• Where can I submit an application? Can the application be send by post?

You can submit Your application personally or send it by the post. Information about the rules of submission of documents You can find on the website:

https://mazowieckie.pl/en/for-foreigners-1/citizenship/naturalisation-as-poli/335,Where-can-I-submit-an-application.html

• What does it mean, that the application for naturalisation as Polish citizen I am going to send by post, has to include an officially certified signature?

A signature certified legally is a signature certified by a notary in Poland.

• What is the amount of administrative fee?

The application for naturalisation as Polish citizen is not subject to any administrative fee.

• Can I enclose my foreign Birth Certificate together with translated version to the application?

No, you cannot. You have to enclose the copy of Birth Certificate issued by the Polish Registry Office. To this end you have to authenticate (enter to the marital status registration books) the content of the foreign copy of Birth Certificate. All the Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificate and Death Records are subject to authentication if issued abroad.

• What does it mean, that the copy of my Marriage Certificate has to be current?

You have to enclose current, i.e. not older than three months, copy of the Marriage Certificate issued by the Polish Registry Office.

• What kind of data is to be enclosed in the copy of my Birth Certificate?

The Birth Certificate should include: full name and surname, date and place of birth, name and surname of the father, as well as the name and surname at birth of the mother.

• My surname and place of birth are different in authenticated in Poland Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate, because the translator used different spelling when translating them from native language into Polish. Do these data have to be homogenous?

Yes, the vital records issued by the Polish Registry Office have to include homogenous spelling of the applicant’s name and surname, his or her place of birth, names and surnames at birth of parents.

• I stay in Poland due to having Karta Polaka (Polish Card). Can I submit the application for naturalization as Polish citizen at the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office?

No, persons residing abroad or staying in Poland due to a visa or in visa-free traffic can submit the application for naturalization as Polish citizen only through the consul competent for the seat.

• I have a decision rendered, allowing me to settle in Poland, issued by other Voivod, but I am working and staying with the intention of permanent residence in the Mazowieckie Voivodship. Can I submit the application for naturalisation as Polish citizen in the Mazowieckie Voivodhip Office in Warsaw?

Yes, however in the first place it is necessary to exchange the Residence Card for the new one, issued by the Mazowieckie Voivod.

• Does the application for naturalisation as Polish citizen only for a child have to be signed by both of the parents?

Yes, the application for naturalisation as Polish citizen submitted only for a child has to be signed by both of the parents.

• I would like to submit an application for naturalisation as Polish citizen for me and my daughter. Does the father of the child have to give his consent to the child being naturalised as Polish citizen?

Yes, the other parent has to give his consent to the juvenile child being naturalised as Polish citizen. Such a statement should be accepted by the Voivod competent for the seat (if this parent resides in Poland) or by the Polish consul (if this parent resides abroad or stays in Poland due to having a visa or in visa-free traffic).

• When does the child has to give his or her consent to be naturalised as Polish citizen?

The child has to give his or her consent to be naturalised as Polish citizen if he or she is at least 16-years-old. Such a statement should be accepted by the Voivod competent for the seat (if the child resides in Poland) or by the Polish consul (if the child resides abroad or stays in Poland due to having a visa or in visa-free traffic).

• How can I certify documents to be true copies?

The documents can be certified to be true copies e.g. by a Polish notary or Polish consul. The documents can be also certified at the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office in Warsaw upon submitting the application.

• Will the documents I enclosed with the application be returned to me?

No, the documents enclosed with the application are not returned, because they serve as proof in the case.

• Who can translate the documents in to Polish?

Documents in foreign language should be translated into Polish by Polish sworn translator or by Polish consul.

• I submitted the application for naturalisation as Polish citizen, then I changed my residence address. Should I inform the office about it?

Yes, during the proceedings, the applicant has an obligation to inform the office about any changes of his or her address. In case of dereliction of this duty, all the official letters are being sent to the previous address and deemed delivered.

• When will the office pass my application to the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland?

The application for naturalisation as Polish citizen is  passed to the Ministry of Inner Affairs or directly to the Chancellery to the President of the Republic of Poland together with the judgement of the Mazowieckie Voivod and full set of documents. The judgement is prepared iif all the required documents have been enclosed to the application. If the application has any formal defects or not all the documents have been enclosed to it, the office will call you to correct them within 30 days from the date of delivery of call for correction. After the expiry of that period the application will not be further examined.

• The President has not naturalised me as Polish citizen. How can appeal from the decision?

The appeal from the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland cannot be made. However, it is possible to submit the application together with the full set of the documents required.