2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁The ▁Ukrain ian ▁Parliament ▁voted ▁to ▁replace ▁domestic ▁pass ports ▁with ▁ID ▁cards ▁( U k rain ian : ▁Па спорт на ▁ка рт ка ). ▁The ▁law ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁ID ▁to ▁be ▁issued ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁v eto ed ▁by ▁Ukrain ian ▁president ▁Vik tor ▁Yan uk ov ych ▁on ▁grounds ▁of ▁supposed ▁fail ings ▁in ▁providing ▁ade qu ate ▁personal ▁data ▁saf egu ards . ▁ ▁After ▁numerous ▁del ays , ▁the ▁bill ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Un ified ▁State ▁Dem ographic ▁Register ▁was ▁passed ▁and ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁This ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁bi ometric ▁pass ports ▁for ▁foreign ▁travel ▁and ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁internal ▁pass ports ▁with ▁ID ▁cards . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁government ▁announced ▁that ▁internal ▁pass ports ▁would ▁be ▁abol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁ID ▁cards , ▁starting ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁ID ▁cards ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁first - time ▁applic ants ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁internal ▁pass port ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ukrain ian ▁internal ▁pass ports ▁were ▁only ▁produced ▁and ▁issued ▁in