I have used Luigi Paiano, in the city of Bologna, but my case did not involve going to court. He speaks reasonably good Portuguese and Spanish....

To Kikinyc, Your father's BC should be fine. As to lawyers, there are several mentioned, this is more an administrative matter than a legal...

To jgibson, Poland as a nation came again into existence in 1920 (give or take a year) after a long history of being wiped off the map by other...

I would also consider a lawyer. Lawyers are expensive, but this being Poland, costs are far lower. Alternatively you could contract with one of...

Why exacttly do they need your ex anyway? Bureaucrats have a way of coming up with all kinds of "requirements" that don't exist in the law. I...

"Around 1920" is important because prior to (I believe) 1920 Poland didn't exist, so if he had emigrated earlier he likely would not be a Polich...

"In Belarus" doesn't really tell us much. What happened is that borders were re-drawn after the end of WW2. In Poland's case, they lost Eastern...

I don't know about Germany but know how it works in another country. That country has a central record of all citizens. It is actually held by...

En general on prefere que vois aites des billets aller-retour. C'est aussi une bonne idee parce que les billets aller retour normalement coutent...

Luckily Charsky did submit the documents in my case. I did get an email from eranium which I no longer have but posted on another thread. In my...

You can see the PESEL form online, and at least one of the consulates has a translation of what the items are. You cannot hand in the form you...

I contacted both Banek and Piotrowski. Both seemed reliable and answered my questions and quoted a reasonable price. Needing to pick one, I went...

Vetticus, I only tried to speak to the caseworker to be sure that the case was being processed and nothing else was needed. (After dealing with...

To sister 2010, I had started the process with Charsky (now deceased and his firm out of business.) Needing another lawyer I contacted both...

Pinetrees, don't know why Chicago consulate won't make you a certified copy of your US passport. I was able to get it done in the consular...

on the bc it would list their parents and from that you could prove that they were polish, based on their parents' nationalities. WW2 affected a...

Thank you for a very clear summary of the laws. For many years I thought I was NOT Polish due to misinformation I received. You explain very...

Under what basis does he claim she lost it in 1950? Can't be naturalization since she became a US citizen by being born on US soil. And her...

And here's the Hebrew portion from Eranium which was in the email I just received המשך טיפול בתיקי אזרחות פולנית של לקוחות אילן צ'רסקי ז"ל לשעבר...

Here is the latest email from Eranium, received just a couple of days ago. I had just contracted with Piotrowski to finish the job after being...

For former Charsky clients ... I ended up paying Piotrowski to finish the job, but for any of you who started out using Charsky, Eranium has been...

Thanks. Though I have a Polish surname I speak Polish so poorly that no one will even suspect I'm Polish ;) I had Piotr. register my BC instead...

generally not a problem. Records are kept at the local level so city of birth is extremely important ... more than the date!!! I suggest you...

quick question about traveling to Poland. My citizenship has been confirmed but my birth has not yet been transcribed in Poland , nor have I...

tanzanite, I too had documents I did not wish to part with and had the local Polish consulate legalize photocopies. I would suggest you call...

After Charsky disappeared I contacted both Banek and Piotrowski. Both were responsive in answering questions and fees were about the same. I...

It should be the same way you obtained your ancestor's birth certificate that you used to prove your claim to citizenship. When I needed my...

one of the documents that I had (but did not want to let the original out of my hands ) was a Refugee Travel Document (something used in lieu of a...

the letter from eranium was also sent to me in english and polish not just hebrew (unfortunately I've deleted it so I can't post it.) There is a...

JESTEM POLAK !!!!!!! I had started the process with Charsky 2 years ago, and switched to Piotrowski after Charsky died and his law firm...

Fat Michael, besides proving your father was born Polish, you need to prove that he was still Polish at the time of your birth and that he did...

It is my understanding that they want the certification done by the consular office, not a notary. I also had an old, fragile, irreplaceable...

More news for Charsky customers ... I am one of those who paid Charsky a deposit before he died/went out of business. Just received an email...

It's really the consulate that handles those things. Consulates deal with private citizens (Polish or foreign, ie US), embassies are for dealings...

For those who have received Polish documents, do they translate your foreign first and second name into Polish? Example Paul > Pawel Do you have...

"polish lawyers disappeared" thread also discusses Charsky firm

I also paid Charsky and am unable to contact the firm. I asked the Israel Bar for information, unfortunately they sent me info in Hebrew, and...

Czesc Slawku! (Hello Slawek) The passport is what shows citizenship, and the Polish consulate should be familiar with a family passport. The...

Usually the consulate where you (legally) reside is the one with jurisdiction and which will handle the citizenship application process, so the...

Awram>Abraham In general that's not considered a "change" since it's just a translation of the given name from Polish to English Pres>Press...

Just a couple of replies to different posts (some in the previous thread, now locked) To Harjeet ... jus soli means that you are automatically...