Sources and what is not confirmed

Official sources, status of each fact, open points.

Status: October 2026. Facts were checked against the official pages and statutes below in October 2026. Where sources conflict or we could not confirm a fact, the text says so in italics.

Main sources

• European Parliament Research Service: extension of temporary protection to 4 March 2028 (Decision (EU) 2026/1912)
• EUAA: Council extends temporary protection and introduces new rules
• EUR-Lex: Council Recommendation of 16 September 2025 on the transition out of temporary protection (C/2025/5129)
• AufenthG
• AufenthV
• UkraineAufenthFGV (continued validity of permits)
• UkraineAufenthÜV (entry and stay without a permit)
• BeschV
• StAG
• VwGO
• BMG
• Blue Card thresholds 2026 (Federal Employment Agency)
• KMK decision of 26 February 2026: university access with Ukrainian certificates in war time
• uni-assist: country notes Ukraine
• anabin (KMK)
• ZAB
• Recognition in Germany
• Federal Foreign Office visa portal
• HCCH Apostille status table
• Berlin population statistics, 2nd half 2025, table 10
• Law of Ukraine No. 4502-IX (citizenship)
• Law of Ukraine on Citizenship (consolidated)
• Embassy of Ukraine in Germany
• Berlin service portal (Bürgeramt, LEA)
• Make it in Germany
• Also cited: AufenthG §§ 4a, 5, 9, 12a, 16a, 16b, 16d, 16f, 17, 18a, 18b, 18c, 20, 20a, 24, 26, 39, 81, 81a; AufenthV §§ 39, 46; BeschV § 6; VwGO §§ 58, 74; BMG § 17; StAG § 10; Council Implementing Decisions (EU) 2022/382, 2023/2409, 2024/1836, 2025/1460, 2026/1912; KMK decision of 3 December 2015; Law of Ukraine No. 4502-IX

Not confirmed or conflicting

• Decision (EU) 2026/1912 (Official Journal L of 4 August 2026): content checked via EPRS and EUAA; the EUR-Lex text itself could not be opened.
• Whether Germany will extend § 24 permits beyond 4 March 2027: the UkraineAufenthFGV applies unchanged until then, and no follow-up regulation has been published. The Bundesrat decision of 25 September 2026 was the 9th amendment of the UkraineAufenthÜV (entry rules, Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 288), not an extension of permits. Claims online that permits are already extended to 2028 are wrong.
• How Germany will apply the EU recommendation on the transition out of protection; whether you can return to § 24 after switching.
• Ukrainian Cabinet list of states for dual citizenship (No. 589 of 8 May 2026) and whether Germany is on it; details of consular rules for men.
• Whether § 24 periods count as lawful habitual residence for citizenship; LEA discretion under § 26 (4).
• Whether the German Embassy in Kyiv accepts national visa applications; LEA practice on travel to Ukraine and on fee reductions.
• Substitute proofs for lost documents; BAföG with § 24; NMT requirements; semester fee; integration course rules 2026.

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