The application must also be accompanied by: Applying for a national visa for the purpose of repatriationĪ person applying for a national visa for the purpose of repatriation applies for its issuance at the Polish consular office competent for the place of residence. If only one of the parents is a repatriate, the minor acquires Polish citizenship only with the consent of the other parent, expressed in a declaration submitted to the consul.Ī minor who has reached the age of 16 may acquire Polish citizenship by way of repatriation only after their consent.ġ. Minors remaining under the parental authority of the repatriate also acquire Polish citizenship by way of repatriation. Visas for spouses and descendants (children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren)Ī national visa for the purpose of repatriation may also be issued to the repatriate's spouse and descendants down to the fourth degree together with their spouses, if they intend to come with them to Poland with the intention of settling permanently. The decision on the recognition of the applicant as a person of Polish origin is issued by a consul.
The condition relating to Polish nationality shall be deemed to be met if at least one of the applicant's parents or grandparents or two great-grandparents have confirmed their belonging to the Polish Nation, in particular by fostering Polish traditions and customs.ĭocuments issued by Polish state or church authorities, as well as by the authorities of the former USSR, regarding the applicant or their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents may be proofs of Polish origin, in particular: will show their connection with Polishness.at least one of their parents or grandparents or two great-grandparents were of Polish nationality.before the entry into force of the law (i.e., before January 1, 2001), resided permanently on the territory of the present Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan or the Asian part of the Russian Federation.Ī person of Polish origin is a person declaring Polish nationality and meeting two conditions:.National visa for the purpose of repatriationĪ national visa for the purpose of repatriation may be issued to a person who meets all of the following conditions:
Repatriation applies to persons who, on January 1, 2001, permanently resided on the territories of the present: According to its definition, a repatriate is a person who came to the Republic of Poland on the basis of a national visa for the purpose of repatriation with the intention of settling permanently. The basic legal act regulating repatriation is Act of 09 November 2000 on repatriation (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1472). The Repatriation Act enables those people or their descendants who, due to deportation, exile and other national and political persecution, could never settle in Poland to return to the country. The government of the Republic of Poland treats the repatriation action as the fulfilment of a moral obligation and compensation for historical injustices to compatriots coming mainly from the Asian part of the former USSR. This right is available only to people who do not have Polish citizenship and wish to permanently resettle to the Republic of Poland. Repatriation means the return to their homeland of people of Polish origin and is one of the ways of acquiring Polish citizenship.
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