Government approves automatic military registration of citizens

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution launching a new pilot project for the automatic military registration of conscripts, individuals liable for military service, and reservists.

This decision reduces bureaucracy and simplifies the procedure for citizens and enlistment offices: some individuals will be automatically added to the military register, without in-person applications, queues, or additional certificates.

The following categories will be automatically added to the military register:

• Men who were not registered at the age of 17 will automatically acquire conscript status upon turning 18.
• Men aged 18–60 who are abroad will be placed on the military register when obtaining or renewing passports at offices of the State Migration Service. This process does not require visiting enlistment offices or undergoing medical examinations by a military medical commission.

“We have established data exchange between the Ministry of Defence, the migration service, the demographic register, and the civil status register. People no longer need to go from office to office or stand in queues to fulfill their obligation. The system will handle this automatically, as all required data is already available,” said Oksana Ferchuk, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation, and Digitalization.