The article reveals the concept of the category “legal regulation” and defines the essence of legal regulation of the institution of citizenship in Ukraine. It was found that the system of constitutional and legal norms governing citizenship is formed by the institution of citizenship, the sources of which are: the Constitution of Ukraine; current international agreements of Ukraine on citizenship issues, the binding nature of which has been approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; laws of Ukraine; bylaws governing legal relations in this area.

The essence of Ukrainian citizenship is studied, as well as the grounds for acquiring Ukrainian citizenship are determined. Problems concerning the legal regulation of the institution of citizenship are analyzed, in particular, in the part of dual citizenship, which need an immediate solution at the legislative level. At present, dual citizenship needs a balanced policy based on the objective trend of spreading this phenomenon in the context of globalization processes in Ukraine.

Key words: legal regulation, normative-legal regulation of the institution of citizenship in Ukraine, citizenship of Ukraine, dual citizenship, national legislation.

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