pokusinski
22 Aug 2010
UK, Ireland / Help Renouncing UK Citizenship and gaining Polish one [24]
Dear SzenkUK88,
I am pleased to hear that you wish to confirm your status as a Polish citizen. I was born a British citizen in the UK. Both my parents were Polish and British nationals.
Recently, I obtained confirmation of Polish citizenship and obtained a Polish passport.
Renouncement of Polish citiznship is relatively difficult and can only be granted with the sole permission of the President of Poland. It would seem unlikely that your grandfather had officially renounced his citizenship.
To start the process of checking your claim of Polish Nationality you need to get as many documents of your grandfather. For example: Passport, birth certificate, baptismal certificate (The church authorities can obtain duplicates), polish army documents etc. (Don't forget your own documents ie., birth cirtificate, British Passport) You then get these documents translated by a person approved by the Polish embassy. (Cost me £25). With these documents, visit the Polish Embassy. They should give you an answer fairly soon (1 month in my case).
To renounce your British nationality you must prove you have another nationality (Polish in your case). The process is fairly simple and costs about £200. Be warned, once you've done that, it's extreemly difficult to reverse the process.
Why renounce British Nationality? I'm proud to be a Polish and British national.
Both my parents fought against the NAZIS in WW2. Citizens of the two countries respect that.
pokusinski
Dear SzenkUK88,
I am pleased to hear that you wish to confirm your status as a Polish citizen. I was born a British citizen in the UK. Both my parents were Polish and British nationals.
Recently, I obtained confirmation of Polish citizenship and obtained a Polish passport.
Renouncement of Polish citiznship is relatively difficult and can only be granted with the sole permission of the President of Poland. It would seem unlikely that your grandfather had officially renounced his citizenship.
To start the process of checking your claim of Polish Nationality you need to get as many documents of your grandfather. For example: Passport, birth certificate, baptismal certificate (The church authorities can obtain duplicates), polish army documents etc. (Don't forget your own documents ie., birth cirtificate, British Passport) You then get these documents translated by a person approved by the Polish embassy. (Cost me £25). With these documents, visit the Polish Embassy. They should give you an answer fairly soon (1 month in my case).
To renounce your British nationality you must prove you have another nationality (Polish in your case). The process is fairly simple and costs about £200. Be warned, once you've done that, it's extreemly difficult to reverse the process.
Why renounce British Nationality? I'm proud to be a Polish and British national.
Both my parents fought against the NAZIS in WW2. Citizens of the two countries respect that.
pokusinski