State Migration Service of Ukraine

The State Migration Service of Ukraine[a] (SMS) is a government agency of Ukraine that administers policy in the areas of immigration, emigration, and citizenship, as well as the resident registration system.

It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and was established in 2010.

[7] The State Migration Service of Ukraine was established by the Decree of the President of Ukraine "On Optimization of the System of Central Executive Bodies" of 09.12.2010 No.

[8] In April 2011, the Regulation on the State Migration Service of Ukraine was approved by Presidential Decree No.

405/2011 dated 06.04.2011, which defines the main tasks, functions, and powers of the SMS of Ukraine.

The headquarters of the State Migration Service in 2015