A bit more on the subject: I was re-reading the form to apply for resident-fee status and it specifically asks if you're a citizen or permanent...

OK, so I looked at the policy for the University of Missouri in Springfield. The same as the University of Michigan, they have a resident (of the...

Being married to a Romanian citizen does not give you the automatic right to be a Romanian citizen yourself. However, if you have been married...

JC, you didn't mention which university you're considering and each university sets its own fees. Picking one at random...the University of...

Thanks! I found out that for a person to inherit Slovak citizenship, at least one parent must have been a Czechoslovak citizen (of Slovak...

Stella, Unfortunately, the fact that your father became an Australian citizen before you were born means that he did not pass Italian...

Curious, I don't want to disagree with you, because you've been so helpful to me personally (thanks!) and we're on the same side here. :)...

I actually doubt whether the Polish authorities would do the USCIS search themselves. In fact, I think the records are protected under privacy...

As I mentioned before, if you tell Polish authorities that your grandfather took U.S. citizenship between 1920 & 1951, even if it was derivitive...

I wrote to the Staczek law firm in Warsaw (http://staczek.com/en), just to confirm that they do, indeed, handle citizenship cases. This is the...

Maybe I would if I knew who would hire me! :) With that confusion over the name, I'd suggest just forgetting about the Ellis Island manifest....

1) Request your grandfather's birth certificate from Poland. See here to figure out where to request it from:...

Yes, an apostille is a certificate/seal that is attached to a document by a Secretary of State (in a U.S. state) or the U.S. State Department (for...

I hate to be negative, but in my conversations with the person I originally dealt with at the Chicago consulate, he said that 1) U.S. arrival...

What helps MMassey's situation is that his great-grandfather acquired U.S. citizenship by being born in the U.S., not by naturalizing. Therefore,...

That's great news that you found those old documents, especially the Polish passport! I would say that the fact that your great-grandfather is...

I would say that the 1951 citizenship law deals with your situation. Your family was Polish for a time, but because of the border shift became...

Where was your mother born? The website I referred you to states that Kovel was only Polish from 1921-1939, though it may be, as you state,...

Kovel was only Polish between 1921 & 1939. (See information at http://www.geocities.com/mrheckman/kovel). I assume that Ukraine now has all the...

I found an "official" answer to the pre-1918 issue on another website. It says nothing regarding the issue of women transmitting citizenship,...

The Italian law was retroactive, but the date it was retroactive to was January 1948. So, only from that date can a woman transmit citizenship to...

Hi Vela, How did you find out that women could not transmit citizenship before 1951? If that is true, it goes along with my thought that Polish...

Re: Polish citizenship Correction: I meant if your GRANDMOTHER took Australian citizenship...

Here's an interesting article about the procedure for confirming Polish citizenship. It specifically refers to the situation of Polish Jews who...

Re: Polish citizenship Yes, you should be able to apply for Polish citizenship based on your grandmother's Polish citizenship alone. You do not...

Since your great-grandfather was born in the U.S. and did not naturalize as a U.S. citizen, he would not have lost his Polish citizenship....

Just an update. I applied thru the Chicago consulate in October 2006 to register my U.S. birth in Poland. This week I received three copies of my...

In my case, what was demanded by the Polish authorities was proof that my father (born in what is now Poland before 1918) was a citizen of Poland....

Here is a sample power of attorney, conveniently written in Polish and English. You could use this as a model, but remove Urzedum Patentowym...

Here is an interesting article about a "polenlager", a labor camp for Poles inside Germany that was liberated by the U.S. in 1945. One...

Thanks, Mike, for the added details. Your case is not as straightforward as it first appeared. Here's a recap: your great-grandfather on your...

Re: Possibility of Polish Citizenship Your father was born in Germany in '44 and lived there with his father until '55. Yet, you say that...

I just looked again at the year of your father's birth. We're talking about the dying days of WW II here. Poland was conquered by Germany in...

Most likely, your grandfather registered your father's birth at a U.S. consulate in Germany, because he planned to return to the U.S. at some...

Mike, another thing to consider is the issue of conscription (required military service). Wikipedia has this: "Poland has a compulsory service...

Yes, Mike, in my opinion, you should be able to claim citizenship thru your grandmother, because she would have passed her Polish citizenship on...

Re: Possibility of Polish Citizenship Mike, I would guess that you can claim Polish citizenship thru your grandmother because she emigrated (and...

Thanks again, Curious, for being so helpful. I didn't mean to imply that my last name was changed. It's the same, except that in Polish they...

Curious...another question: On this form that you pointed me to (http://www.polishconsulatechicago.org/f ... rmsNR8.pdf) what is written after...

I just put it in as written and can generally figure it out from there. It's not perfect, but better than nothing if a person (such as myself)...

By the way, for anyone who doesn't read Polish but is trying to get a fast translation of forms and such, there is a Polish translation site at:...

Thanks very much for the links to forms. I called the consulate and after talking to two people discovered that my birth was NOT registered, even...

Polish birth certificate Curiousgeorge, you've supplied some great information! My situation is that I applied thru the consulate in Chicago for...

Re: American couple wants to live in Italy, Ireland or Engla You mention that you're half-Italian. The easiest way to move to any of the...

Yes, I agree, you remain a British citizen. You may also be a citizen of the country where your parents were originally from (depending on the...

Re: Polish citizenship Diana, my father was born in the part of Poland that was considered part of Germany (West Prussia) before 1918. He is...

Re: Thanks re: US marrying UK or EU citizen If you're a U.S. citizen, you won't lose your U.S. citizenship by marrying a citizen of any other...

Re: 1920 Act Sorry...just re-read your question and my answer and want to make a correction. Previous to the end of WWI in 1918, Poland hadn't...

Re: 1920 Act If your father immigrated to the U.S. in 1912 and voluntarily entered the U.S. Army and/or became a U.S. citizen, he would have...

I have researched the Polish citizenship laws that may have affected your Polish ancestor. If he/she lost citizenship under one of these laws,...

I've seen questions on here about Polish citizenship by descent and I'd like to give my experience. I was born in the U.S. to a Polish father. I...

I've seen questions on here about Polish citizenship by descent and I'd like to give my experience. I was born in the U.S. to a Polish father. I...