I have a question, how to do it correctly (according to the laws of Ukraine)? Boy...

Anastasiia Novikova
01.05.2023 21:41 • Question

... 16 years old, should be 17 in the summer, has been in Poland since the beginning of the war, now wants to go to Ukraine to graduate from school and return to Poland to enter higher education here. Question: is it necessary to register for the military when moving to Ukraine? Will there be any problems with returning to Poland at the Ukrainian border? It will be there for Sunday - two no longer.

1 Answers

Lorina Fedan

Answer provided 02.05.2023 12:19

Conscripts over the age of 16 (in the year they turn 17) are subject to military registration. If he now plans to go to Ukraine for 2 weeks, that is, he will not be 17 years old when he arrives in Ukraine. Therefore, there is no need to register for military service.

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