? Yes, the IDP status is retained. Status (Certificate): You remain an internally displaced person, as the fact of your displacement from the occupied territory of Donetsk in 2014 is unchanged. Purchasing housing does not annul the IDP status itself. Payments (Assistance): Purchasing housing is a reason for terminating monetary payments (if it is acquired in controlled territory and meets certain cost/area criteria), but not for canceling the IDP certificate itself.2. Why are you not in the database? Likely, your case was simply not "digitized" or there was a technical glitch during data migration. Since the social protection department found your personal (paper) file, this is direct proof that you are registered.3. What to do and how to appeal? If verbal arguments are ineffective, proceed to official correspondence: submit an official application addressed to the head of the Department of Social Protection of the Population (USZN) with a demand to update the information in the EIBD based on the found paper file. Demand a written refusal: If they deny you a certificate or entry into the database, demand that this refusal be provided in writing with clear justification. This is a document that can be appealed in court. Obtaining a duplicate: If they offer a "photocopy," you have the right to request a new certificate (duplicate) on the currently valid form, as your original is likely outdated or missing.

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24.02.2026 10:24

What can I do in this situation?

Firstly, it is necessary to clarify the status of the summons. If it is a court summons as a witness – the risks are lower; as an accused/defendant or if a criminal proceeding number is indicated – this is already serious. What should be done: 1. Obtain a copy of the summons/ruling and the case number. 2. Contact a lawyer. 3. Do not give explanations without a defender. 4. Gather evidence: correspondence, contracts, who offered the "job", what the terms were.

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24.02.2026 10:22

Lysychansk Mining College burned down. How can I get a certificate of education now?

First of all, in case of loss of a higher education document, you must submit an application to the educational institution that issued it. If such an institution has been reorganized or liquidated, you should contact its legal successor: information about it can be found in the Unified Register of Enterprises, Organizations, and Institutions. If there are no legal successors, the application for renewal, along with the package of documents, should be sent by mail to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine at the address: 01135, Kyiv, Beresteiskyi Ave., 10, or to the email address: ez@mon.gov.ua.

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