MFA launches automated notary services in 40 Ukrainian diplomatic missions

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha shared this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

“Today, I am pleased to announce the pilot launch of a new service in one of the key consular areas in the first 40 foreign diplomatic missions. This is an automated notary service. Since July 1, Ukrainians abroad have had access to the new automated system of notary services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the head of Ukrainian diplomacy wrote.

He explained that the main innovation is that all procedures for submitting and processing documents can now be done online, without the need to physically visit a diplomatic mission.

Sybiha said that as of today, Ukrainian citizens already have access to this pilot project for the automation of notary services at Ukrainian embassies in Australia, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Botswana, Vietnam, Ghana, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Qatar, Kenya, China, consulates general in Guangzhou and Shanghai, embassies in Congo, Korea, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Mozambique, the UAE, Oman, South Africa, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, Chile, Japan, consulates general in Milan, Hamburg, and Gdansk. 

“After evaluating the results of the pilot phase, we plan to expand it to other diplomatic and consular missions of Ukraine abroad in the near future,” the Foreign Minister said.

As reported, in December last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched the e-Consul system, which allows Ukrainians abroad to apply for documents through Diia.