With the onset of winter, Ukrainians are increasingly discussing on social networks how to return from Ukraine to a country where temporary protection was previously received.
What difficulties do refugees face in practice?
The official website of the European Union states that Ukrainians who plan to return home and subsequently decide to return to the EU before the end of the emergency will again be eligible for temporary protection. You can go home for a short time without losing your status.
“If you need to return to Ukraine for a short time, for example, to visit your family, to collect documents or to save family members, you do not lose the status of temporary protection. Any short visit to Ukraine should not be considered by the EU countries as a decision to voluntarily return to the end of temporary protection. says the explanation on the site.
However, not all countries adhere to this principle in practice, because in addition to the EU Directive on temporary protection for Ukrainians, they are also guided by national legislation.
For example, entering Poland must be from the territory of Ukraine. In Poland, refugees lose their temporary protection status if they leave the country for more than 30 days at a time. However, after a long absence, the status can be restored, provided that the person enters through hostilities.
The regulations provide for the possibility of re-submission of PESEL UKR (ust.17f, art.4 Specustawy), but there are a number of conditions, Rubikus explains.
Yes, entry into the territory of Poland must be carried out from the territory of Ukraine. Although the law does not specify “directly from Ukraine” and, therefore, entry through third countries is possible, it can verify that a person actually traveled to Ukraine in the absence of Poland.
In addition, a record of crossing the border must be documented or registered in the register of citizens of Ukraine arriving on the territory of Poland from the territory of Ukraine in connection with hostilities conducted by the Head of the Border Service.
With Norway you can go for half the term of protection. Outside this country, you can stay for half the period of protection (for example, six months), but the departure must be reported.
After receiving collective protection in Norway, you can return home to Ukraine, regardless of whether peace has come there or not. To travel, you must have a valid passport or other document for traveling abroad, including a residence permit.
If you stay outside Norway for more than half the period of temporary protection, your residence permit is lost. To extend it, you need to be in the country.
Netherlands. The status of temporary protection in the Netherlands gives the right to travel for any period to another country, and then return to the Netherlands and again exercise the right to temporary protection. If your passport already has a sticker, you can return to the Netherlands by the end of the sticker. In this case, you do not need to re-register.
However, from December 1, 2022, rules came into force according to which a temporary departure can last a maximum of 28 days. After that, the municipality can stop admission, allowance and other types of assistance.
According to Rubikus volunteers, Ukrainians are allowed to enter Latvia after leaving for Ukraine, it depends on the border guards - sometimes you have to wait for the next shift.
Here’s to Finland Ukrainians after visits enter home without problems.
Recall that in Germany, Ukrainian refugees from 2023 will increase payments, and in Poland they introduced a requirement for partial payment for accommodation in places of temporary accommodation.
Source: Fakty
