- registration of repatriation (to Israel, Germany, Poland, Romania and other countries);
- obtaining citizenship on the basis of nationality;
- participation in state and international programs for national minorities;
- restoration of historical justice in relation to your ancestors.
Nationality | What are we looking for | Where to look | Typical difficulties |
Polish | Birth, marriage, and death records of ancestors before 1939; records of membership in the Catholic community; documents on deportations or resettlements | State archives of Ukraine, Poland, as well as civil registry offices; Roman Catholic parishes | Often documents are in Latin; archives were destroyed during the war; confirmation of Catholic rite is required |
Jewish | Birth records in the Jewish community; mentions in censuses and lists of artisans/burghers; registration in synagogues; birth certificates; identification of relatives | DAVO, TsGIAK, archives of the Russian Federation, sometimes in the funds of special settlers | Lack of direct references to "Jews" in Soviet documents; harassment in registers; frequent changes of surnames |
Romanian | Romanian certificates (before 1940 – Bessarabia, Bukovina); civil registration records in Romanian; citizenship/service in the Romanian army | Archives of Moldova, Romania, Chernivtsi, Izmail, Suceava; Civil Registry Offices | Translation required; lack of digital copies; complex request system in Romania |
German | Birth/marriage records in Lutheran parishes; colonist lists; deportation documents; certificate of ethnic origin | Archives of Ukraine, Russian Federation (deportations), German heritage centers (GOV, Karlsruhe) | Many documents have been destroyed or not preserved; proof of German language and faith is needed |
Bulgarian | Data on resettlement to Ukraine, membership in Bulgarian communities, Orthodox birth certificates from Bulgarian villages | Local archives of Odessa, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhzhia; parish books | Archives of individual Bulgarian villages are often missing; confirmation of ethnic identity is needed |
Greek | Metrics of Greek colonies, church records, documents on the origins of Crimea, Mariupol, etc. | Archives of Donetsk, Crimea, Odessa; sometimes – Greek archives or the diaspora | Often the documents are church documents, not government ones; a continuous line is needed |
Ukrainian (for foreigners) | Records of birth, service, citizenship, residence in Ukraine; confirmation of Ukrainian origin | TsDIAK, DASU, registry offices; archives of Soviet military formations | Difficulty in confirming maternal lineage; different interpretations of the concept of "Ukrainian" |
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