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treaties". Those without a right to Polish citizenship were considered to have only "Polish origins" but not citizenship. Thus, not all ethnic Poles could claim Polish citizenship if they had left Poland before the country became an independent state in 1918. Also, there can be no break in Polish citizenship between the emigrant ancestor and the descendant. If the applicant's ancestor lost Polish citizenship, such as by becoming a citizen of another country before 1951, the descendant did not inherit Polish citizenship through that ancestor. Application for "Confirmation of
Possession or Loss of Polish Citizenship" can be made through Polish embassies or consulates abroad.
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524:, but possession of another citizenship is tolerated since there are no penalties for its possession alone. However, penalties exist for exercising foreign citizenship, such as identifying oneself to Polish authorities using a foreign identification document. Serving in a foreign military does not require permission of Polish military authorities, if the person resides in that foreign country and has its citizenship.
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532:(Poland suspended compulsory military service on December 5, 2008 by the order of the Minister of Defence and compulsory military service was formally abolished when the Polish parliament amended conscription law on January 9, 2009; the law came into effect on February 11). In addition, such individuals are not entitled to consular protection of their home country under Article 36 of the
1069:: a right to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of other Member States when in a non-EU Member State, if there are no diplomatic or consular authorities from the citizen's own state (Article 23): this is due to the fact that not all member states maintain embassies in every country in the world (14 countries have only one embassy from an EU state).
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returned to Poland afterwards due to the different agreements of repatriation that were signed between the USSR and Poland (e.g., in 1945 and 1956), then they regained their Polish citizenship. In fact, every Pole that became a Soviet citizen and did not take advantage of the opportunity to come back to Poland due to these agreements, lost their Polish citizenship.
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the case based on the evidence presented by the applicant, it does not have to be considered immediately, as in the case of recognizing a foreigner as a Polish citizen. Individuals applying for citizenship are obliged to substantiate their application and to provide important reasons why they should be granted Polish citizenship.
657:. When in a non-EU country where there is no Polish embassy, Polish citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country. Polish citizens can live and work in any country within the EU as a result of the right of free movement and residence granted in
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Persons entering the
Republic of Poland for temporary visits on the basis of United States passports containing Polish entry visas will, in the period for which temporary visitor status has been accorded (in conformity with the visa's validity), be considered United States citizens by the appropriate
536:. The only exception is when a bilateral consular agreement calls for recognition of the expatriate citizenship, regardless of the allegations of Polish citizenship raised by Poland. Such an agreement was negotiated in the 1972 Consular Convention between the United States and Poland providing that:
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Poland treats nationals of other countries whom it considers Polish citizens as if they were solely Polish. Because Polish citizenship is determined by the citizenship of a Polish parent without any explicit limitation for the number of generations elapsed abroad for descendants of Polish emigrants,
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It is possible to obtain a permit for permanent or temporary residence in Poland, provided that the applicant intends to reside in Poland and not in another country. Polish law does not permit the acquisition of a temporary or permanent residence permit in Poland for an applicant intending on living
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The
President of Poland can grant Polish citizenship on any conditions. The procedure for granting Polish citizenship by the President may take quite a long time, because the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Code do not apply to such cases. This means that even if it is possible to review
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Marriage to a Polish citizen does not constitute a sufficient basis for Polish citizenship. To obtain Polish citizenship, a foreigner must remain married to a Polish citizen for a period of at least 3 years and have stayed in Poland legally and uninterruptedly for at least 2 years under a permanent
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A person who obtained a foreign citizenship (non Polish) due to the changes of the borders after World War II, or had
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Latvian, or Estonian citizenship in 1951 had lost their Polish citizenship (see clause 4 of the second law). Nonetheless, if the ex-Pole
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The issue of citizenship of children whose parents had different nationalities was regulated not only in the provisions of the Act on Polish
Citizenship, but also in the international agreements ratified by Poland in the field of citizenship. This means that, in such a case, the provisions of the
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The law from 1920 allows for citizenship to pass from father to his born-out-of-wedlock child only if the father declared his paternity before the child turned 18 and only in front of Polish authorities. Hence, without an original birth certificate with the father's name it might be difficult to
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revoke their Polish one. Public work and army register will always cause the loss of citizenship. Therefore, an adult unmarried woman has lost her citizenship on obtaining foreign citizenship before 1951, because they had no military duty in Poland. Married women stayed under the "protection" of
