If you have Polish ancestry, there is a chance you are eligible to obtain Polish citizenship by descent and get a Polish passport. If you wonder if you should do that, below you can find additional information that should convince you!
In the United Kingdom there is a big population of British Poles, British citizens of Polish descent. Many of their ancestors settled down in UK after World War II. There were Polish soldiers, servicemen and women, who thought alongside allied forces, Polish military personnel, Polish survivors of German concentration and POW camps.
You could say that the difference between citizenship and nationality is an invention of philosophers. In 1941 it caused an extremely important political dispute, impacting the fate of many Poles, who after the outbreak of the Second World War were sent to prisoner-of-war camps in the east.
During World War II, several hundred thousand Poles were deported into far away Russian territory. Russia occupied the eastern part of Poland and imprisoned many people. After the Sikorski-Majski Agreement was signed in July 1941, many Polish citizens were released from the camps in Siberia. Poles began their journey towards the places where the Polish Army was formed under the command of General Wladyslaw Anders as they could count on Polish soldiers help.
Polish Citizenship is a very beneficial and strong citizenship to have. Along with it, you get rights to reside, travel, work and study not only in Poland but in the whole European Union.
Five to Europe is a group of experts specializing in Polish citizenship and services around Polish citizenship. We offer genealogical research oriented towards Polish citizenship confirmation as well as sentimental genealogical research.
If you are British citizen, you may wonder how to keep European Union citizenship after Brexit and have easy access to the EU job market, freedom of travel across the Schengen Zone. If you have Polish roots, your parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were born in Poland, there is a chance you too have acquired Polish citizenship.
France is not only the Eiffel Tower, cheese and wine. It’s also a great history, monuments, art and probably one of the most beautiful sounding language in the world. Let’s be honest – everything sounds better in French right?
Restoration of Polish citizenship is a process open to people who lost or renounced Polish citizenship in the past and would like to get it back and become Polish citizen.
At midnight on 1 May 2004, Poland became a member of the European Union. The accession, the legal basis for Poland’s membership in the EU, took place by virtue of the Accession Treaty signed on 16 April 2003 in Athens, Greece and was the result of long-term efforts and actions of many governments.
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We have vast experience, education and most of all knowledge about Polish citizenship law and regulations so we can assure you, you will be in good and professional hands.
Barbara Cebula
Polish Citizenship Specialist
