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Do you want to get Polish citizenship? You have lost your Polish citizenship and now want to recover it. Do you need an official confirmation that you have Polish citizenship? Here you will find all the information you need.
The principle applies when a child is born or found on the territory of the Republic of Poland, and both parents are unknown, or they have no citizenship (Article 14 point 2 and Article 15 of the Polish Citizenship Act). Then, the child acquires Polish citizenship by virtue of law.
POLISH CITIZENSHIP - IMPORTANT INFORMATION . To obtain a Polish European passport, you must first be officially recognized by Polish authorities as a Polish citizen. And to obtain Polish citizenship, you must go through a procedure called: THE CONFIRMATION OF THE POSSESSION OF POLISH CITIZENSHIP
In order to be legally recognised as a Polish citizen, you need to have a Polish language qualification at B1 level – you need an official confirmation. Information on how to obtain such a certificate can be found here.
Applies to persons who want to obtain Polish citizenship by granting it by the President of the Republic of Poland. Please register before submitting your application inPOL foreigner's portal and read the directions for completing the application.
A foreign citizen may be granted Polish citizenship at his/her request provided that he/she has been residing in Poland for at least five years on a basis of a leave to settle in the territory of the Republic of Poland or permit as a long-term
Stipulated in Article 2, the principle of continuity of Polish citizenship guarantees temporal continuity of the citizenship, from the moment of its acquisition, in accordance with the rules binding at that time, irrespective of subsequent amendments introduced to the legislation on citizenship.
