Polish citizenship by descent · for British families
If a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent was a Polish citizen, you may be one too, with the right to a Polish passport and life in the EU. I find the records that prove it and file the application in Poland for you.
Who this is for
About 119,000 Polish servicemen joined the Polish Resettlement Corps after the war, and many made their homes here. Their children and grandchildren are often eligible.
What matters is that each person in the line held Polish citizenship when the next one was born, and never lost it.
One set of family documents can support parents, children and cousins on the same line, so each extra person costs less.
How it works
YouEmail the basics about your Polish relative.
MeI check the key dates, including his naturalisation notice in The London Gazette, and tell you honestly if it looks promising.
YouSend copies of any family papers you have.
MeA written report: does the line hold, which records prove it, what is missing and what it will cost to get.
YouSign the consent forms that let me request records for you.
MeI order Polish birth and marriage records, request his Polish Army service record from the Ministry of Defence, get UK certificates and naturalisation papers, and arrange sworn Polish translations.
YouSign a power of attorney. No travel needed.
MeI prepare the application and file it with the Masovian Voivode in Warsaw as your representative.
YouNothing, unless the office asks for something.
MeI answer any letters from the office and keep you updated.
YouApply in person at a Polish consulate in the UK.
MeI help register your UK birth certificate in Poland, so you get a PESEL number, and prepare everything for your appointment.
Prices
£0
An honest first answer by email within 2 working days.
£150
£1,500
No VAT is charged. Certificates, archive fees, sworn translations and Polish official fees are paid at cost. You get a written estimate before you start. If the check or the report shows that your line is broken, I tell you before you pay for the full service. Nobody can guarantee the decision: the office in Warsaw makes it.
Who you will deal with
“You get an honest answer before you pay anything.”
I'm Karolina. I'm Polish, I speak both languages, and I know both the British and the Polish paperwork. You deal with me personally for the whole case. I'm not a lawyer. If your case needs one, I tell you before you pay.
Questions
No. I deal with the Polish offices and arrange the translations.
No. The only step you do in person is the passport application, at a Polish consulate in the UK.
No. The UK allows dual nationality. In Poland you will be treated as a Polish citizen.
Not always. Some men kept Polish citizenship because of rules about military service. Cases like this need a closer look, which the eligibility report covers.
If she married a man who was not Polish before 19 January 1951, she may have lost Polish citizenship. After that date, usually not. The free check covers this.
Gathering documents usually takes 3–9 months. Polish service records from the Ministry of Defence can currently take up to 9 months. The office in Warsaw then usually takes 1–2 years to decide.
That is common. Army records, Polish archives and UK records can usually fill the gaps. The report tells you what can be found.
No. Polish Roots Passport is an independent service. It is not connected to the Polish government, any consulate or the UK Home Office.
Free guides
Did your Polish relative keep his citizenship when he became British?
Find the date he became British in The London Gazette, for free.
How to request a Polish soldier's service record from the MOD.
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