If you are a foreign volunteer rebuilding homes outside Kharkiv, an expatriate resident running a co-working hub in Lviv, a VC scouting Series A deals in Kyiv, or a member of the worldwide Ukrainian diaspora weighing a permanent return, you have probably noticed that every group chat lights up whenever someone asks, “Do I need a Ukrainian passport to keep doing what I’m doing here?” The short answer is no - citizenship is not a prerequisite for volunteering, investing, or settling long-term.