You’ll need to acquire a few documents to show your Polish ancestry if you want to be eligible for citizenship by descent and obtain a second passport. Be ready to do some serious digging, but don’t worry—if you need it, this guide can help you search the Polish archives or send you on the correct path.
You may qualify for getting Polish citizenship if your grandparent, parent, or another immediate blood family currently holds or once held Polish citizenship. Due to Polish citizenship law, even those who have never visited Poland and do not know Polish may be eligible to make use of the benefits of being an EU member.
The benefits of having a second Polish passport are numerous. Perhaps you’d prefer to travel more easily when you visit Europe? Job-hunt in one of the EU member countries? relocate to a European nation? research abroad? or grow your company?
Whatever your motivations, you can be sure that this passport will help you travel in many different directions.
The 12 procedures you must complete to apply for a secondary Polish passport under Polish citizenship law are listed below.
Proof of ancestry
You will need at least one of the several documents that can attest to your ancestor(s)’ Polish citizenship before you submit your application. These records can be in the Polish archives or even in the ones belonging to your own family.
An ID card that has expired, a passport, a registration card, a book of military records, or a re-emigration registration card from an ancestor are all acceptable forms of identification (s).
These documents will support your argument because they are all proof of your Polish citizenship.
Non-Polish vital records prove your bloodline
Gathering documentation to prove kinship is the next step in the passport application procedure. These records reconstruct the connections you had with at least one ancestor. You need this to prove that you are a citizen through descent.
Vital papers including birth certificates, marriage certificates or licenses, and death certificates are among the proof-of-blood documents. Since they are fundamental instruments for managing population data, governmental agencies worldwide maintain these records, making them freely accessible.
Get an address in Poland
You must choose a local point of contact who will accept correspondence on your behalf if you want to process all the required files in Poland.
Order sworn translation of all non-Polish documents
All non-Polish documents that are necessary for the application process must be translated by a sworn translator. The government hires sworn translators, although there are expenses associated.
Pay stamp duty
The stamp duty must be paid once all documents have been accurately translated. To register your birth or marriage certificate in Poland and to apply for a passport, you must pay stamp duty.
Fill out an application form
Polish must be used to complete the citizenship confirmation application.
Submit your application
The package containing all necessary documents must be delivered to the Polish Provincial Office in Warsaw once all relevant paperwork has been gathered and finalized.
Register birth/marriage certificates
Only a Polish birth certificate may be used as the foundation for issuing a passport. Your birth certificate must be registered with a department called a Polish registry office if you were born outside of Poland. If you get married outside of Poland, the marriage license must also be registered there.
Submit additional documents upon request
Based on the information in the application, the authorities occasionally request further information or documentation.
Receive administrative decision of provincial office in Warsaw
You will receive the administrative decision confirming your citizenship once all documents have been accepted by the Polish authorities. This document is known as a citizenship certificate.
The certificate can be picked up in person by your point of contact in Poland, or it can be mailed to you in Poland from the Provincial Office in Warsaw.
Complete passport application and PESEL number application forms
The Polish national identity number, or PESEL, has eleven digits. It is one of the prerequisites for a passport. Without this number, you cannot obtain a passport or an ID card. You must once again fill out the Polish version of the passport application and the PESEL number application.
Pay for your passport
You will only need to leave your home for the final stage, which is to apply for and pick up your second P passport from the consulate in your community. You can now begin making use of your perks as an EU citizen!
