Can a Teacher With a Deferment Travel Abroad for Holidays
Pedagogical staff in general secondary education institutions who have a deferment from conscription during mobilisation, specifically due to their position, are not permitted to travel abroad, even during holidays or with written permission from their educational institution.
Under paragraph 26 of the Rules for crossing the state border by citizens of Ukraine, approved by Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 57 on 27 January 1995, during martial law, the right to cross the border is granted to conscripted individuals who are not subject to military service call-up during mobilisation.
Deferments may be granted, in particular, to scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff of higher and professional pre-higher education institutions, employees of scientific institutions and organisations holding an academic degree, as well as pedagogical staff of professional pre-higher education institutions, vocational education institutions, and general secondary education institutions.
Therefore, if a teacher received a deferment specifically based on paragraph 2 of part three of Article 23 of Law No. 3543-XII, they are not permitted to travel abroad.
A permit from the educational institution or a certificate of employment does not, in itself, grant the right to cross the state border.
If the deferment is granted on another basis, such as the disability of a parent, the conscripted person may have the right to travel abroad. In such cases, a permit from the employer and a certificate of employment are not required.
As previously reported by the Judicial-Legal Newspaper, heads of general secondary education institutions must update data on conscripted pedagogical workers in the AIKOM system by 3 July 2026. This is to ensure the automatic extension of deferments from conscription through the "Reserve+" service.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has urged institutions to update information about conscripted workers in the AIKOM system. For the process to be correct and automated via the "Reserve+" application, the data in the system must be current and accurate. If the information is missing or incorrect, automatic extension of the deferment will not be possible.
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