Key Takeaways
- • Ukrainian pensioners who relocated from temporarily occupied territories to government-controlled areas may be exempted from annual in-person identification once their pension case is transferred to their new place of actual residence.
- • The exemption is tied to the procedure set by Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 299 of February 11, 2025, which requires annual physical identification by December 31 for pensioners abroad or in occupied territories.
- • Pensioners must also notify the Pension Fund of Ukraine that they receive no pension from Russian Federation authorities, a condition that applies regardless of how long they stayed in occupied areas.
- • The case transfer can be filed in person at any Pension Fund service center or remotely via the Pension Fund's electronic services portal.
Summary
According to sud.ua, Ukrainian pensioners who left temporarily occupied territories may be relieved of the requirement to undergo annual physical identification if they transfer their pension case to the place where they actually live now in territory controlled by Ukraine. The requirement otherwise applies to pensioners staying outside Ukraine and to those residing in temporarily occupied territories, under the procedure set by Cabinet of Ministers resolution No. 299 of February 11, 2025, which calls for identification by December 31 each year.
To make the change, a pensioner must submit an application to the Pension Fund of Ukraine. The application can be filed in person at any Pension Fund service center, regardless of the previous place of residence, or submitted remotely through the pensioner's personal account on the Pension Fund's electronic services web portal. Once the case is updated, the pension will be paid at the address indicated in the application, in line with Article 47 of the Law of Ukraine "On Compulsory State Pension Insurance."
The report also stresses an additional obligation. Citizens who have left occupied territories must inform the Pension Fund that they do not receive a pension from the Russian Federation's pension authorities in order to keep receiving a Ukrainian pension. This notification can be made in person or online, and the Pension Fund states that the requirement applies regardless of how long the pensioner stayed in occupied territory.
The original article could not be retrieved in full, so this summary is based on the available publisher headlines and the supplemental text, which describe the procedure but do not give figures on how many pensioners are affected.
To make the change, a pensioner must submit an application to the Pension Fund of Ukraine. The application can be filed in person at any Pension Fund service center, regardless of the previous place of residence, or submitted remotely through the pensioner's personal account on the Pension Fund's electronic services web portal. Once the case is updated, the pension will be paid at the address indicated in the application, in line with Article 47 of the Law of Ukraine "On Compulsory State Pension Insurance."
The report also stresses an additional obligation. Citizens who have left occupied territories must inform the Pension Fund that they do not receive a pension from the Russian Federation's pension authorities in order to keep receiving a Ukrainian pension. This notification can be made in person or online, and the Pension Fund states that the requirement applies regardless of how long the pensioner stayed in occupied territory.
The original article could not be retrieved in full, so this summary is based on the available publisher headlines and the supplemental text, which describe the procedure but do not give figures on how many pensioners are affected.
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