Comments on: Confirming Polish Citizenship and Getting Polish ID Card

By: JohnK

JohnK — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:43:56 +0000

I started the application process to get a Polish Passport and what a process it was.

First my Dad had to apply for his citizenship as you can not jump a generation. That took close to 6 years. It only took me about 6 months to get mine, after my father had his.

Now I am in the process of registering my birth in Warsaw, next I will need to get a Polish Birth-Certificate (I had to send in my original Australian one with a translation in Polish:the first translation was not accepted by the embassy even though it was done by a registered translator). After I get this, and still waiting, I can apply for a Pesel number and then a passport. It is a long process.

Now I am concerned that they will keep my Australian birth certificate. Does anyone know if this is the case?

Secondly can I enter Poland with my Australian passport and will there be any troubles there, given that I have Polish citizenship.

A long and expensive process and hopefully worth it!!

By: tony

tony — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:07:36 +0000

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thanks for your wealthy information. i am just wondering if you can advise me on my case. we have our daughter Polish citizenship confirmed and we have the paper with us. but unfortunately we live in london and my daughter is in Poland with my Polish mother in law at the moment on the foreign passport (non Eu passport and with her Her polish Citizenship confirmation in hand). she is 17 of age. the Local vovoid told us since we do not have a permament address in Poland, they have to send all my daughter’s paper work all the way to Warsaw for her Polish ID and Polish passport. technically and in theory our daughter is now a Polish citizen. we have waiting 2 months and we still have no answers. please tell us if we followed the right path and the right proccedures…and if that long wait is normal. we want our daughter to come and join us in London but we do not know if she will need a visa if we intend her to come before the issuing of her ID and Passport. please help…do we apply for a british visa? do we wait patiently until she gets her visa and come to join us or what to do? please help. many thanks. waiting patiently for your reply.

By: tony

tony — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:04:57 +0000

thanks for your wealthy information. i am just wondering if you can advise me on my case. we have our daughter Polish citizenship confirmed and we have the paer with us. but unfortunately we live in london and my daughter is in Poland with my Polish mother in law at the moment on the foreign paper (non Eu passport and with her Her polish Citizenship confirmation in hand. she is 17 of age. the Local vovoid told us since we do not have a permament address in Poland, they have to send all my daughter’s paper work all the way to Warsaw for her Polish ID and Polish passport. technically and in theory our daughter is now a Polish citizen. we have waiting 2 months and we still have no answers. please tell us if we followed the right path and the right proccedures…and if that long wait is normal. we want our daughter to come and join us in London but we do not know if she will need a visa if we intend her to come before the issuing of her ID and Passport. please help…do we apply for a british visa? do we wait patiently until she gets her visa and come to join us or what to do? please help. many thanks. waiting patiently for your reply.

By: dani

dani — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:34:43 +0000

I’m an Australian citizen who had my polish citizenship confirmed a few years ago, yet never obtained a passport. I am now planning a holiday to poland, will I be able to enter and leave on my Australian passport? It is just that it took close to two years (and much paperwork) to obtain the citizenship, and I am concerned that getting a polish passport will be equally time consuming…and our trip is only a few months away. What would be the ramifications of not obtaining a passport? Any advice would be appreciated.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:32:35 +0000

Does anyone know whether the confirmation of Polish citizenship (Potwierdzenie Obywatelstwa Polskiego) is all that is required to work in any other EU country (specifically Italy)?

I was born in the US, my parents are Polish. I am now waiting for my confirmation of Polish citizenship. I would like to know if I will also need a PESEL number and passport to work in Italy.