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Father and Grandmother Polish born - can I get a Polish passport? [14]
Got this reply from Polaron in Australia:
Due to the fact that your paternal grandparents are Polish, you may be eligible to apply for Polish citizenship. In the enquiry form, you indicated that you have immigration documents from your family, that is a good start. For your application to be successful, we would have to provide the Polish authorities with sufficient evidence that your grandparents were in fact Polish and that they didn't lose their citizenship after leaving Poland. Along with the documents you have already mentioned, this can be achieved by providing birth and marriage certificates, expired Polish passports, residential registration cards, school records, army service records, naturalisation certificates etc. Although not all of these are required, the more documents we can provide the quicker the application will be processed.
If it is determined that you have insufficient documentation we would first have to conduct some research in Canada and Poland to obtain as many records as possible and retrace your family's journey. This means that if the outcome of the research is positive, not only you, but also any siblings or children you may have are eligible to apply for citizenship. We conduct the research first to establish your chances of success and avoid unnecessary costs that may incur, if the documentation can't be obtained from Poland.
If you are comfortable doing so, please email me through the documents you have from your family and I will then be able to let you know if these are sufficient to proceed directly with your application or if additional research is necessary.
Finally, I have attached an information pack about applying for citizenship through Polaron including a family tree form, which would be great of you to fill out and send it back to us.
@polaron.com.au
Anyone know if EU travel just as easy with Canadian Passport as with Polish?
