Life / Can someone explain the military service laws? [7]

Hi and thanks to everyone who replied. I did mention that I had never been to Poland - so issues of leaving Poland to avoid conscription are irrelevant. I got a Polish passport after proving (and it wasn't easy and took quite a long time) that my father was a Polish citizen.

So then, if I understand it correctly there is no conscription and if I registered as a resident in Poland there would be no issues for me about military service (except in the event of a war).

Law / Is translating into Polish required for getting a Polish Citizenship? [7]

I went through this process a few years ago and in my experience, everything that wasn't in Polish had to translated by an approved translator. If the birth certificates are awkward (I didn't present any except my own) you can present other documents such a army records, passports etc - anything that can confirm your ancestors were Polish. Some people like to get lawyers and other experts involved, but I managed OK on my own ... and with quite limited Polish I might add. After I sent to documents off, the process took over 2 years. I am not sure if using a lawyer would have speeded things up, but I'm sure it would have cost more!