How to Get a Tax ID for a Teenager Living Abroad

Plenty of people still assume the RNOKPP (formerly known as the INN) can only be issued in person at a service center in Ukraine. In reality, the State Tax Service officially allows remote applications for teenagers aged 14 to 18 — covering both first-time registration and reissuing a lost number.

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Who Needs a Tax Registration Number While Abroad

The RNOKPP is a mandatory identifier for any financial or legal action in Ukraine — opening a bank account, handling inheritance, getting hired after returning home, or even applying for education-related payments.

Teenagers aged 14–18 who left Ukraine without getting a number beforehand — or who lost their card — can register or reissue the document remotely, without appearing in person at the State Register of Individual Taxpayers.

The procedure covers first-time registration, reissuing a lost document, and updating personal records — for example, after a change of surname.

What Documents to Prepare?

The required list depends on who’s filing — the teenager themselves or a parent on their behalf. If the child already holds a Ukrainian passport, the base package looks like this:

A completed registration form №1DR (first-time registration) or №5DR (updating data)
A copy of the Ukrainian passport
Supporting documents if the surname or name has changed

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There’s one detail that often gets missed: the teenager’s signature on form №1DR or №5DR must be notarized or certified at a diplomatic mission. Without that certification, the package simply won’t be accepted for review — and the whole process has to start over.

If a Parent Files on the Child’s Behalf

The law allows a parent to act on behalf of the child even when the teenager already holds their own passport. In that case, the document package expands:

A copy of the birth certificate or the child’s passport
A copy of the filing parent’s passport
Proof of the parent’s registered address
Documents on any change of personal data, if relevant

In VisaV.pl’s practice, this is the option most families choose — it takes the paperwork burden off the teenager and speeds things up, especially when the child is still settling into a new country and isn’t yet fully confident with the language.

“IMPORTANT WARNING”: any document issued by a foreign authority — a proof-of-address certificate or a name-change certificate, for example — is only accepted after legalization (apostille or consular legalization) and a notarized Ukrainian translation. Without this, the package gets sent back for revision.

How to Receive the Finished Card?

Once the application is processed, the State Tax Service offers three ways to receive the physical document, each suited to a different family situation.

Through a diplomatic mission — the card is sent to the Ukrainian consulate or embassy in the applicant’s country of residence
Direct mail to a foreign address — based on a separate written request
Through a trusted representative in Ukraine — with a notarized power of attorney and ID documents for both parties

From our experience, the consulate route is the most popular choice — it requires no separate request and lets families pick up the document during any other visit to the mission.

If you’re planning to file for an adult child soon, or reissue your own lost number, it’s worth handling both requests at the same time. It saves you from getting your signature notarized twice.

An unusual but real case from VisaV.pl’s practice: a family in Gdańsk filed a name-change request for their teenager alongside their first-time RNOKPP registration — both processes were combined into a single document package, cutting the overall waiting time nearly in half.

The key to a smooth remote application is getting the entire package right the first time, avoiding a second round of mailing documents across an ocean or several borders.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The remote filing process through form №1DR applies to teenagers aged 14–18. For younger children, parents usually handle it under general rules by visiting a consulate in person.

The timeline depends on the filing method, how quickly the State Tax Service processes the application, and how long document delivery takes by mail or through the consulate.

No, a copy of the Ukrainian passport is submitted without translation — translation is only required for documents issued by foreign authorities.

You'll need to file form №5DR to reissue the document — the process is similar to first-time registration, but no separate passport copy is needed if the data hasn't changed.

Yes, the law allows one parent to act as the applicant on the child's behalf without requiring the other parent to be present.

The signature can be notarized in the country of residence or certified directly at a Ukrainian diplomatic mission.

Yes, with a separate written request, the document can be sent directly to the applicant's foreign address.

Such documents require legalization — an apostille or consular legalization — along with a notarized Ukrainian translation.

Yes, with a notarized power of attorney, a trusted representative can collect the document by presenting both parties' ID documents.

The number itself isn't a barrier to crossing the border, but without it, you can't handle banking, inheritance, or formal employment in Ukraine.