The State Council (RvS) decided to terminate temporary protection for persons who had a temporary residence permit in Ukraine, such as a temporary work or study permit. The temporary protection will expire on March 4, 2024.
If you cannot return to your country of origin because you are not safe there, you can apply for asylum in the Netherlands. You need to appear at the registration center in Ter-Apel.
Temporary protection is granted after registration with the Immigration Service. In order to issue temporary protection, you need to make an appointment on the website http://www.register-ukraine.be/.
Registration takes place in person at the registration center at: Hall 8, Brussels Expo, Heysel, Brussels. Working hours: from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 16:00. Hours of operation may vary according to the number of requests received.
It is necessary to provide identification data and copies of documents confirming the right to receive protection. If necessary, biometric data (fingerprints) will be taken. The request for minors under the age of 18, who are accompanied by an adult who is their legal guardian, is made by the legal guardian on behalf of the child. Minors under the age of 18 who are in the country without a parent or legal guardian will be given further support and legal guardianship. The guardianship service will appoint a guardian. Only persons officially recognized by the Guardianship Service can be appointed guardians. For this, potential guardians undergo a selection procedure and special training on guardianship issues. The guardian performs his duties under the supervision of the Guardianship Service and the Justice of the Peace.
If you have Ukrainian citizenship or protection status in Ukraine, you and your family members are entitled to so-called temporary protection under certain conditions. To do this, you need to contact designated police stations and points of arrival (registration offices).
As soon as you are registered, you get access to primary care, which includes: temporary accommodation, medical insurance, food.
You will also receive a certificate - "Certificate of a displaced person". This certificate provides you with access to the labor market. Usually, this certificate is sent by mail to your address. Therefore, first of all, you always need to register your place of residence (certificate on registration of place of residence - Meldeztel).
In order to be able to apply for a residence permit in Sweden with protection under the Temporary Protection Directive, you must be in Sweden. You can register your application online or visit the office of the Swedish Migration Agency in person. If you apply online and have arranged your stay yourself, you do not need to visit the Swedish Migration Agency until a decision has been made. Those who need help with housing must visit the office in person, but for this, an application must be submitted in the electronic system before visiting the office.
If you have no money of your own, you may be entitled to financial support from the Migration Board when you apply for a residence permit under the Temporary Protection Directive. If you need financial support, you must visit the Migration Office in person or send a signed application form by mail.
Lithuania does not grant refugee status to persons temporarily displaced from Ukraine, but instead issues a temporary residence permit in Lithuania for humanitarian reasons. Its validity period is 1 year. This certificate provides the following guarantees: the right to education, health insurance, the right to permanent residence for a period of 1 year with a possible extension of up to 3 years, access to the labor market, social assistance.
To obtain a residence permit, you need to register at one of the registration centers in Lithuania. At the same time, Ukrainian immigrants and their families who do not have a valid foreign passport will be issued a certificate of foreign registration until their legal situation is resolved.
Latvia has a separate law on the status of the civilian population of Ukraine, so there is no need to apply for refugee status. From January 1, 2023, residents of Ukraine who apply for temporary protection status in the Republic of Latvia will be issued a temporary residence permit for a period of two years.
You can issue a long-stay visa here (https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/%20information-long-stay-visas-ukrainian-citizens):
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In person in Riga, at the Support Center for Citizens of Ukraine (one-stop shop), str. Kalku, 1, Riga. The center is open on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. More information at riga.lv or by phone +371 80000800
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In all offices of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA). For additional information, please call: +371 67209400 (Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
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By post or courier, sending the documents to: OCMA migration department in Riga, Čiekurkalna 1.līnija 1, k-3, LV-1026 or any territorial department outside Riga.
The Egyptian government did not make a decision to introduce special conditions for entry and assistance to temporarily displaced citizens of Ukraine. There are no assistance centers for temporarily displaced citizens of Ukraine. There are no special social security centers for temporarily displaced Ukrainian citizens in the country.
You can submit your application to the Danish Immigration Service's Citizen Service, where you will also be required to take fingerprints and a photo of your face (biometrics).
Before coming to the Citizen Service, you need to make an appointment.
Make an appointment: https://nyidanmark.dk/da/Kontakt-os/Kontakt-Udl%C3%A6ndingestyrelsen/Borgerservice.
Children who apply at the same time as you must also appear at the Citizens Service. If the children want to get a residence card, they also need to record their biometric data. However, it is not necessary to make an appointment for children.
At a meeting on September 7, 2023, the government decided that Finland will no longer grant temporary protection and new residence permits to those third-country nationals who have fled Ukraine and to whom Ukraine has not granted international protection or a permanent residence permit. This decision will not affect the protection already granted or the validity of residence permits already issued.
The application can be submitted when you cross the border at the border service immediately after you arrive in Finland, or at the police station. The police accepts applications for temporary protection during the day.
Portugal considers the applications of citizens of Ukraine who need temporary protection under a simplified procedure.
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You need to register with the Service for Foreigners and Borders (SEF) online https://sefforukraine.sef.pt/ (special offices https://imigrante.sef.pt/deslocacao-sef/ work only for applications, which concern children who are in Portugal without parents, for example accompanied by other family members), by providing personal data, place of residence in Portugal, as well as contact details; the absence of a foreign passport is not a reason for refusing to grant international protection; Your Ukrainian documents will not be withdrawn. SEF independently reports data about your registration to the tax service, social security service and medical service, registration in these services will be done automatically; you will receive a NIF (tax number) to the e-mail address you specified during registration; NISS (social service number) and numero de utente (medical number).
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After receiving the specified numbers, you acquire the same rights as other foreign citizens legally residing in Portugal:
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you can work as a hired worker (https://www.iefp.pt/portugal-for-ukraine) or carry out entrepreneurial activities on the territory of Portugal;
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you can open an account in any banking institution in Portugal,
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you can receive medical assistance in state medical institutions,
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you can apply for social assistance (the payment procedure is still being approved, https://en.seg-social.pt/portugalforukraine);
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you can arrange a child in a kindergarten/school;
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you can continue your studies at Portuguese universities (so far it is decided individually in each university).