KYIV — Men of conscription age who are dual citizens of Ukraine and another country are now not able to leave Ukraine — prompting a warning from the U.S. embassy to its nationals in the country.
“Under Ukraine’s martial law, men between 18 and 60 are not permitted to leave the country,” the embassy in a statement on Tuesday. “Previously, dual U.S.-Ukrainian citizens in this group could enter and then depart Ukraine if they had deregistered their Ukrainian residency and registered their U.S. residency. This exception was revoked as of June 1.”
A loophole had previously allowed men of conscription age to travel outside of Ukraine — despite the exit ban imposed during martial law — if they could prove they lived permanently overseas. However, a newly enforced mobilization law that entered into force in May removed this exception as of the beginning of June.
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