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POLISH CITIZENSHIP BY DESCENT

Your Polish Citizenship May Already Exist. It Just Needs Official Confirmation.

We handle the confirmation procedure end to end: the eligibility assessment, the documents, the sworn translations, the filing in Poland and the passport that follows. Proceedings before the Polish authorities are conducted by lawyers admitted there.

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How It Works

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Right of Blood, No Generational Limit.

Polish citizenship is governed by the principle of jus sanguinis (right of blood), as codified in the Act of 2 April 2009. It is transmitted automatically from parent to child, regardless of place of birth — and no generational limit applies, provided the genealogical chain remains unbroken. The process that follows is not naturalization, but the official confirmation of a right that, under the appropriate conditions, already exists by operation of law.

No Limit

On generations in citizenship transmission

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EU countries for free residence & work

6 Months

Statutory review period for applications

CASE CATEGORIES

What’s Your Scenario?

By Descent

For those with a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent of Polish descent — no generational limit. The most common and strongest legal basis.

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By Marriage

For spouses of Polish citizens who meet the residency and language requirements. Requires at least two years of marriage and lawful residence in Poland.

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Reacquisition

For former Polish citizens who lost their citizenship before 1 January 1999. Reacquisition is individually based on the history of the loss.

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THE PROCESS

Four Phases, One Point of Contact

Eligibility Assessment

We map your family history and establish which period of Polish citizenship law governs your chain.

Archival Research

Obtaining the civil-status records from Polish, US and Canadian archives, with sworn translations and legalisation where required.

Filing in Poland

We prepare the complete file. It is filed before the competent voivode by a lawyer admitted in Poland.

Passport

Transcription of your records into the Polish civil registry, your PESEL number, and the passport file for the consulate.

What These Cases Require

A confirmation case is an administrative file, not a form. It must show an unbroken chain of civil-status records from your Polish ancestor down to you — each one certified, every name and date reconciled across three countries, and translated into Polish by a sworn translator. Where the emigration was before 1951, the file must also establish that naturalisation abroad or foreign military service did not break that chain. We assemble all of it and keep the file moving until a decision issues.

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QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to speak Polish?

No. A language test is required only for recognition through marriage or residency, not for confirmation of citizenship by descent.

No. Poland allows multiple citizenships without any obligation to renounce another.

No, provided the genealogical chain from the Polish ancestor to you remains unbroken.

The statutory review period is six months from full filing of the case, though actual processing times may be longer due to caseload.