Poland: Replacement for Response to Information Request POL11034 of 3 July 1992 on the nationality of a child born to a Polish national and a foreign spouse and, assuming that the child is a national of another country, on whether the child could be entitled to Polish nationality after reaching the age of eighteen and six months
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | POL21332.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Poland: Replacement for Response to Information Request POL11034 of 3 July 1992 on the nationality of a child born to a Polish national and a foreign spouse and, assuming that the child is a national of another country, on whether the child could be entitled to Polish nationality after reaching the age of eighteen and six months, 1 July 1995, POL21332.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab939c.html [accessed 18 October 2022] |
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For information on the nationality of a child born either inside or outside Poland to a Polish national and a foreign spouse and on his or her entitlement to Polish nationality if he or she holds another nationality before the age of eighteen and six months, please refer to the Polish Citizenship Act and to paragraphs 45-48 and 88-89 of a commentary on Polish citizenship published in November 1985 in Juris-Classeur Nationalité. Both documents are attached to Response to Information Request POL18815.E of 1 December 1994.
Information on whether the child would be entitled to Polish nationality after the age of eighteen and six months could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. For information on the current status of the Polish Citizenship Act, please consult Response to Information Request POL21331.E of 28 July 1995, which is available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Other Sources Consulted
Foreign Diplomats in Canada.
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Ability to obtain information from diplomatic representatives depends on availability of information and cooperation from individual countries.
