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Acquiring Polish Citizenship for Non-EU spouse in Poznań


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BuggsyThreads: 4
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Joined: Oct 25, 10 ♂ 		 Feb 24, 11, 12:15    #1
My colleague who is a very hard working resident is about to apply for Polish Citizenship so i thought i should help in gathering the important infor. He is a non-eu citizen and has been living and working here together with his Polish wife for over 3years now.They are both English teachers and are involved in a lot of charity work with School children in their Town. What i want to ask is about Poznan their Woiwod Office.We have heard a lot about this office and how difficult they might be. Can anybody out there who has had the experience of applying for Polish Citizenship recently Through this Office shed some light for us. My colleague wants to know whether he will be asked to renounce his Original Citizenship in Poznan in order to be granted Polish Citizenship. He also has a colleague who got his in Warsaw in January this year but was not asked to renounce his. The reason why, he wants to know is because the process of renouncing his original Citizenship is very complicated and time consuming. Put it simply they will not renounce his citizenship on the basis of being approved for Polish Citizenship they will require proof that he already holds a Polish I.D for them to renounce his original. Then again no country will allow their citizens to be stateless i guess....
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Thank you all.
HarryThreads: 62
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Buggsy:
My colleague wants to know whether he will be asked to renounce his Original Citizenship in Poznan in order to be granted Polish Citizenship.

He won't be.
BuggsyThreads: 4
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Joined: Oct 25, 10 ♂ 		 Feb 24, 11, 14:41    #3
Harry:
He won't be

Nice and short 'Arry but how daya know? Have you been through to Poznan or know anyone whose got it from there??

Thanks.
HarryThreads: 62
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Buggsy:
Nice and short 'Arry but how daya know? Have you been through to Poznan or know anyone whose got it from there??

I know what Polish law says and the law doesn't change just because he's in Poznan.
alexw68  Feb 24, 11, 17:36    #5
Harry:
I know what Polish law says and the law doesn't change just because he's in Poznan.

To be fair, Hal, that doesn't stop some in public services trying to interpret the laws, erm, selectively. Whether you let them succeed in so doing is another question.
HarryThreads: 62
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alexw68:
To be fair, Hal, that doesn't stop some in public services trying to interpret the laws, erm, selectively.

Obviously.

alexw68:
Whether you let them succeed in so doing is another question.

Precisely.

Although I must say that I've been in Poland for the best part of two decades and in that time I have never heard of anybody being even asked to give up their foreign citizenship when acquiring Polish citizenship, let alone being forced to actually give it up.
delphiandomineThreads: 42
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It's worth pointing out that if he hasn't been working for 3 years without a break in employment, they may use it as justification to refuse the application. I know that at least one African national was refused citizenship in Poznan on this basis.

But - instead of asking on here - why not talk to the office? The wonderful lady that works in the relevant office speaks English rather well.
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delphiandomine:
It's worth pointing out that if he hasn't been working for 3 years without a break in employment

Wooo, Delphy can u come again on this i don't quite follow. Do you mean if he has been or hasn't been working for 3 years without a break in employment? Can you explain this again. How safe is my colleague he has been working for the past 3 years as a teacher in private language schools together with his wife they take 2months unpaid leave every year and they sometimes go to Croatia on Vacation?

Thanks.


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