2020: More than 7,000 Ukrainians received "the card of the Pole"
In 2020 7094 citizens of Ukraine received the so-called "card of the Pole" which confirms belonging of the person to the Polish people. The persons living outside Poland can receive such card.
With the advent of such card in 2008 it was received by more than 130 thousand citizens of Ukraine. The card holder has a number of privileges for territories of Poland - access to the simplified procedure of obtaining the permanent residence permit (permanent residence) and the accelerated process of obtaining nationality. Also for card holders privileges at entering higher education institutions are provided, on travel by public transport and other[1].