Some 150,000 of the returnees were granted citizenship automatically under Ukraine's Citizenship Law of 1991, but 100,000 who returned after the country declared independence faced several obstacles, including a costly bureaucratic process.
Sekitar 150.000 orang yang pulang mendapatkan kewarganegaraan secara otomatis berdasarkan Hukum Kewarganegaraan Ukraina tahun 1991, tetapi 100.000 orang yang pulang setelah negara tersebut merdeka menghadapi berbagai rintangan, termasuk proses birokrasi yang mahal.