Leonid Timchenko: The deadline for issuing extracts about missing persons is ten days
This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Tymchenko today, on May 4, on the air of the TV channel Sociolne within the framework of the All-Ukrainian TV Marathon “United News”.
A single register of missing persons under special circumstances has been launched in Ukraine. If a person is recognized as missing under special circumstances, relatives will be able to obtain an extract from the register confirming the status of the missing person. To do this, you should send a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs or to the e-mail address of the department: [email protected].
“Relatives of a person who disappeared under special circumstances have the right to receive an extract. To confirm their identity, they must provide copies of their documents, as well as copies of documents confirming kinship with a person who disappeared under special circumstances,” said Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Leonid Tymchenko.
Extracts about missing persons under special circumstances, relatives will be able to submit to the social protection authorities to receive appropriate payments, in particular, for the appointment of a pension in connection with the loss of a breadwinner.
Leonid Tymchenko also spoke about the timing of obtaining an extract from the Unified Register of Missing Persons under special circumstances: “Regarding the timing of issuing extracts about missing persons, it is ten days. If information about the specified person is in the register. If there is no such information and it is additionally necessary to conduct a check, this is provided by law for up to 30 days.”
A single register of missing persons under special circumstances has been created to accumulate and centralize information and data about such persons, as well as accounting for information necessary for their effective search.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
