How can I get Polish citizenship after been married to a Polish spouse

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Jan 10, 09, 03:08 #1

I am a foreigner residing in Gorzow,Poland and married with a polish citizens for a year and 8 months our marriage was outside Poland in Brazil.
Presently i am expecting a baby in few months time.
I posses a temporary residence for one year which I used to applied for my entry visa to Poland it will expire in 2 months time. I have already applied for another temporary residence to extend my stay in Poland.

MY QUESTION IS: How long will it take me to get a Polish citizenship? Please feed me with details.

morellaThreads: 11 Posts: 71 Joined: Feb 25, 07 ♂	Jan 10, 09, 03:30 #2
yeah ı wonder the aswer too..How long does it take to get the citizenship after marridge?

sobieskiThreads: 82 Posts: 1,142 Joined: Jun 1, 08 ♂	Jan 10, 09, 07:53 #3
As far as I know there is no automatic process to get Polish citizenship. Every application has to be reviewed and approved by the president personally. Meaning by L.K. :( If you are a footballer the national team urgently needs - that might speed up the process :)

KowalskiThreads: 12 Posts: 619 Joined: Sep 13, 06 ♂	Jan 10, 09, 08:55 #4
sobieski: How long does it take to get the citizenship after marridge? 3 years living in Poland; if not married 5 yrs

Guest

May 6, 09, 19:53 #5

Not sure that's true I asked the local government in Warsaw and they said you can obtain "permanent residence" card or "stałe pobytu" after 3 years of living together, but it requires an "iterrogation" so they can be sure you're legit. That is NOt citizenship which is something you arguably can apply for, but I'm uncertain from information I recevied if it is actually possible. For sure the permamanent karta pobytu is better than the 1-year temporary one. It's a lot of waiting to get it.

simplewoman	Oct 7, 09, 15:45 #6
how long it take me to get my polish pasport im maaried In Manila Philippines with polish guy now im living in poland for almost 2 years sinces when i was maaried with him now im living in the small City of Barlinek....

gumishuThreads: 17 Posts: 3,943 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Oct 7, 09, 15:48 #7
simplewoman: how long it take me to get my polish pasport im maaried In Manila Philippines with polish guy now im living in poland for almost 2 years sinces when i was maaried with him now im living in the small City of Barlinek.... can't remember - but it was at least 3 years of constant legal residency

caprice49Threads: 4 Posts: 288 Joined: Aug 5, 09 ♀	Oct 8, 09, 16:09 #8
efevberha: marriage was outside Poland in Brazil. A friendly tip: Get your marriage Brazilian marriage registered in Poland. This is done either through the Polish Embassy in Brazil or through the authorities in Poland.

LUCKS

Dec 5, 09, 11:00 #9

I M FROM INDIA I M MARRIED WITH A POLISH CITIZEN FROM ALLMOST 1 YEAR I HAVE A DAUGHTER AS WELL SHE IS ALLMOST 3 YEARS AND WE R MARRIED IN INDIA COZ I WAS ILLEAGAL IN U.K. THATS WHY I DONT HAVE PERMISSION TO BE MARRIED THERE THATS WHY I M IN POLAND AND WAITING FOR THE CITIZENSHIP THAT WILL HELP US ALOTAND IF SOMBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS THAT HOW LONG I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT THEN PLZ WRITE FOR ME THANKS . WE R LIVING TOGETHER FROM ALMOST 4 YEARS AND I HAVE POBYTU KARTA AS WELL FOR 2 YEARS
THANKS

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Dec 5, 09, 15:04 #10
It's three years minimum. There's also a good chance that a Polish language requirement will be brought in sooner rather than later, so I advise you to learn Polish now.

EHISE	Feb 24, 10, 17:42 #11
Are you really sure.......?cos am in Poland now,and married with a Polish Girl and we live together.......pls reply me by mail plzzzzzz.....ugo_isi@yahoo.com

faizeekhan

Feb 24, 10, 19:38 #12

Well the simple answer is!

You are eligible for the Polish Citizenship after three years of marriage and two years of continuous living in Poland.

That means if you are married to a Polish National and you live in Poland legally for two years. You are eligible for citizenship but you can only apply after getting the permanent residence card, which you acquire only after 3 years.

So in total you can be a polish citizen in 3 and half months after your marriage.

Please also note that you must not travel outside Poland for more than 6 months in a year in that stay of two years.

Hope the above answers.

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Feb 24, 10, 21:56 #13

You have to have been in a marriage to a Polish citizen for at least 3 years and have been living in Poland for 2 years by virtue of a residence permit for a fixed period.

This doesn't mean just legal stay. If you are living here on a visa you must apply as soon as possible for a 'Residence permit for a fixed period of time'. Also you will have to have your wedding recognised and also obtain a Polish birth certificate.

I'm not sure how you get the wedding recognised. I assume it's just a case of getting a sworn translation of your wedding certificate (copy of your original wedding certificate must be less than three months old and will possibly require an Apostille stamp. You will probably be issued with a Polish wedding certificate.)

A copy of your birth certificate less than three months old will be required probably with an Apostille stamp and you will definitely be issued with a Polish birth certificate.

You can expect to be interviewed to prove that the marriage is genuine.

