The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explained how the electronic military registration document (e-VOD) works for schoolchildren and what exactly educational institutions have the right to require.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine explained how the electronic military registration document (e-VOD) works for schoolchildren and what exactly educational institutions have the right to require.
The main thing: for most conscript students, the e-VOD is the main and only form of document. The school has no right to demand a paper equivalent or other certificates.
An electronic military registration document is generated in the «Reserve+» application or through the «Diya» portal.
The document contains data from the draft register and has a QR code for verification. It can be shown from a smartphone or printed.
Both options have the same legal force.
This is directly provided for by Cabinet Resolution No. 559: the form of the document (digital or paper copy) does not affect its validity.
The request for a military registration document is not the school’s initiative.
According to Cabinet Resolution No. 1487, educational institutions are required to maintain personal military records, check the availability of military ID cards, and store this data in students' personal files.
That is, the requirement is legal — but only within the limits of certain rules.
Every year from January 1 to July 31, young men who turn 17 must register for military service.
This can be done online — through an electronic account, or in person at the CCC. After that, a VOD is formed — in most cases in electronic form.
If a student has not yet registered, he will not have an e-VOD — and the school can only remind him of the need to do so.
At school, the document is checked via a QR code — an authorized employee scans it, and the system shows the current data from the register (full name, date of birth, accounting category, CCC). If there is no technical possibility, the check can be carried out via CCC.
It is also allowed to submit a printed e-VOD and attach it to the personal file.
The e-VOD is valid for 1 year. After that, the document must be updated via «Reserve+» or «Act».
