USA, Canada / Canadian wanting Polish Citizenship? [30]

First you have to apply for a certificate about having Polish citizenship. The application has to be submitted in a special department in Poland called urzad wojewodzki.

Law / Polish Citizenship for a foreigner whose parents was born in Poland [174]


You have Polish citizenship and you are eligible to get Polish passport. The process of getting a Polish passport is divided into two steps:

1: applying for a certificate about having Polish citizenship
2: applying for the Polish passport.

The first step must take place in Poland. To receive the certificate confirming your Polish citizenship you have to submit an application in a specific Voivodeship Office (Urzad Wojewodzki).

Once you get the certificate you will be able to apply for the Polish passport (Step 2). Yet applying for the Polish passport can only be done in the Polish embassy in the country you live permanently.

USA, Canada / Dual Citizenship from the US and the EU Union [3]

Once you get Polish citizenship you will become European Union citizen. The fact you will have dual citizenship - Polish and American doesn't matter. If you get Polish passport you will be recognized as a member of EU.

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Law / Polish Citizenship for a foreigner whose parents was born in Poland [174]

Probably you have Polish citizenship because of your mother. It means that you have good reasons to apply for the certificate of Polish Citizenship (you have to get the document if you want to apply for a Polish passport). This procedure is called the confirmation of Polish Citizenship. It's formal process that requires submitting an application and other documents supporting your claim about Polish Citizenship. You can apply directly to the relevant Provincial Office in Poland (urzad wojewodzki). If you want to get much more information check this site: polish-citizenship. You can get there legal opinion about your eligibility - usually free of charge.

USA, Canada / Born in Canada, Polish parents. Am I still a citizen of Poland? [14]

You have Polish citizenship. Yet you have to be aware of the fact that Polish consulate may demand the certificate of Polish citizenship. Usually persons with Polish origins born outside Poland have to get the document before applying for a Polish passport. This procedure is called the confirmation of Polish Citizenship. If you want to get much more information check this site: polish-citizenship.