Polish Citizenship Through Your Mother: Why Your Year of Birth Decides
Applicants who set out to reclaim Polish citizenship — and with it an EU passport — often discover that their Polish ancestor is a great-grandmother rather than a great-grandfather. The question then becomes decisive: does the maternal line transmit Polish citizenship? The answer turns on a single factor, and it is not the strength of the family connection. It is the year in which each person in the chain was born. I. The rule that governs everything: the law in force on the day of birth A confirmation of Polish citizenship (potwierdzenie posiadania obywatelstwa polskiego) is not a...
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