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

Merged: Confirmation of Polish Citizenship- Born in USA, both parents are Polish

Hello,
My girlfriend (Eva)'s parents are both Polish and moved to the US in the 1980s. They got married and she was born in the US. Eva plans to move with me to Krakow in September 2010, and is hoping to apply for Confirmation of Polish Citizenship so that she can stay as long as I will be there (about 2 years since I am studying at Jagiellonian University).

The main issue that comes up is whether she should apply now thru the Polish Consulate in New York, which apparently could take up to 18 months; or should she wait until she arrives in Poland and apply thru a government office there. According to what I have read, Americans are allowed to stay in Poland for 'travel/business' up to 90 days without a visa, so she would have until December 2010 to receive her citizenship without having to leave.

Does anybody have any recommendations as to how she should go about doing this? Thank you!