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angelThreads: 17
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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?
benszymanskiThreads: 9
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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....
angelThreads: 17
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hnn thanks-i will make equiries everywhere!!-are you in krakow?
benszymanskiThreads: 9
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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.
polishcanuckThreads: 10
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angel:
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?


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.
Guest   Jul 13, 08, 21:29 /  #
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).
Foreigner4Threads: 22
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^ why do my good friend and his mother both have two passports then?
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Foreigner4:
Poland do not recognize dual citizenship!!!!!!


Yes, this is true.

Foreigner4:
If You take another county citizenship - you are no longer Polish!!!!!!!!!!


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.
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benszymanski:
benszymanski

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.
benszymanskiThreads: 9
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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
davidcz   Sep 18, 08, 16:46 /  #
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!
benszymanskiThreads: 9
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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....
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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
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sushil:
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.
Lodz_The_BoatThreads: 58
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sushil:

how to get jobs in poland

English, Polish and Your own language. Spoken and Written. And ofcourse your degree and experience :)
citizen   Nov 29, 08, 03:24 /  #
check website polish-citizenship.pl, it will help
Guest   Jan 23, 09, 01:50 /  #
Question. I'm Canadian. My girlfriend is Polish Citizen.

Does that mean when I marry her, I can apply for the EU passport and work in London?
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Guest:
Does that mean when I marry her, I can apply for the EU passport and work in London?

No and yes... To apply for a Polish passport you need to be married at least 2 years I think and... I'm not sure but I think that It's when you live in Poland during these 2 years... Use the search engine, there were many similar threads, so there should be some info. But If you are married with EU citizens then there shouldn't be any serious problems with work and most of stuff except things like voting etc.
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Guest:
Does that mean when I marry her, I can apply for the EU passport and work in London?

Grzegorz_:
But If you are married with EU citizens then there shouldn't be any serious problems with work and most of stuff except things like voting etc.

Not quite Grzegorz, just because his wife is Polish, the fact still remains he is Canadian and not a member of the EU - he would still need a spousal visa to come to the UK (that's when he gets married of course and his wife would need to show she could support him and he would not have access to any benefits or our health service), there is a new points based system in the UK now so things are not as cut and dry as they used to be, take in to consideration there are over 2 million unemployed in the UK, he has basically fuck all chance of getting sponsorship from a company and spousal visas are not always granted.

I hate the be the bearer of bad news, but that's the way it is, he could always black his face, turn up ask for policial asylum, then they would give him a house, benefits and sky tv!
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I did have my Polish passport from 1993-2003. (Which I lost/can't find)
Didn't renew it since I didn't need one to visit after 2004.
I have my aktu urodziny.
I don't have my numer PESEL.
If I wanted to get a tymczasowy (eventually a permanent one) or a Polish ID how long would it take?
Would it be possible to open a business or work solely with an birth certificate and a numer PESEL?
I have or could get the required papers listed however I'm not starting from scratch as I am (or was) a citizen already.

Thank you
Guest   May 24, 09, 10:16 /  #
Hi I have applied for polish citizenship as i have a polish grandmother. Does anyone know how long more or less it takes for it to be approved so that i can take the next applying for the passport? Thanks
benszymanskiThreads: 9
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Guest:
how long more or less it takes

About one year plus or minus 6 months. I have heard it can take up to 2 years.

I have already been waiting one year, and every 3 months I get a letter which reads along the lines of 'due to the complicated nature of the matter it's taking longer than expected'.

But you can always ask whoever is in charge of your application what the status is.
polak123   Nov 15, 09, 19:47 /  #
poland recognized duall or iven triplle citizenship
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polak123:
poland recognized duall or iven triplle citizenship

No they don't. However, they don't actively bar people from holding it - just so long as you identify yourself to the Polish authorities as Polish.
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