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Joined: 10 May 2017 / Female ♀ 		Last Post: 17 May 2017
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Iza22   
17 May 2017
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!
Iza22   
16 May 2017
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?
Iza22   
16 May 2017
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!
Iza22   
15 May 2017
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.
Iza22   
15 May 2017
Law / Will a notarized photocopy of Polish documents be enough, or will they need to be Apostilled? [2]

If I were to use photocopies of Polish Documents in Poland for the citizenship confirmation application, can I just get them notarised (by an Australian notary public) or will they need to be both notarised and stamped with an Apostille? An Apostille stamp costs ~$230zł per document, so I would rather avoid it. Unfortunately the Polish consulate is much too far to travel to so that's not an option. Thank you for any advise.