Parnek
26 Apr 2016 / #1
Hello,
I am a bit unsure if I am in the correct section here, but I do hope for some advice.
I was born in 1993 as Italian citizen in Germany (my mother was Italian) and became Italian-German dual citizen later in 1993 through naturalization. The arrangements for this case between Italy and Germany apparently made it possible for me to keep my Italian citizenship.
However, here's where the difficulty starts. My long deceased paternal grandfather (born 1920, died 1979) was Polish and came to germany in 1941 as forced laborer. After the war, he staid and founded a family, and as permanently remaining Displaced Person gained the 'title' of homeless foreigner ("Heimatloser Ausländer"). Whether my grandfather's polish citizenship was actually taken away or just recognized as unusable (East-West-conflict), I don't know. No one lives anymore who I could ask. That same "status" was passed on to my father in 1955 instead of his mother's German citizenship.
Now, later in 1993 after my birth, my married parents and I were all naturalized German on the same day. Lately I've been wondering if I may have an actual Polish citizenship no one has known of. I feel connected to Poland and my interest in the country and our origins have been increasing. Does the bloodline carry it, in this case - or did I even lose it? Despite my felt growing connection, I do not speak Polish yet.
Before I get worked on the paperwork for the citizenship recognition process, is my specific "history" maybe already a big No for citizenship (or indicates a Yes)? Because obviously, I probably wouldnt go through the work if there can only come back a No. My consulate sadly couldn't help me more than refer me to the citizenship process, and they cant offer any further help, apparently.
Also I was wondering if there is a translation out there of the form to use for polish citizenship confirmation. My Polish is far from good enough to understand all questions. This is the form: berlin.msz.gov.pl/resource/1df77af4-89cb-44b1-baba-e63d94ee9c92:JCR
I will have to find someone to translate my replies into correct Polish after that - but it would be nice if I could correctly read all questions and try to collect all necessary data first.
Thanks for reading this and for any replies, in advance.
I am a bit unsure if I am in the correct section here, but I do hope for some advice.
I was born in 1993 as Italian citizen in Germany (my mother was Italian) and became Italian-German dual citizen later in 1993 through naturalization. The arrangements for this case between Italy and Germany apparently made it possible for me to keep my Italian citizenship.
However, here's where the difficulty starts. My long deceased paternal grandfather (born 1920, died 1979) was Polish and came to germany in 1941 as forced laborer. After the war, he staid and founded a family, and as permanently remaining Displaced Person gained the 'title' of homeless foreigner ("Heimatloser Ausländer"). Whether my grandfather's polish citizenship was actually taken away or just recognized as unusable (East-West-conflict), I don't know. No one lives anymore who I could ask. That same "status" was passed on to my father in 1955 instead of his mother's German citizenship.
Now, later in 1993 after my birth, my married parents and I were all naturalized German on the same day. Lately I've been wondering if I may have an actual Polish citizenship no one has known of. I feel connected to Poland and my interest in the country and our origins have been increasing. Does the bloodline carry it, in this case - or did I even lose it? Despite my felt growing connection, I do not speak Polish yet.
Before I get worked on the paperwork for the citizenship recognition process, is my specific "history" maybe already a big No for citizenship (or indicates a Yes)? Because obviously, I probably wouldnt go through the work if there can only come back a No. My consulate sadly couldn't help me more than refer me to the citizenship process, and they cant offer any further help, apparently.
Also I was wondering if there is a translation out there of the form to use for polish citizenship confirmation. My Polish is far from good enough to understand all questions. This is the form: berlin.msz.gov.pl/resource/1df77af4-89cb-44b1-baba-e63d94ee9c92:JCR
I will have to find someone to translate my replies into correct Polish after that - but it would be nice if I could correctly read all questions and try to collect all necessary data first.
Thanks for reading this and for any replies, in advance.