On 5 February Ukrainian categories “partially fit” for military service will expire. This is a result of the act passed by the Ukrainian authorities in March 2024. Citizens who had received this category before, were supposed to report to the military office voluntarily before 4 February 2025 for medical re-examination.

From 5 February Ukrainian military offices will start summoning persons who have not fulfilled the formalities in time to report in person under a penalty of fine. According to the law, they may also summon “per aviso”. This means that once the deadline for collecting the letter has passed, the summons is deemed to have been served. “Partially fit” Ukrainian citizens who do not report on time indicated in the summons will get a “wanted” status in an application of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine “Rezerv+”, used to complete data and verify their military status. Persons who receive the above status will lose access to all consular services, even if they had previously completed their data on time. Besides they can be fined UAH 17,000-25,500. The summons of Ukrainian authorities do not affect the legality of the stay of Ukrainian citizens in Poland, so under Polish law employees summoned to appear do not have to leave the country.

Find more in the PRO HR January 2025.