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A person who joined a foreign army (even if never served but was only conscripted on paper), worked in a public job in a foreign country (very wide and volatile definition for that but this includes: teacher, religious leader, postman and even in a territory not defined as a country like
British
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promised to restore Polish citizenship. No blanket legislation covering the issue exists, but when applying for the confirmation of their Polish citizenship, these Jews and their offspring will usually get a positive result in the first instance or the second one, in an appeal to the ministry of
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Between 1918 and 1951, acquisition of another citizenship caused the loss of Polish citizenship. Polish citizenship was also lost through service in another country's military or acceptance of a "public office" in another country. However, under the "military paradox" rule, males who had not
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The law from 1962 allows for citizenship to pass from father to his born-out-of-wedlock child only if the father declared his paternity within one year from birth. Hence, such children of only a Polish father (mother is not Polish) born when this law was in force must show an original birth
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However, historically, because the newly independent Poland comprised lands from
Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary, who became a Polish citizen was unclear. Article 2 of the Polish Citizenship Act of 1920 referred back to the residency laws of these former states, and also "international
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In order to confirm the citizenship of a person who left before 1951, it will be easier to prove that they left Poland after the first law from 1920 entered into force. Otherwise it will be difficult to prove their Polish citizenship. If the parents stayed in Poland after 1920 it might
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certificate or a paternity declaration signed before they turned one year old (in Israel, this declaration is usually done in the hospital, when registering as the newborn's father and it is saved in the archives of the
Ministry of Interior and a copy of it can be issued on request).
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of Polish citizenship requires a petition with extensive supporting documentation subject to the approval of the
President of Poland. Administrative processing of the petition can take up to several years and the President's decision is final and cannot be appealed in court.
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between 1958 and 1984, and who normally became
Israeli citizens on arrival (based on the Israeli "Law of Return" for those of Jewish descent), lost Polish citizenship automatically. They and their descendants may be eligible to acquire Polish citizenship by
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Polish authorities for the purpose of ensuring the consular protection provided for in Article 29 of the Convention and the right of departure without further documentation, regardless of whether they may possess the citizenship of the Republic of Poland.
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Its provisions cover a range of Polish citizenship issues, including dual citizenship; acquisition by law (including birth, grant, recognition, and restoration); loss; status of minors vis-a-vis parents; and various processes and regulations.
888:"ROZPORZĄDZENIE PREZYDENTA RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ z dnia 14 marca 2000 r. w sprawie szczegółowego trybu postępowania w sprawach o nadanie lub wyrażenie zgody na zrzeczenie się obywatelstwa polskiego oraz wzorów zaświadczeń i wniosków"
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Palestine) or received any foreign citizenship prior to the entry into force of the law of 1951 – loses their citizenship immediately, and if a married man, also his wife and minor children (younger than 18) lose their citizenship.
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accepted a petition filed by Baruch-Natan Yagil, who was forced to leave Poland in 1968, and ruled that the Polish government erred in revoking the plaintiff's citizenship, and should restore it, and issue him a Polish passport.
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residence permit, and their knowledge of Polish language must be documented. However, to obtain a permanent residence permit, the foreigner must first obtain a temporary residence permit based on marriage to a Polish citizen.
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On the other hand, in the case of men there are two conditions which need to prevail: men who both got foreign citizenship and passed the age of Polish military duty (50 since the law changed on 29 May 1950) had lost their
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Polish Citizenship Act were not applied. In the 60s and 70s Poland signed with some countries of Central and Eastern Europe the conventions on avoidance of multiple nationality from which it withdrew in the 90s and 2000s.
704:, which focuses on external factors including travel freedom. The QNI considers, in addition, to travel freedom on internal factors such as peace & stability, economic strength, and human development as well.
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that did not allow them to return, and their properties expropriated by the state, the mostly Holocaust survivors and their children emigrated to Israel, the United States, Denmark, Sweden, and elsewhere.
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which may create problems for individuals of Polish descent born abroad who, in spite of having no ties to Poland, are nevertheless subject to all obligations of Polish citizenship, formerly including
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A child born to a Polish parent is automatically a Polish citizen at birth. It is irrelevant where the child is born. Citizenship can generally be claimed only by descendants of Polish citizens.
