In accordance with Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Status of Military Service Veterans, Veterans of Internal Affairs Bodies and Certain Other Persons and Their Social Protection” (hereinafter — the Law), veterans, in particular internal affairs bodies, are recognized as citizens of Ukraine:

- who have served flawlessly in military service, in the internal affairs bodies for 25 years or more in calendar terms or 30 or more years in preferential terms (of which at least 20 years is service in calendar terms) and are dismissed in reserve or retired in accordance with the law;

- persons with disabilities of groups I and II, whose disability arose as a result of injury, contusion, injury or illness related to the performance of military service, service in the military reserve during direct participation in an anti-terrorist operation, in the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repulse and deterrence of armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, being directly in the regions and during the implementation of these measures, or in the performance of official duties for the protection of the public order, the fight against crime and the elimination of the consequences of emergency situations;

- persons with disabilities of groups I and II, whose disability arose as a result of a disease received during military service and service in the internal affairs bodies and have a service of 20 years or more.

Organization of work on paperwork for granting the relevant status is defined by the Instruction on the organization of work on paperwork for the appointment (recalculation) of pensions in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On pension provision of persons discharged from military service and certain other persons” and on other social issues, approved by the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine No. 760 from 17.09.2018 (hereinafter referred to as the Instruction).

Issuance of certificates and insignia “Veteran of Internal Affairs bodies”, confirming the status of a veteran and his right to receive relevant benefits under the Law, other acts of legislation, is carried out by the Department of Coordination of Pension and Social and Humanitarian Affairs.

The law establishes that persons are recognized as veterans of internal affairs bodies subject to the following factors: citizenship of Ukraine; impeccable service; 25 or more years of service in calendar or 30 years or more in preferential calculation (of which at least 20 years is service in calendar calculation); establishment of disability I and II groups, which occurred as a result of an illness received during military service and service in the internal affairs bodies and the presence of service of 20 years or more; dismissal in reserve or retirement in accordance with legislation.

Article 5 of the Law clearly provides for 20 years of military service and service in the internal affairs bodies and does not contain exceptions in this case.

Training in civilian higher educational institutions is a period of time, but not a type of service, the periods of passage of which are taken into account for the status of “Veteran of the Internal Affairs”.

Widows (widows) of deceased (deceased) veterans of military service, veterans of internal affairs bodies and members of their families who are dependent on them enjoy the benefits provided for in paragraphs 6 to 9 of Article 6 of the Law. In order to realize the rights of this category, the management issues relevant certificates.

The grounds for issuing certificates, certificates and presentation of the “Veteran of Internal Affairs” badge are:

statement;

order of dismissal from service in reserve or resignation;

a copy of the passport of a citizen of Ukraine;

a copy of the certificate of the ISEC (on the establishment of disability);

copy of the track record (calculation of years of service);

extracts from newspapers and certificates from police authorities (in case of loss of previous certificate), as well as copies of marriage and death certificates (for widows (widows)).

In order to ensure timely and high-quality service of pensioners of the system of internal affairs bodies at their place of residence and to provide practical assistance in collecting documents by the order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine dated September 25, 2018. No. 787 “On Organizational and Staff Changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs” Sectors on Social and Humanitarian Issues have been created at the territorial medical associations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the regions and the city of Kyiv.

The addresses of the specified sectors and phone numbers are located on our website.