Applying for EU passport...

i hope to be in poland very soon-dad was born in chelmno i dont have a copy of his birth certificate-do i go through the embassy here or best to go to poland?

to be honest I don't know. I wrote to the Polish embassy in London a couple of months ago (as I am British) and so far haven't even got a reply from them. Meanwhile when I was doing my karta pobytu in Krakow they said I would have to do report somewhere in Krakow about this, but I haven't heard from them yet either....

hnn thanks-i will make equiries everywhere!!-are you in krakow?

Here are a couple of links that might interest you:

http://www.londynkg.polemb.net/index.php?document=78

http://www.polishconsulateny.org/index.php?p=95

I live near Wadowice, about an hour south of Krakow by car.

When I lost my birth certificate I just sent a letter to the church where i was baptised with $20 asking for a new certificate. It came in the mail the following week:) Mind you this was some 5-6 years ago, maybe things have changed since then. You could try the same.

Poland do not recognize dual citizenship!!!!!! If You take another county citizenship - you are no longer Polish!!!!!!!!!! Kazimierz Wielki - We need You...!!!! - Not the church!!!!!!!!!. ( read the history - you will know the joke).

^ why do my good friend and his mother both have two passports then?

Yes, this is true.



No, this is not true.

It is simply that if you are (for example) American and Polish and have both citizenships and both passports, the Polish authorities will treat you as fully Polish.

uhh i never made those statements. i think you've done the same thing i do from time to time and select the quote function on another member's post.

my own experiences (by proxy) do support your statements though.

whoops! yes sorry Foreigner4 you're right. My bad!

If anyone's interested in the full detail here is what wikipedia has to say on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_nationality_law#Dual_citizenship

Geez... there's certainly a lot of conjecture going on here... But you just have to do a bit of research and leg work.

Well let me tell you how I just got my Polish Citizenship (it took almost 16 months) as an Australian born, Australian Citizen, who's parents are both Polish (and never renounced their citizenship), and immigrated to Australia in the 60's, becoming Australian citizens.

Here is the process I had to follow (taken off the Polish Consulates web site, in Sydney).

1. An application Letter (downloaded off the consulates web site), written in polish.
2. 2 x passport photos
3. A detailed biography (written in Polish) including details of Polish ancestry. It needs to explain in what circumstances your ancestors left Poland, and arrived in Australia. If possible specifying last place of residence in Poland. It must be signed, dated and specify the place of signing.
4. Birth Certificate.
5. Marriage Certificate
6. Certified copy of Australian passport (or other ID).
7. Certified copy of the act of naturalisation of the applicant, his/her parents or grandparents (whichever is applicable).
8. Declaration (in Polish) what other citizenships you hold, or held (other than Australian.
9. Declaration (in Polish) whether you, your parents or grandparents ever renounced Polish citizenship.
10. Certified copies of any documents in your possession confiring your Polish ancestry (Eg., your parents or grandparents birth, baptism or marriage certificates, etc...)
11. A consulare fee of $AU 143-

NOTE: documents 1,3,8,9 and 10 must be written in Polish language and signed by the applicant. All remaining english language documents must be accompanied by their certified translations int Polish. If photocopies of the required documents are submitted, they must be certified for authenticity by an authorized person (Eg., a Justice of the Peace, etc...).

..and that's it !!

See easy! It just took a lot of patience.

Now living inthe UK, and going to try and get a Polish passport, so I can work and live in the UK as an EU citizen. But to get a Polish passport, I've been told I need to apply for a Polish birth certificate, in the registry office of the city, that one of my parents were born in... geez.... this is bloody hard!!!!

Well good luck people!

I have to do it the other way around as I am already living in Poland - get my Polish birth certificate first and then do the application. Am still trying to get all my documents, translations and apostiles together for it....

hello i am sushil from india mumbai i have read your discussution please try to give all information about how to get jobs in poland through internet my email address is sushilpatel2785@rediffmail.com

you may need to learn english first...this thread is regarding eu passport.

English, Polish and Your own language. Spoken and Written. And ofcourse your degree and experience :)