Most Ukrainians are granted collective protection. Under the collective protection scheme, we make no individual assessment of applicants’ needs for protection or of how returning to their home country would affect them.

If you are not covered by the collective protection scheme, your need for protection will be assessed on an individual basis. The requirements for being granted protection on an individual basis, however, are significantly more stringent than for collective protection.

What happens if my application for individual protection is not approved?

If your application for individual protection is rejected, the same rules apply for Ukrainians as for applicants from other countries.

You can read more about what follows from a rejected application for individual protection on our webpage.