Submit an application to the President to obtain Polish citizenship.

 

How should you do this?

At a government office or consulate.

 

Who can benefit from the service?

A person who has never held Polish citizenship.

 

When can you submit an application?

At any time.

 

What should you do?

1. Gather all the necessary documents. You can find further details on the website of the relevant provincial office or consulate.

2. Pay the stamp duty or consular fee. You can find further details on the website of the relevant province office or consulate.

3. Submit your application to the provincial office or consulate. You can find further details on the website of the relevant provincial office or consulate.

4. Wait for a response. You will receive the citizenship grant certificate or the certificate of refusal of citizenship from the authority to which you submitted your application (the provincial office or consulate).

 

Where should you submit your application?

• To the province governor competent for your place of residence – if you legally reside in Poland. For example, if you live in the Pomeranian Voivodeship,  apply to the Pomeranian Province Governor.

• To a consul – if you live abroad. You can find your consulate with the use of search engine available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Remember! If you send the application by post, you need an officially certified signature. A signature may be certified by a notary or consul. The service is subject to stamp duty in accordance with the notarial or consular fee rate.

 

How much will you pay?

• PLN 1,669.00 – if you are submitting your application to the provincial office. You can find out how to make the payment either at the provincial office or on the website.

• If you are submitting your application at a consulate, you will pay according to the the consular fee rate. You can find out how to make the payment either at the provincial office or on the website.

• The cost of translation of documents – if you are enclosing documents in a foreign language with your application. The cost of translation depends on the translator's rate.

• The cost of document authentication – if you attach copies of documents to your application, The cost depends on the notary or consular fee rate.

• A fee for the notary’s authentication of your signature – if you are sending the application by post. The fee will be collected by the notary.

 

What should you prepare?

• An application for Polish citizenship,

• Required documents:

• A translation of foreign documents into Polish – if you are enclosing documents in a foreign language with your application. Such a translation must be done by a sworn translator or a Polish consul.

 

How long will you wait?

The President of the Republic of Poland is not bound by any time limits in the cases of applying for the Polish citizenship.

 

How can you appeal the decision?

You cannot appeal the decision. The decisions of the President of the Republic of Poland are final.

 

Important

The granting of Polish citizenship and children.

If both parents are granted Polish citizenship on the same date, their children who have not yet turned 18 will also be granted Polish citizenship. Remember that children over the age of 16 must first give their consent. They can do this in person at a provincial office or consulate or by post, sending a relevant statement with an officially certified signature.

If only one parent is granted Polish citizenship, his or her children who have not yet turned 18 will only get Polish citizenship if:

• the other parent does not have parental responsibility,

• the other parent consented to the child acquiring Polish citizenship (consent is given in a declaration),

• children over the age of 16 have first given their consent for that. They can do this in person at a provincial office or consulate or by post, sending a relevant statement with an officially certified signature.

 

You can find further details on the website of the relevant provincial office or consulate.