How hard is it to get a Polish passport?

No, it means that when you're in Poland you're treated by the authorities as any other Pole. So if you get into trouble in Poland, you can't rely on the US/UK etc embassy for any help as Poland won't recognise you as anything else except as a Polish citizen. This is true for most countries I think...

oooh, I see. Thanks.

He is whining that all there is :)

All countries treat dual citizens this way. That's why you legally can't enter Poland on a US passport if you also have Polish citizenship.

Some countries don't allow dual citizenship at all, that is, if you carry a passport of another country, you can't remain a citizen of the original country. The USA for instance requires that you give up your US citizenship if you are naturalized in another country. If you are born with the foreign citizenship, then you are a dual national by birth and you may keep both passports.

I have heard that if you make it known that you do not want give up the US citizenship, they'll let you keep it. Especially if the second country is a small, peace loving island. ;)

Nothing you said is true. I know because I hold 3 citizenships, USA, PL, and DE.

Poland and the USA allow dual or multiple citizenships, and I was naturalized as a Polish citizen after being a US citizen, and later recieved my german citizenship. I hold all 3 citizenships and never had any problems.

And you CAN enter Poland on a US passport even if you hold a polish passport, but why would you, since your American passport would get stamped with a schengen visa limited to what, 90 days? So convex, why would you spout ******** like this?

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polish passport

can someone tell me how long and what is the procedure in regard to a polish resident obtaining a polish passport, ie is it a drawn out protrcted process

many thanks

It depends on what grounds you're applying and what your connection is to PL.

Some more information would help people to answer you.

Polish Citizenship Act of 15 February 1962 which states under Chapter 1 Article 2 "A Polish Citicen under Polish Law cannot be simutaneously considered a national of another country".

So, with that law wouldn't it be impossible for a Polish person to have dual citizenship or two passports?

in Poland yes, outside of PL, doesn't really matter.

Jeez...he must be a right horror....usually one can handle a small child...!

In practice, Poland just doesn't recognise the other citizenship rather than actually punishing anyone. Most countries in the world operate the same way, really.

In Poland you can have dual nationality, even tripple (I know one guy who has tripple), nobody cares about it. I've never heard that Poland had a rule of only one nationality, maybe over 30 years ago, but it was long before I was born. Now in whole Europe people are free to choose.

Hi evryone:) well I am Tunisian guy and I live in Poland for 2 years I just want to know if there is a chance to get polish passport..I want to know how and which documents I need specially I have ( karta pobytu ) now for 2 years..Thank yall :)