The Cabinet of Ministers has simplified the organization of children's travel abroad for health and recreation
In order to simplify the organization of children's health care abroad and ensure the organized departure of children on vacation in a short time, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by Resolution No. 661 of June 10, 2022 amended two previous government decrees.
In particular, the amendments concern the resolutions of 27 January 1995. No. 57 “On Approval of the Rules for Crossing the State Border by Citizens of Ukraine” and from November 10, 2021 No. 1167 “On approval of the Procedure for organizing the departure of children abroad for health and rest”.
It is assumed that during the state of war, groups of children will be able to go abroad for recovery and rest only with the consent of the National Social Service. At the same time, when submitting a package of documents to the authorized body, it is no longer necessary to notarize them.
Therefore, for the period of introduction of a state of emergency or martial law on the territory of Ukraine, during the departure of a group of children from Ukraine, border control is carried out with the presentation of the following documents:
- consent of the National Social Service for the departure of a group of children;
- lists of a group of children going abroad for health and rest and persons accompanying a group of children abroad for recovery and rest, in the appropriate form;
- passport of a citizen of Ukraine for traveling abroad of the child or birth certificate of the child;
- approval by the children's affairs service of the consent of the legal representatives of each child to her departure abroad for recuperation and rest in accordance with the list of categories of children defined by the Rules for crossing the state border by citizens of Ukraine;
application of parents for the departure of the child abroad, certified by the children's services (can be carried out without the notarized consent of the second parent if there is a passport of a citizen of Ukraine for traveling abroad of the child or a birth certificate of the child).
The official of the State Border Guard Service, upon completion of the inspection of the group of children and persons accompanying the group of children, documents for the right to enter Ukraine or leave Ukraine, affixes stamps on the list with the marks “Departure” or “Entry”, as well as “The state border crossed” and notes the total number of persons, who have left and returned, including persons accompanying a group of children.
Such changes are made in order to ensure the organized departure of children on vacation abroad in a short time, as well as to make this process controlled and safe and to have guarantees of their return to Ukraine.
Press Service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
