Polish citizenship by descent – complicated case Hi…
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Polish citizenship by descent – complicated case
Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand if I have any realistic chance to confirm Polish citizenship by descent, but my case is quite complicated and I’d really appreciate honest opinions. Here are the facts: My great-grandfather (born 1913, in what was interwar Poland now Belarus) is listed in archival records as having Polish citizenship. In 1940 he was arrested by the NKVD and later sent to a лагерь (Gulag). He was repressed specifically as a “Polish citizen / agent”, which is documented. He never left the USSR and remained in the Belarusian SSR after the war. He was officially rehabilitated decades later. I also found references in Polish IPN databases, including possible mentions related to Anders Army records (still need to confirm details). The main problem: From what I understand, the Polish Citizenship Act of 1951 often leads to automatic loss of citizenship for people who remained in the USSR and acquired Soviet citizens
hip. Most sources say that even repression or lack of choice doesn’t matter the loss is treated as automatic. Questions I’m struggling with: Has anyone seen successful cases where citizenship was confirmed despite similar circumstances (USSR residence + repression)? Does documented repression as a Polish citizen help at all in practice, or is it basically irrelevant legally? Does it matter that his child (my grandmother) was a minor at the time? Are there any known legal arguments that worked in similar cases, or is this generally considered a dead end? I’m already in contact with a lawyer, but before spending more money I’d like to understand if there is any real precedent for cases like mine. I’m not looking for false hope just realistic insight. Thanks in advance.
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Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand if I have any realistic chance to confirm Polish citizenship by descent, but my case is quite complicated and I’d really appreciate honest opinions. Here are the facts: My great-grandfather (born 1913, in what was interwar Poland now Belarus) is listed in archival records as having Polish citizenship. In 1940 he was arrested by the NKVD and later sent to a лагерь (Gulag). He was repressed specifically as a “Polish citizen / agent”, which is documented. He never left the USSR and remained in the Belarusian SSR after the war. He was officially rehabilitated decades later. I also found references in Polish IPN databases, including possible mentions related to Anders Army records (still need to confirm details). The main problem: From what I understand, the Polish Citizenship Act of 1951 often leads to automatic loss of citizenship for people who remained in the USSR and acquired Soviet citizens
hip. Most sources say that even repression or lack of choice doesn’t matter the loss is treated as automatic. Questions I’m struggling with: Has anyone seen successful cases where citizenship was confirmed despite similar circumstances (USSR residence + repression)? Does documented repression as a Polish citizen help at all in practice, or is it basically irrelevant legally? Does it matter that his child (my grandmother) was a minor at the time? Are there any known legal arguments that worked in similar cases, or is this generally considered a dead end? I’m already in contact with a lawyer, but before spending more money I’d like to understand if there is any real precedent for cases like mine. I’m not looking for false hope just realistic insight. Thanks in advance.
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