Australian citizen's great grandmother was born in Poland

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Mar 24, 10, 13:51 #1

Hi,

I have recently come back from a trip through Europe and have since found out that my Great GrandMother was born in Poland. I was seeking some more information on becoming a citizen of poland so i can go back there soon. Currently i am only allowed to be in the EU for 90days as i currently am an Australian Citizen.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to find out if i am applicable for this?

Thanks

dnzThreads: 25 Posts: 804 Joined: Dec 2, 07 ♂	Mar 24, 10, 13:52 #2
You come from the number one country in the world in which to live and you want Polish citizenship? Thats just crazy, I would love to have Aus citizenship.

caprice49Threads: 4 Posts: 288 Joined: Aug 5, 09 ♀	Mar 24, 10, 13:55 #3
SRL: becoming a citizen of poland so i can go back there I agree with 'dnz'. You may need to check whether the law allows you to be a dual national.

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Mar 24, 10, 15:40 #4

SRL:

Great GrandMother

what year did she leave Poland? As per wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_nationality_law:

"Citizenship can generally be claimed only by descendants of Polish citizens who left Poland after the country became an independent state in 1918. Also, there can be no break in Polish citizenship between the emigrant ancestor and the descendant. If the applicant's ancestor lost Polish citizenship, the descendant did not inherit Polish citizenship through that ancestor."

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 24, 10, 18:33 #5
dnz: You come from the number one country in the world in which to live and you want Polish citizenship? Come on, for every Aussie, their dream is an EU passport :P (being a dual Aussie/NZ citizen as well as an EU citizen would be fantastic...)

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 24, 10, 18:37 #6
SRL: Great GrandMother was born in Poland. While it might be technically possible to get Polish citizenship from that, by the time you have finished with all the paperwork, you'd qualify for citizenship from having lived here so long.

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 24, 10, 18:43 #7
SRL: I have recently come back from a trip through Europe and have since found out that my Great GrandMother was born in Poland. Was she actually born in the Republic of Poland, or was she born in Russia/Germany/Austria-Hungary?

SRLThreads: 1 Posts: 3 Joined: Mar 24, 10 ♂	Mar 25, 10, 14:48 #8
As far as i am aware she was born in poland sometime before 1915. Her name was Elspth Ena Prussenski. I would love to have a EU passport but i am also completing a family tree and have hit the wall with her.

TheOtherThreads: 5 Posts: 1,584 Joined: Jul 13, 09 ♂	Mar 25, 10, 17:22 #9
SRL: she was born in poland sometime before 1915 Then she wasn't born in Poland.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	Mar 25, 10, 17:26 #10
SRL: Her name was Elspth Ena Prussenski. I'm not sure, but isn't that a Scottish first name? Maybe one of the haggis eaters here can confirm..

TheOtherThreads: 5 Posts: 1,584 Joined: Jul 13, 09 ♂	Mar 25, 10, 17:30 #11
convex: but isn't that a Scottish first name Looks more like an abbreviation, which was common in church books of that time. Could be Elisabeth Eleonora.

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Edited by: Mr Grunwald Mar 25, 10, 19:12 #12

SRL: and have since found out that my Great GrandMother was born in Poland.

Born in second Republic of Poland or before WW1?

SRL: I was seeking some more information on becoming a citizen of poland so i can go back there soon.

Witamy spowrotem do Ojczyzny :)

SRL: As far as i am aware she was born in poland sometime before 1915.

Then she was born in Poland geographically speaking but there was no Polish state after that. Although logically thinking those who were in Poland in 1918 had ancestors from way back living in Poland before Poland was created so you SHOULD have a CHANCE of getting it, but it will be hard work :/

SRL: I would love to have a EU passport

Now your confusing me

SRLThreads: 1 Posts: 3 Joined: Mar 24, 10 ♂	Mar 26, 10, 12:16 #13
Polish Passport with Access to the EU i meant.

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Edited by: delphiandomine Mar 26, 10, 12:29 #14

SRL:

As far as i am aware she was born in poland sometime before 1915.

Did she move to Australia then?

Sorry, but as far as I can see, you won't have a claim. Where was her child born (your grandmother/grandfather)?

If you want EU citizenship, move to Belgium - they have ridiculously lax laws and citizenship can be obtained without much effort.

As has been said - she wasn't born in Poland, because Poland didn't exist at that time.

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Edited by: SRL Mar 27, 10, 06:27 #15

She moved to australia when she was a child. Her Children were born in Australia.

My first priority was to find out about my heritage which is a slow process and if all turns out, i would love to move over to poland to learn more.

The whole EU thing was purely for the fact that i loved every minute of travelling through but at present time, i can only spend 90 days at once in there. I know there are ways around this but i would like not to have to.

My parents are going to see their aunts who apparently have more information about that side of the family. Will be great to get more info than i have now

The more i look into it, i dont think it is a possibility. That's a shame but not the end of the world.

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Mar 27, 10, 06:41 #16

Harry:

While it might be technically possible to get Polish citizenship from that, by the time you have finished with all the paperwork, you'd qualify for citizenship from having lived here so long.

Funny but true, you need a lot of paper work, and be given the run around, In Aus you can renew your passport over the internet and take photo's to a post office (takes about a minute) to renew a Polish passport you are given the third degree and face problem after problem. (nothing new when dealing with the Polish government)

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