Advocate requests, pre-litigation demands, administrative complaints and court documents.
• Advocate requests to obtain information and documents, and analysis of responses.
• Pre-litigation letters, demands and claims.
• Administrative complaints against decisions, actions or inaction of public bodies.
• Drafting claims, defenses, motions and other court documents without ongoing representation where agreed.
The type of submission determines the response deadline
Information request — a response is generally due within five working days of receipt. In urgent cases involving protection of life or liberty, environmental conditions, food safety, accidents or emergencies, it is due within 48 hours. An extension is possible for requests involving large amounts of information.
Citizen's petition (application, complaint or proposal) — generally considered within one month of receipt; if no additional study is needed, promptly and no later than fifteen days. The period may be extended, but the total may not exceed forty-five days. Consideration is free of charge.
Ukrainian law distinguishes an information request from a citizen's petition. They may go to the same authority and look similar, but the response times differ — five working days versus one month.
Law of Ukraine On Access to Public Information, Article 20, version of 8 August 2025; Law of Ukraine On Citizens' Petitions, Article 20, version of 27 June 2026; checked 8 November 2026.
Time limit for going to the administrative court
The general limit for an individual is six months, running, unless another law provides otherwise, from the day the person learned or should have learned of the breach of their rights.
A caution: specific statutes set different limits for particular categories of dispute. Which limit applies in your matter is checked at the outset.
Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine, Article 122; version of 23 October 2026; checked 8 November 2026.
What to send first
Identify the authority or addressee, the decision or response you dispute, its date, and the result you seek. Please mention any approaching filing or appeal deadline. The correct legal instrument and its submission method will be determined after reviewing the facts.
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