Internal passport is issued as an identification document within the country. Citizens are required to obtain the passport at the age of 16 and be in possession of it all of their life. The information in the passport includes the full name of the person (family name, patronymic name, given name), date and place of birth, photograph and signature of the holder, name of spouse if married, names of dependent children (younger than 16 year old), military eligibility, and the address of registration. The passport has no present expiration date. Changes in marital status, military registration, and place of residence are subsequently recorded in the passport. Additional photographs need to be added at the age of 25 and 45. New passport can be obtained if there is a change in holder's name, most commonly due to marriage. New passports are also issued due to significant wear or tear, or when lost or stolen.
The information in the passport is recorded in Ukrainian language, except for the full name, date and place of birth, and issuing authority, which are given both in Ukrainian and Russian.
The domestic passport is of no use outside of Ukraine, except for travel to Russia and Belarus. For international travel Ukrainians can obtain so-called "abroad" passport.
Ukraine had a plan to replace domestic passports with ID cards beginning in 2008, but postponed it to the future.
On September 23, 2011 The Ukrainian Parliament voted to replace domestic passports with ID cards (Ukrainian: Паспортна картка ). According to the above mentioned decision the new form of ID would have been issued from January 1, 2012. However, the bill was vetoed by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on grounds of what he deemed failings in the bill's lack of provisions for personal data safeguards. After numerous delays, a bill providing for the introduction of biometric passports for foreign travel and the replacement of internal passports with ID cards was passed and signed into law on 29 November 2012.
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