Passed the language exam and had a nervous breakdown at the Russian embassy: a singer from Russia who has been living in Ukraine for 13 years was denied citizenship

Yulia Yurina, a singer of Russian origin who has been living in Ukraine for 13 years, has once again faced difficulties in her attempts to obtain citizenship. Despite passing the language exam and having all the necessary documents, she was denied yet again.

Yurina said on Instagram that her main document for residence was a permanent residence permit, but to legalize it, she had to update her Russian passport, which was only possible in Moldova. After returning to Ukraine, she applied for citizenship with an updated passport, but it did not help.

"Now I'm preparing for two more exams that I have to pass, and the most important document that will allow my documents to be accepted is a petition from the ministry that will prove that I am a strategically important person for Ukraine, because documents for changing citizenship from passports like mine now are simply not accepted by law, and this should be an exception. I've already sent a letter to the Ministry of Culture twice to vouch for me and received an interim response. I am going to write letters to the Ministry of Culture asking them to make a submission so that all these documents can be accepted from me," the singer said.

Yulia Yurina will have to apply to the Ministry of Culture again with a request to submit a corresponding petition. Despite living in Ukraine for 13 years, having a marriage certificate with a Ukrainian citizen, and documents about studying here on a full-time basis, her application has not been accepted yet.

However, to update her documents, the singer had to spend 6 days traveling to Moldova and back.

"I am now at home in Kyiv. I have updated my stamps and documents. This whole trip took a total of 6 days, 2840 km by car, and 6 border crossings, because we were turned around because we didn't have a maintenance license for Moldova, and the information appeared only 2 months after the first trip. A couple of situations that almost turned into an accident, a lot of nerves, and I don't even want to say how much money," the artist said.

Back in March 2023, she successfully passed the Ukrainian language exam, but at that time there was no certification in the Constitution and history of Ukraine.

"Back then, I was told that I had to pass the exam on the Constitution and history of Ukraine, but there was no department, no certificates, and no commission to take these exams. Today I was given a new piece of paper and told that you are obliged to take the exams for the last 4 months. While I was waiting for this paper, a committee was formed to certify the history of Ukraine and the Constitution, and now I have to pass them," Yurina said.

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