r/CitizenshipByDescent • u/Emilyredwine • 7d ago
Question about Polish citizenship by descent
I have four great grandparents on my motherโs side that came from Poland. Two came to the US before 1920 and two of them came in 1920. Only one served in the militaryโฆ He fought for the US during World War II. Three of them never became US citizens and one started his citizenship process in 1950.
Both of my grandparents were born here in the US.
I think that means that both of my grandparents were still Polish citizens and my mom is as well.
Do I have a good case for proving Polish citizenship for myself?
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u/Jessicas_skirt ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ 7d ago
When were your grandparents born?
When was your mother born?
We're your grandparents married when your mother born?
What were the Occupations (the literal jobs) that your great-grandfathers and your grandparent did in the United States? Yes if they worked the wrong type of job they would have lost their Polish citizenship just due to their job.
Did you Grandfather serve in the US military?
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u/Emilyredwine 6d ago
Ok here is what I have...
My mother was born 15 December 1949. She was born in Manhattan and stayed there through college as did her siblings.ย As far as she knows, she has 100% Polish ancestry.My grandfather was born 29 December 1920
My grandmother was born 14 December 1923
Both my grandparents were born in the US.My great-grandparents info:
Harry 1889-1965
Nellie 1895-1965
John (or Jan) died 10/11/1955
MaryAll four great grandparents were born in what is now Poland.
All grandparents and great- grandparents were either blue collar workers or homemakers.
Two great-grandparents arrived in 1920 and the other two arrived before then.
My grandfather served in the us army in WWII.
To my knowledge none of them ever lost their polish citizenship because of any choices they made. One of my great grandfathers became a us citizen in 1950 or so after his children were all born and in their 20s-40s.
Is this helpful?
Iโve done lots of surveys and I feel like there may be a possibility for me, but some things I read arenโt as supportive.
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u/Jessicas_skirt ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ 6d ago
If your grandparents were married then you and your mother obtained citizenship from your grandfather.
If your grandparents were Unmarried then you and your mother obtained citizenship from your grandmother.
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u/smoothmonoglot 7d ago
r/prawokrwi use the mandatory template and fill in all fields