Law / A parent born in Poland. Obtaining a Polish birth certificate? [38]

Hey thanks so much alexvoce
May I ask if you needed your birth certificate translated before applying? Also did you need to fill in any forms, and did you apply in Warsaw?

Law / A parent born in Poland. Obtaining a Polish birth certificate? [38]

Hey there @Harry
My mum never got me a PESEL number (she's crazy anti-government), and basically this is the problem.
If I had a PESEL number I could have simply renewed my passport but as I don't, I will need to confirm my citizenship via the lengthy and overpriced process.

Law / A parent born in Poland. Obtaining a Polish birth certificate? [38]

Well @Ziutek, lengthy as opposed to filling in one simple form, taking a few photos and waiting 30 days. Instead I will need to translate my birth certificate, register my birth in Poland, apply for my parents' birth, marriage and divorce certificates, fill in a 12 page form, apply for a PESEL, and then after all that get to fill in that form. I am not going through a lawyer but I got my documents apostilled last week, cost close to 1000zl just for that. This is only the beginning.

Congrats on getting it by the way!

Law / A parent born in Poland. Obtaining a Polish birth certificate? [38]

Hey @Ziutek
Oh I didn't know, that's great! Thanks for the info, will save me a bit of time. So do you think just my parent's certificates will be enough?

And I thought the originals needed to be Appostilled to be accepted?

Law / A parent born in Poland. Obtaining a Polish birth certificate? [38]

If that's true then I've just wasted close to a 1000zł, damn! Oh well.
Yes I understand, I'll apply for both the Polish citizenship and polish birth certificate at the same time I guess. Thanks for your advice again Ziutek!