I worked with Piotrowski and I can't say enough about him. I visited his office twice in Warsaw, so I can confirm that he really exists. Nice...

Hi: I'm lifting this from my posting from last May. Bottom line: you have to be very patient, and expect the unexpected. My confirmation took...

Just went throught this process and am awaiting my passport. PESEL/passport can be a little tricky. Practices seem to vary across offices. What...

""coz people born in Poland get their confirmation at the city they were born - people born in other places have their cases reviewed in Warsow.""...

Hi: I had previously "announced" that my citizenship was successfully confirmed last month. I wanted to supply some of the gory details to give...

Hmmm... It sounds like all you need to have done is go to the consulate and present your U.S. passport (and perhaps your mother's as well) and ask...

BC should be pretty straight forward... USC is located at Plac Andersa (there is a metro stop there, but tram is easier) Upon entry, go to kiosk...

All "foreign" registrations are directed to the USC office in Warsaw. I handled the matter in person. I had my long form birth certificate...

I registered my birth with USC last summer, got confirmation of citizenship very recently. I believe you can also apply for a PESEL number without...

Don't sweat it, particularly if entering Europe through a Schengen country....enjoy your trip. I went through passport control in Munich and then...

re: canadian passport I took my Canadian passport to the consulate and had a legalized copy made of the first 2 pages. You pay about $51 for the...

lol we refugees must be careful because there are "vultures, vultrues" everywhere. If only I could sleep with an "inspector Renault" type to...

Hey that's great Neuman. Congratulations! As I recall, you filed your papers in the early fall? That was pretty quick. My confirmation papers...

Of the lawyers on the list you provided, I only had preliminary dealings with Piotr Staczek. He was on my list for consideration. I sent him my...

Congratulations!! I, too, am a Piotrowski client. I'm still waiting (more on that later). BTW, it should be "jestem polakiem" (instrumental...

I dug this up, doesn't look promising... 2. A Polish citizen loses his/her Polish nationality, if he/she accepts public office or joins the...

Welcome: The fact that you have your grandfather's Polish passport in your possession is fantastic. Legalization at the consulate only requires...

Thought I would post a short update as well. Last week my lawyer wrote asking me to provide a little more background on how my mom happened to...

Hi: I'm Canadian, so unlike the States we do not have a system of Apostille here. I believe all U.S. docs have to be verified through the system...

Hi susan: Not sure what you're trying to have translated. You make mention of an original Polish issued birth certificate and another document...

Adamski: Go back to Confirming Polish Citizenship (part 1) page 3 and look for curiousgeorge's posts beginning from August 4, 2006. Read Them...

My case is still in progress. I'm having multiple members of my family confirmed...may take a little while longer. He gave me an estimate of...

Kozman: Just wanted to let you know that I met with Piotrowski in his offices in Warsaw this summer. I wanted to meet him in person before I...

6 months sounds like an unrealistically ambitious timeline. I have engaged a Warsaw based lawyer with plenty of experience and he told me it will...

Why are you engaging someone if you have so little confidence in them? What criteria did you use to engage this individual? Experience? fees?...

Hi: Yes, you can "bundle" multiple confirmations for family members in one "package". Re: Passports. Each individual applying for a...

More interesting developments... One of the lawyers got back to me to answer some of my questions regarding i) next steps: how to proceed now...

Hi Harjeet: Thanks for responding. Actually, both my parents are Polish and were born in Poland in the late 1920s. They became Canadian...

Hi alyehoud: At least your family's ancestral home is "findable" on a map, Chlewiszcze is tiny. I suspect it would only contain a small...

Hi: Thought I would provide an update. One of the lawyers I had contacted, got back to me yesterday saying I could "probably" get confirmation...

email address Here is Mr. piotrowski's e-mail: l.piotrowski@spoland.pl His english is not fantastic, but you shouldn't have any...

Hi: Just starting the process of confirmation of citizenship. The clock officially starts ticking on April 1! We'll see how long it will take....