How does dual citizenship work for Polish citizens? Here you will find the answers!

Poland does not recognize dual citizenship of its citizens. However, Polish law does not forbid a Polish citizen from becoming the citizen of a foreign state but Polish authorities will only recognize the Polish citizenship.

A Polish citizen may hold Polish citizenship and the citizenship of another country at the same time. If an individual holds dual citizenship – Polish and that of another country – the individual has the same rights and obligations in respect to the Republic of Poland as a person who has only Polish citizenship. This means that a Polish citizen cannot rely with legal effect on the citizenship of another country and on the rights and obligations resulting thereof in dealings with Polish authorities.

Polish citizens who became naturalized American citizens after January 8, 1951 do not lose their Polish citizenship under Polish law, unless they formally renounce Polish citizenship with the consent of the Polish government. In addition, children born to one American citizen parent and one Polish citizen parent usually are both American and Polish in accordance with the citizenship laws of the respective countries (A child born to a Polish parent is a Polish citizen at birth. This applies whether the child is born in Poland or elsewhere).

Also, if you have both Polish and American passport, you should travel to and from Poland using Polish passport. If you use your American passport and your Polish passport is expired, you may have problems either entering or leaving Poland…

I would love to hear interesting travel stories from those of you who have dual Polish – American citizenship!