EU PASSPORT from Australia (grandparents are from Poland)

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Mar 4, 11, 00:56 #1

Hello,

I'm looking to apply for my Polish Passport.My Grandparents who are both originally from Poland migrated to Australia after the War.I have been talking to a company called POLARON services in Australia who specialize in obtaining EU passports and confirmation of citizenship.I'm just trying to do a bit of research before locking myself in,has anybody had any experience with this company at all????Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

skysoulmateThreads: 41 Posts: 3,039 Joined: Jan 10, 10 ♂	Mar 4, 11, 03:06 #2
olivia t: Hello, I'm looking to apply for my Polish Passport.My Grandparents who are both originally from Poland migrated to Australia after the War. Don't think that alone would give you a right to a Polish passport, I could be wrong though.

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 4, 11, 07:30 #3
olivia t: My Grandparents who are both originally from Poland migrated to Australia after the War. If they emigrated before 1951, they were stripped of Polish citizenship in 1951 and therefore - no Polish passport for you.

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Mar 4, 11, 14:03 #4

olivia t:

I have been talking to a company called POLARON services in Australia who specialize in obtaining EU passports and confirmation of citizenship.I'm just trying to do a bit of research before locking myself in,has anybody had any experience with this company at all????Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

from what i gather they are rather expensive.

that said, the cost and stress of doing it yourself could be more than that. my friend did it himself and it took 2-3 years.

delphiandomine:

If they emigrated before 1951, they were stripped of Polish citizenship in 1951 and therefore - no Polish passport for you.

not true...my friend's family emigrated after ww2 before 1951 to australia and he has finally got his passport.

and my family was the same and i have been advised that i could also obtain one.

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 4, 11, 14:11 #5
delphiandomine: If they emigrated before 1951, they were stripped of Polish citizenship in 1951 and therefore - no Polish passport for you. Sorry delph but you are talking utter bollocks there. Check the Act on Polish citizenship dated 8 January 1951 (Dziennik Ustaw - rok 1951, nr 4, poz. 25).

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Edited by: delphiandomine Mar 4, 11, 15:12 #6

Harry:

Sorry delph but you are talking utter bollocks there. Check the Act on Polish citizenship dated 8 January 1951 (Dziennik Ustaw - rok 1951, nr 4, poz. 25).

Gah, this teaches me to post early in the morning.

Unless I'm totally wrong, they would have been stripped of Polish citizenship by obtaining foreign citizenship before 1968 - both the 1920 and 1951 laws include this provision. So - it all rests on whether they became Australian citizens before 1968.

teresa55Threads: - Posts: 50 Joined: Oct 20, 09 ♀	Mar 7, 11, 12:42 #7
Hi, I'm based in Poland and I've been assisting people in certifying Polish citizenship in cases like yours for many years now, partly in cooperation with Polaron. See my web site at polishcitizen.info.pl Regards, Teresa

Malina11Threads: - Posts: 4 Joined: Mar 7, 11 ♀	Mar 8, 11, 10:27 #8
Hi Guys, Yes; check this out (polishcitizen.info.pl); you will be in good hands (given that in these days it can be quite difficult to find someone reliable and to get things done without getting ripped off at the same time)

szcz4069

Feb 13, 12, 08:36 #9

King Sobieski:

If they emigrated before 1951, they were stripped of Polish citizenship in 1951 and therefore - no Polish passport for you.

emigrate VS exiled (deported to siberia by force) = two different things. my father exiled to siberia in 1941. he still remains a polish citizen. mother left in 1964 - she still remains a polish citizen.
If you emigrated before 1951 - perhaps thats the case - but i know for certain that being removed by force during the war (as happened to hundreds of thousands of poles) still allowed them to retain citizenship.....

cheers

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Feb 13, 12, 10:33 #10

szcz4069:

emigrate VS exiled (deported to siberia by force) = two different things. my father exiled to siberia in 1941. he still remains a polish citizen. mother left in 1964 - she still remains a polish citizen.
If you emigrated before 1951 - perhaps thats the case - but i know for certain that being removed by force during the war (as happened to hundreds of thousands of poles) still allowed them to retain citizenship.....

It's not a matter of being exiled, but rather the obtaining of foreign citizenship. As I recall, very few Poles were actually stripped of Polish citizenship upon exile - except the Jews in the 60's who received passports allowing them to leave (and with citizenship automatically annulled upon leaving). Most of them actually lost Polish citizenship through obtaining a foreign one, or serving in a foreign military.

Your mother may have left in 1964, but unless she was actually stripped of citizenship, she probably wouldn't have gained the foreign citizenship until after 1968 - at which point, she would retain citizenship regardless of her actions abroad.

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Feb 14, 12, 04:44 #11

szcz4069:

emigrate VS exiled (deported to siberia by force) = two different things. my father exiled to siberia in 1941. he still remains a polish citizen. mother left in 1964 - she still remains a polish citizen.
If you emigrated before 1951 - perhaps thats the case - but i know for certain that being removed by force during the war (as happened to hundreds of thousands of poles) still allowed them to retain citizenship.....

cheers

i didnt write that, dd did!!!

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