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POLISH CITIZENSHIP FOR KIDS BORN IN USA

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Jan 17, 11, 06:27 #1

Hello, My friend is going to visit Poland this year with her 2 girls (4 & 8 years old). Her Husband would like the girls to come back with Polish citizenship. Would you know by any chance what kind of paperwork does she need to take with her. Is it a hassle? Does it take a long time? Girls father is an American, mother Polish.
She called me today asking for help but I have no clue, I know how to register forreign marriage and change the last name , thats it :)
Any help will be appreciated

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Jan 17, 11, 11:28 #2

Hi,
This question actually was answered before. In this case it can be simple: if at least one of the parents was Polish citizen at the time when the children were born (i.e. didn't loose or resign from the citizenship etc.) then the children already are Polish citizens according to Polish law. You don't apply for it, they already have it. But to get some confirmation and then for example apply for passports, then there has to be a verification procedure done. This can take something between 3 weeks to about 2 months on average (depending on the number of places that the children were living, number of gov't offices to contact etc.). And there is no need to come to Poland for this, you can do it via your local Polish consulate. The procedure is simple and you just provide birth certificate (sworn-translated if not Polish) and some documents of the parents, passport confirming Polish nationality too.

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Jan 17, 11, 11:32 #3
sylwiasta: Is it a hassle? Does it take a long time? Not a hassle but does take time. I would not recommend trying to do it in Poland: just do it all via mail with your local Polish consulate.

lawyer	May 15, 11, 13:32 #4
I am a lawyer based in Poland. I can help you to get a Polish passport and Polish citizenship. Contact: sligecki@wp.pl

ratownikThreads: 1 Posts: 1 Joined: Jun 29, 11 ♂	Jun 30, 11, 06:28 #5
It took about 30 minutes of our time and then about a week to wait for the passport to arrive. Much quicker than in the US.

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Jul 6, 11, 13:53 #6
Harry: Not a hassle but does take time. I would not recommend trying to do it in Poland: just do it all via mail with your local Polish consulate. About a month. Not that long. ratownik: Much quicker than in the US. Naturally. ;)

lysakowski	Jul 12, 11, 00:07 #7
Ratownik, what was the procedure for doing this? What forms are needed? What documentation is needed to support the application? Richard

GoszczThreads: 3 Posts: 3 Joined: Feb 4, 12 ♀	Feb 7, 12, 13:51 #8
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.

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