Polish Citizenship for a foreigner whose parents was born in Poland

About a month. Not that long.


Naturally. ;)

Ratownik, what was the procedure for doing this?

What forms are needed?

What documentation is needed to support the application?

Richard

you can get information, forms & a list of documents required to get Confirmation of Polish Citizenship on the website: polishconsulateny.org
It is written in Polish but will translate into English by clicking the "translate" option above the page. Good luck.

Merged: How do I get a Polish citizenship from the US? My parents born in Poland.

How do I get a Polish citizenship? My parents where born in Poland. What are the steps?

Find the website of the Polish embassy pertaining to your country of residence and there should be a passport/citizenship section with all the information you need. If your parents didn't renounce their Polish citizenship then according to Polish law you already have citizenship automatically regardless of where you were born. If it's a passport you're after then the website will explain what you need to do to get a Polish passport.

Thanks!

I was wondering if it is possible for me to get citizenship since my family lived in what is now Poland, (when it was part of Prussia) but left before 1918 when it became independant. My ansestors who were born In Poland were still alive when Poland became independent. But I am not sure if they ever obtained Polish documents or ever returned to Poland for any significant amount of time.

In a nutshell : no.

Merged:Changes to Citizenship requirements for birth right (Canadian, mother Polish)

Im in the process of applying for citizenship through my mother (I am Canadian, Mother Polish) and though all my papers are in order, I received word from the office in Poland that there have been a number of law changes. I am now required to fill out a second application (I should add, I am applying directly to the Krakow office instead of my embassy, to save money) with particulars about my grand parents and great grand parents, as well as a document stating where I will be planning on residing.

The letter I received cited the relevant passages in Polish law which were changed, but I will not be listing those.

If you have submitted an app and are awaiting word, expect further delay as you will soon need to submit more info.

Is it even worth it, really? It won't be.

Merged: Obtaining a Polish citizenship passport? (father born in Warsaw)

My father is directly from Warsaw Poland and has a dual citizenship now. One from Poland and one in the USA ... I wanted to know what is required for obtaining a polish passport for myself. I am descendant from both my parents blood of polish. ... What can I do? I'm also considering doing physiotherapy in Poznan -if possible.

Thanks

Na zdrowej :)

First you need to learn how to use Google and also how to browse through this forum. Secondly try visiting polish embassy/consulate website.

Merged: Confirmation of Polish Citizenship (Passport and ID Card) - my parents are from Poland

I have a question:
I am in the process of confirming my Polish citizenship (I am US born) while my parents are from Poland and emigrated to the States in the 1980s, are my parent's expired Polish passports enough to prove their and ultimately my Polish citizenship (and of course an American Birth certificate that is translated)? How long does the process take?

Also after I can confirm my citizenship what is the process in getting a passport, PESEL, and ID card? How long does that take?

The process differs wether u do it in the states or poland. Polish birth Certificate would prob be the first step.

I'm answering this for all readers:
Yes...You can apply for Polish citizenship by "Jus Sanguinis" or right of blood. You usually need birth certificates or passport of at least one parent, parents marriage certificate, and your birth certificate to prove lineage. You also need to verify that your parent (the one you are submitting birth on) did not denounce Polish citizenship or was naturalized before you were born. . Oh...and if married, have your marriage certificate also (especially if female due to name change). All documents should be submitted in long form with Apostille seal. US docs need to be translated. The applicant will need to also complete several forms: 1) letter/request for confirmation 2)application form. An attorney is not needed. As a Forensic Genealogist for a3Genealogy we assist clients with gathering documents for application. Kathleen Brandt, a3Genealogy

Visit any polish embassy/consulate website for detailed instructions.

Ok people here is my question. My father was born in poland in 1934, but was born in eastern province of poland at the time (city called Stolin) now part of Belarus.. Ok I bet you know where this is going. His family got out of Poland in 1938 (1 year before war started) moved to Canada. He became a Canadian citizen in 1967 (not sure why he did but he has papers saying now a canadian citizen). His Canadian passport says born in Poland city Stolin. Question from what you read above with all info am I a Polish citizen? Not really sure, now I have paper work in order being look at to try and find my fathers birth cert (it has been lost/stolen back in 94 or so from house breakin). So even though he was born in poland in 1934 with border changed into Soviet Union during and after war and of coarse the Nazi's had at the time made deal with Russians on where boarder would be. And then after war when Germany lost war a new again border where everything changes. What are my chances of getting to prove that my father is polish and then I am polish also???

Somebody please help with this. And also what if they can not find (the polish consulate people) my fathers birth cert? I hope I am not screwed.

I'm no expert on these matters, but I'd definitely try talking to the Canadian consulate people, too. He'll have needed his birth certificate when he registered for Canadian citizenship, so it seems reasonable to me that they would have retained a copy for their own records. A copy from the Canadian consulate with Apostille may well get the job done.