I was married in Poland so didn't need to get the wedding recognised (that's why I'm not certain of the procedure).

I had to obtain a Polish birth certificate.

Even though I've lived here legally for over 10 years I had to obtain a 'karta stałego pobytu' but I'm from the EU so it's different for me. You definitely will need the residence permit for the fixed period of time.

kotho	Sep 24, 10, 22:18 #14
hey to all i married from tow years and 6 month's ...i need to kearn polish and history to get a Polish citizen or it dosen't matter ?? Regad's Mahmoud

indianboys

Jan 14, 11, 17:17 #15

hello all,

can somebody tell me if after the interview of husband and wife for polish citizenship, they r not satisfied and asking for more information from family members, will they refuse the application if yes then what to do... please if somebody knows about it will be very helpful, coz its really disgusting thing in this country, waiting so long doing everything what they want and later problems and problems from this paper works.

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Jan 14, 11, 19:36 #16

indianboys:

can somebody tell me if after the interview of husband and wife for polish citizenship, they r not satisfied and asking for more information from family members, will they refuse the application if yes then what to do... please if somebody knows about it will be very helpful, coz its really disgusting thing in this country, waiting so long doing everything what they want and later problems and problems from this paper works.

If you don't want to wait, you don't have to have Polish citizenship.

For what it's worth, if they block you from obtaining Polish citizenship, then you need to pay for an expensive lawyer and fight them in the courts. Poland has been putting a lot of obstacles in the path of citizenship for non-EU citizens by marriage, and I know of a case personally where someone had to wait 6 years for citizenship to be confirmed.

And yes, you can expect refusal in the first instance. Poland doesn't have much tolerance for passport marriages.

Mee

Jan 14, 11, 20:09 #17

To Indian Boys: if your application form is refused you need to get your solicitor. You will be told on the refusal letter how many days you have to appeal agains the decision . If it doeasn`t work you can always go for Human Rights Appeal. Whatever will be their decision the goverment needs to follow it. You can stay in EU as long as the case is not close however you wont be able to leave the country.

Mee	Jan 14, 11, 20:59 #18
As far as I know to get polish citizenship you need to be married for 3.5 years and have a residency permission approved and declare an intention of becoming a Polish citizen. Application needs to take place within 6 months from obtaining the residence permit otherwise you can apply for Polish citizen after 5 years of marriage.

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Edited by: grubas Jan 14, 11, 21:08 #19

delphiandomine:

There's also a good chance that a Polish language requirement will be brought in sooner rather than later,

I am very surprised it is still not required,but what can you expect?This is Polska.It is high time to create Polish ICE to pick up all the foraign "students" who forgot to go back to their countries of origin.Shouldn't be that hard.Simple solution is to rise immigration fees to pay for Immigration Police.I am more than sure there would be plenty of Poles willing to do this job.(I would,even for a minimum wage.)

indianboys:

coz its really disgusting thing in this country, waiting so long doing everything what they want and later problems and problems from this paper works.

You are free to go wherever the process is easier and painless.I am sure you will find a place where you will be given spanking new passport right away.

Mee:

If it doeasn`t work you can always go for Human Rights Appeal. Whatever will be their decision the goverment needs to follow it

In your dreams.Human Rights Appeal?Funny.It is not your right to live wherever you want to it is a privillage.

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Jan 14, 11, 21:18 #20

grubas:

It is not your right to live wherever you want to it is a privillage.

Not under EU law. The family members of an EU national have the right to reside in the EU with the EU national.

grubas:

I am very surprised it is still not required,but what can you expect?This is Polska.

There's one very simple reason why it's not required : too many foreigners who can claim Polish citizenship (especially those Polish-Americans) without being able to speak Polish. If they close the door on those people, there'll be a huge fuss in Poland.

grubas:

It is high time to create Polish ICE to pick up all the foraign "students" who forgot to go back to their countries of origin.

There aren't many like that - most of them are quite legitimately registered, because the police do quite frequently check them. I've seen the police hassle clearly non-EU citizens a few times.

grubasThreads: 20 Posts: 1,452 Joined: Feb 1, 10 ♂	Edited by: grubas Jan 14, 11, 21:32 #21
delphiandomine: I've seen the police hassle clearly non-EU citizens a few times. Out of curiosity,how did you figure out they were "clearly non EU citizens"?

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Jan 14, 11, 21:40 #22
grubas: Out of curiosity,how did you figure out they were "clearly non EU citizens"? The lack of a burgundy passport is a dead giveaway.

lilakathug

May 8, 11, 18:49 #23

ICE??? you are probably living in america or you were born there!! becouse you have the same ****** up ideas like americans!!!! if you are polish and live in america dont forget that you are an immigrant too and even if you WERE born in america , you have polish background which means that your ancestors were born in poland!!! Everybody in america are not really "americans" their ancesters they all come from some europian countries or you are just a simple racist motherfu...!! so everybody has the same opportunities as everybody else to be succsessful in life!!! no matter where they are from or they're at!! so stop with *********** immigration ****!!!

lol	Nov 16, 11, 15:31 #24
hey guys i from Iran and i applied for refugee status in Poland but i got 2 negative decision. now i want to marriage with a polish girl and i don't know what documents i need to get marriage? please help me....please reply fast i need it too much!

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