Author
- Residence permit
- Civil registration
- Long-term residence
- Naturalisation
- Cessation and review of protection status
- Withdrawal of protection status
D. Housing
G. Health care
On 22 August 2012, Ukraine adopted a comprehensive Integration Plan for Refugees, designed until 2020.[1] The Plan foresaw various measures for refugees’ integration, integral support in studying Ukrainian, employment, provision of medical care and housing etc.
The action plan for 2018-2021, aimed at implementing the State Migration Policy Strategy for the period until 2025 targets refugees as part of a wider migration group but also sets a couple of tasks dedicated specifically to international protection and complimentary protection beneficiaries. The SMS, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are assigned to enhance cooperation with ethnic minor communities in the integration process and involve them in the development of legislation in integration and immigration.[2]
Firstly, the integration policy of migrants lacks involvement from local self-governing bodies and regional authorities. The integration policies of foreigners have only been developed in Vinnytsia and Sumy.
Moreover, adopted documents had limited impact thus far due to insufficient support from the Government, inadequate funding and multiple competing priorities.
In 2021, MIEUX+ (an EU initiative offering expertise on migration management) presented an assessment of Ukraine’s capacity to integrate refugees and people in need of complementary protection. The visit laid the groundwork for the National Integration Action Plan for 2022-2025. The EU experts highlighted Ukraine’s efforts to align its policies with European standards.[3] The action plan for integrating refugees has been in progress since 2021, but work has been delayed due to the war.[4]
[1] Action Plan for the Integration of Refugees and Persons in Need of Complementary Protection into Ukrainian Society for the Period up to 2020 of 22 August 2012, no. 605-p.
[2] Action Plan for 2018-2021 to Implement the Strategy of State Migration Policy of Ukraine for the Period up to 2025 of 29 August 2018 no. 602-p.
[3] SMS, MIEUX+ Experts Provide Preliminary Assessment of Ukraine’s Potential and Needs in the Field of Integration of Refugees and Persons in Need of Complementary Protection, 22 November 2021, available in Ukrainian here.
[4] European Commission, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Ukraine 2023 Report, 8 August 2023, available here, e.g. 67.