Thanks for the reply so soon. I have also thought about this when he also moved into Canada with his family in 1938 they must have some documents to prove he came from Poland. My sister is getting all info she can find from the Canadian government ie, landed immigrant documents for his family in 1938, and also in 1967 when he received his Canadian citizenship, as you said they must have some kind of documents to back that up. But now the bad news, so far my sister has found out that they did not keep a copy of his birth cert (as she was told over the phone). And what if during the war all documents were destroyed that can prove his birth place? From the gossip that my parents have told me it was not a great place to be during 1939-1945! And then with Soviet Union taking over part of Poland why would they care about keeping documents safe? Still possible I guess. So all I do is wait for polish consulate to tell me good news or bad news.

Thanks for your response.

It's quite a long shot, but you may conceivably be able to prove his birth with records of baptism from a church or of birth from a hospital in his town in Belarus, too.

Merged: Son born in the UK - Does he need confirmation of Polish citizenship?

I was born in Argentina but hold Polish passport (obtained citizenship through my father, and him through his parents, born in Poland).
My son was born in the UK and I want him to have Polish passport. I know he is Polish, and that I need to register his birth and my marriage in Poland first, but can someone tell if he will need also confirmation of Polish citizenship? I will be there with him showing my Polish passport...

many thanks!

It depend on case - usually only children older then 18 years require confirmation of Polish citizenship. Sometimes consulates require it if children is younger. It depend on consulate policy.

Furtermore this document is also require if child change name or was born as not legitimate child/adopted as well if exist discrepancies in names of child/parents etc.

Finally I always suggest apply for this document. This is official document.

Meggi

Merged: Polish citizenship for someone born in the US (father is from Poland)

Hello all!
My father is from Poland but left when he was only a couple of months old and came to America, where I was then born. My grandparents live in America and are full blooded Polish. IS there a way I could gain polish citizenship? I would like to be a dual citizen if possible...

thanks in advance

And do you speak Polish at all?

First things first, there are unlikely to be such a thing as "full blooded Polish" given the years of intermixing between many different people in what is now called Poland.

Secondly, when did your grandparents obtain American citizenship?

Thirdly, when did he gain American citizenship?

Was your father Polish at the time of your birth? If so, you're automatically a Polish citizen.

If your Dad is Polish, your Polish. Get copies of your parents birth and marriage certificates, any old expired Polish passports your Dad has or any Polish gov documents he has. I assume your father at least has a Polish birth certificate if he was born there which will make it easier.

You have 2 options, work with the consulate in your country or get a lawyer in Poland. You can search this forum or Google for the different lawyers if you go that route.

You will need to get your Polish citizenship confirmed and you will need to have YOUR birth registered in Poland as well as your parents marriage if your mother isn't Polish. Once this is done, you can go to the consulate and apply for a PESEL and Passport with your confirmation letter and POLISH birth certificate. As of now this has to be done in person, they'll take your fingerprints (which is why you have to go in person) but they can usually mail the passport to you. My only hold up for some reason, Polish govt wanted a copy of my US Passport too (i'm guessing to prove my identity) and I had to get an apostle certifying it as a copy.

I just went through this and I actually got my passport in the mail today. My dad is the only polish parent and both my grandparents live in Poland. I was lacking my fathers polish birth certificate so I used a lawyer in Poland who did some research and got me the confirmation in about 3-4 months. I then had to travel to the consulate and it took 4 weeks to get my passport.

My total cost: about 800 US Dollar. It will be cheaper (3-400 USD) if you can do it all through the consulate.

Not necessarily.


Not true.

'you will need to have YOUR birth registered in Poland as well as your parents marriage if your mother isn't Polish'

My wife needed neither of the above, perhaps it depends on where you apply or your current address.

When I say Polish, I mean Polish citizen unless they went out of their way to renounce yours at birth.

"A child of parents of which one is a Polish citizen, while the other is a citizen of another country, acquires Polish Citizenship by birth. However, parents may, in a declaration made in conformity before the proper authority within the course of three months from the day of the birth of the child, choose for their child citizenship of another country of which one of the parents is a citizen, if according to the law of that country, the child acquires its citizenship."

I had no problem.


I guess it could depend on your caseworker? Anyways, they did for me. They wanted my polish birth certificate and citizenship confirmation, and checked my US drivers license to confirm who I was to obtain a PESEL and passport at the consulate in US.

Could you please elaborate?

Quotation from the Polish nationality law (in Polish):

"Art. 14.
Małoletni nabywa obywatelstwo polskie przez urodzenie, w przypadku gdy:
1) co najmniej jedno z rodziców jest obywatelem polskim;"

Which translates, roughly, into "a minor born to a Polish parent acquires Polish citizenship", vide jus sanguinis.