US citizen whose Grandparents came from Poland - citizenship question

Hello,

I am a US citizen, but my Grandfather and Grandmother came to the US from Poland.
How can I apply for Polish Citizenship, and a Polish Passport?

I currently reside in Poznan for the next 4 years to attend a University, and this would make it easier.

Thank you,

Jason

i have no clue how you'd go about that in PL.. state side you'd want to find a conculate and file the paperwork.. pay them off and that's about it. dual citizenship is cool with the polish gov.

A person has to live in Poland legally at least 5 years to try to get a citizenship and usually It takes longer, so the only chance is with grandparents.

Should be similar as getting US citizenship nowdays.. which is very difficult.
Some people live here legally over 10 years and still cannot get it.

Much depends on luck.

and palm grea$e. ;)

Is it easy for a person to get a Polish passport if both parents were born in Poland but they were born in United States?

When they emigrated from Poland? Do you know a year?
Where and when your parents where born?

Witek, I think we have a old thread on this.. but I believe I was told that
those who came to the states before a certain time could apply. I was told I
could.. and mine came early, 1901, 1903, 1907, 1914, all four Polish. least to
my knowledge ..

I see you have it covered ;)

you need to find out if your grandfater served the army in poland if no why?then did he served any u.s army?

I'm not sure grandparents' alone would cut it. It may all depend on whether the parents were Polish citizens, or at least one of them.

I am working with a Polish lawyer right now on this. The forms I was sent go back to great grand parents. What I have read on another site was that it depends on the reasons that everyone left Poland and whether or not they were naturalized in the new country. If they were fourced to leave you have a much better chance.

If your grandparetns were citizens of free Poladn after 1918, then you can claim Polsih ancestry. Normally 5-yr residence in Poland is requried to apply for citizenship but marrying a Polish national can shorten that period. Having Polsih grandparents is also an asset. Each case is decided individually.