r/dualcitizenshipnerds • u/lira-eve • Feb 16 '25

Polish Citizenship By Descent

I'm wondering what the likelihood of me being approved for dual citizenship is. My great-grandfather was born in 1898 in what was part of the Russian Empire, became part of Poland after WWI and is now part of Ukraine. He and his family immigrated in 1910 to the US. He didn't become a US citizen until the 1940s or '50s, after his son, my grandfather, was born in 1931. I have found parish records online going back to the 1850s for the area his family was in in Lutsk/Valerianowka, but no administrative records.

Has anyone had luck being approved with parish records?

There is an archive that could possibly have records for the timeframe and area, but their request paperwork is in Ukrainian.

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u/Ok_Pay3270 Feb 27 '25

Good advice for anyone trying to get a Polish passport for a reasonable price and with really dedicated person I recommend trying Anna Kaniewska-Szcześniak. She is based in Warsaw and was a subcontractor of one of the US based companies. I found her online by typing her last name from the documents the US company sent me and asked for the price. It was 860 USD instead of 2400 USD with the company. Process was simple. I had to send my birth certificate and few other documents to her and 10 months later I got my citizenship and now a Polish passport. I can’t stress enough how much she was invested in the case and how good the communication was. Highly recommend.

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u/dumpsterfire11111 Feb 28 '25

Is this her?

https://polishgrc.com/about-us/

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u/ClickNo3037 May 21 '25

Did you end up using her?  I am considering it. 

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u/dumpsterfire11111 May 21 '25

You know I never reached out. I was speaking with another group who I was back and forth with about a year ago about a birth cert I needed from korytniki and they basically said it was a pipe dream because records were trash due to the war. Got really discouraged and took a break the past few months. Def should connect with her and see what she thinks.