BIM
3 Feb 2017
Law / The official Web pages are confusing in telling me exactly how many years I need to obtain Polish citizenship. [16]
Hello!
I am a young man from an EU country, who considers moving to Poland for the rest of his life and implicitly obtain the citizenship there.
I have looked for information online regarding the conditions I must fulfil however I kept coming across the same pair of paragraphs which seem to contradict themselves, probably due to the fact that they are not being detailed enough, that they omitted something.
Here they are:
1) "a foreigner residing continuously on the territory of the Republic of Poland for at least 3 years, pursuant to an establishment permit, an EC residence permit for a long-term resident, or a permanent residence permit, having a stable and regular income within the Republic of Poland as well as a legal title to the occupied living premises"
2) "a foreigner residing continuously and legally on the territory of the Republic of Poland for at least 10 years, who fulfills jointly the following conditions: is a holder of an establishment permit, an EC residence permit for a long-term resident, or a permanent residence permit, and has a stable and regular income within the Republic of Poland as well as a legal title to the occupied living premises"
So can anyone tell me exactly how many years I must reside in Poland before I can apply for the citizenship? 3 or 10? I simply cannot see any difference between the conditions stipulated by these two paragraphs.
Do I have any advantage if I come from an EU country, compared to someone from outside it? I read that residence permits are also of multiple types and it seems that EU citizens receive a special type. Can anyone help me with this issue as well?
Best wishes,
BIM
Hello!
I am a young man from an EU country, who considers moving to Poland for the rest of his life and implicitly obtain the citizenship there.
I have looked for information online regarding the conditions I must fulfil however I kept coming across the same pair of paragraphs which seem to contradict themselves, probably due to the fact that they are not being detailed enough, that they omitted something.
Here they are:
1) "a foreigner residing continuously on the territory of the Republic of Poland for at least 3 years, pursuant to an establishment permit, an EC residence permit for a long-term resident, or a permanent residence permit, having a stable and regular income within the Republic of Poland as well as a legal title to the occupied living premises"
2) "a foreigner residing continuously and legally on the territory of the Republic of Poland for at least 10 years, who fulfills jointly the following conditions: is a holder of an establishment permit, an EC residence permit for a long-term resident, or a permanent residence permit, and has a stable and regular income within the Republic of Poland as well as a legal title to the occupied living premises"
So can anyone tell me exactly how many years I must reside in Poland before I can apply for the citizenship? 3 or 10? I simply cannot see any difference between the conditions stipulated by these two paragraphs.
Do I have any advantage if I come from an EU country, compared to someone from outside it? I read that residence permits are also of multiple types and it seems that EU citizens receive a special type. Can anyone help me with this issue as well?
Best wishes,
BIM