The process of formation and implementation of the national security state policy currently is one of the most acute issue in Ukraine. Modern realities of Ukraine's existence as an independent state require, within the framework of the national security policy implementation, to take into account the country's request to realize national interests in all spheres of society's life. Nowadays, the country faces intensification of the unregulated (illegal) migration processes and the lack of an

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... ctive state regulation system of migration processes, which constitute a direct threat to the country national security, promote the criminalization growth and the organized criminal groups' formation, and contribute to the social tension exacerbation in society. The bodies of the State Migration Service of Ukraine face with an urgent need for a more profound migration perception as a socioeconomic phenomenon and an active search for qualitatively new approaches to migration policy formation and control over population territorial movements. Due to the fact that Ukraine is at the same time a country of origin, destination and transit of migrants, territory of diverse, multidirectional and of different scales migratory flows, ensuring state regulation in the field of migration is a complex task, the solution of which requires an integrated, systematic approach, adequate funding, personnel and scientific support; the tasks and the goals in this area are prioritized, determined and regulated by the Strategy of the State Migration Policy of Ukraine for the period up to 2025. The bodies of the State Migration Service have to strengthen control over the migration legislation observance and to interact with other bodies of state power and local self-government in order to ensure national security. Taking into consideration the socio-economic situation, at the present time, the migration attractiveness of Ukraine is relatively low compared to other countries that host migrants. Due to a number of factors, so far, Ukraine has not become a transit country for migrants who travel to the EU. As a result, the number of