Who has the right to a deferment from mobilization in September under the new rules

Who has the right to a deferment from mobilization in September under the new rules

In Ukraine, the categories of military personnel who can take advantage of the right to a deferment from mobilization have been expanded. Now, military personnel whose half-siblings were killed or went missing in the war can also receive a deferment from conscription.

Previously, only those persons whose full siblings had died or gone missing had this right, whereas in the case of half-siblings, those liable for military service were subject to mobilization.

However, there remain nine categories of persons who are not entitled to a deferment from mobilization. Among them are:

• students and postgraduates studying by correspondence or evening courses;
• those receiving a second or third higher education;
• men with many children who are in arrears in alimony payments;
• single parents under certain conditions;
• men and women who care for spouses with group III disabilities;
• certain categories of caregivers for persons with disabilities of groups I and II, if there are other able-bodied relatives;
• military personnel working at the enterprises of the Ministry of Defence;
• persons who are deemed fit by the military medical commission, despite having the status of “limited fit”;
• men who were found to be healthy upon re-examination.

In addition, the new decree of the Ministry of Social Policy changes the procedure for conscription for military service during mobilization. According to the innovations, conscripts who care for sick relatives or have disabilities no longer have to confirm the absence of other able-bodied family members capable of providing care. This requirement remains only for those who care for their wife’s sick parents.

It is also important to note that persons with parents with disabilities of group I or II are no longer required to establish the fact of care, since the legislation provides for the obligation of adult children to support their disabled parents, which gives them the right to a deferment.

To draw up an act on establishing the fact of permanent care, it is no longer necessary to contact the military registration and enlistment office. It is enough to submit an application in any form to local government bodies or district state administrations, which are obliged to consider it within 10 calendar days and issue the corresponding act.