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Starting in 1968, the former communist regime initiated an antisemitic campaign that forced out of Poland from 15,000 to 20,000 Polish Jews, who were stripped of their Polish citizenship.
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completed compulsory military service to Poland, unless somehow excused from the obligation, could not lose Polish citizenship as above. (See Art. 11 of the 1920 Polish Citizenship law.)
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Travelers to Poland who have Polish ancestors are advised to obtain in writing a statement from a Polish Consulate as to whether or not they will face any obligations in Poland, such as
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as Polish citizens" that they are required to "enter and exit Poland on a Polish passport" and will not be "allowed to leave Poland until a new Polish passport has been obtained".
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Polish citizenship and nationality law is set out in the Polish Citizenship Act of 2009, which was published on 14 February 2012, and became law in its entirety on 15 August 2012.
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Jews and Israelis who were invited to Warsaw to mark the 40th anniversary of Poland's purging of the Jews on 8 March 1968, will be given back their Polish citizenship.
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A person born before the 1951 law entered into force may inherit only the Polish citizenship of their father if their parents were married, or their mother-otherwise.
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By recognition. A foreigner is recognized as Polish, if they ask for it, know the Polish language, are not a security risk, and meet one of the following criteria:
1987:
689:. In 2024, Polish citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 189 countries and territories, ranking the Polish passport 7th in the world according to the
1977:
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Polish citizenship may also be acquired through the final adoption of a minor under the age of 16 by a Polish citizen, and is deemed retroactive to birth.
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in other countries. Under a particularly strict enforcement policy, named by the Polish expatriate community the "passport trap", citizens of the
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born in Poland acquires Polish citizenship when both parents are unknown, or when their citizenship cannot be established, or if determined to be
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as Soviet citizens and later, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, acquired the citizenship of one of the resulting countries:
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which can grant some rights of Polish citizenship to people of Polish descent who do not have Polish citizenship and who reside in ex-USSR.
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599:. The governments of the United States and Canada have issued travel warnings for Poland, still in effect in February 2007, to those "who
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The issue of losing one's citizenship before 1962 is complex, and the different principles of the law governing it are the following:
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Visa requirements for Polish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of
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parent acquire Polish citizenship irrespective of place of birth. Besides other things, Polish citizenship entitles the person to a
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status, and have a stable and regular source of income, and own or rent an apartment or house.
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Under the 2009 law, a foreigner may be naturalized as a Polish citizen in the following ways:
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who were residing outside Poland, unless they had a Polish spouse who was resident in Poland.
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List of States Parties to the conventions on the avoidance of cases of multiple nationality
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Special rules exist concerning the acquisition and loss of Polish citizenship before 1962:
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However, since Poland abolished visa requirements for United States citizens in 1991,
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Since 1962, Polish law, including the Constitution, has not allowed the government to
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By restoration. Applies to people who lost Polish citizenship before 1 January 1999.
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their husband's citizenship and kept it as long as the husband didn't lose it.
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Poland has been enforcing with varying stringency its claims to citizenship
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1136:"Consolidated Version of the Treaty on the Function of the European Union"
973:"U.S. Department of State: Poland Bilateral, 24 U.S.T. 1231, May 31, 1972"
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from descendants of Polish emigrants and from recent refugees from Polish
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841:"Ustawa z dnia 20 stycznia 1920 r. o obywatelstwie Państwa Polskiego"
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were prevented from leaving Poland until they obtain a Polish
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The problems resulting for members of the Polish diaspora,
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In 2017, the Polish nationality is ranked twentieth in
390:. Polish citizenship was also revoked for citizens of
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Poles living in the East can apply for Polish Charter
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1175:"The 41 nationalities with the best quality of life"
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Their Polish passports confiscated, replaced with a
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Citizenship by naturalization / other than by birth
48:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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294:Lived in Poland for the last 2 years as a refugee.
1200:Polish citizenship – legal texts, Legislationline
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1055:Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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476:exempt from Polish army duty then only getting
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910:"Poland to return citizenship to purged Jews"
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1067:Rights abroad: Right to consular protection
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769:"Eligibility to Acquire Polish Citizenship"
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287:Lived in Poland for the last 2 years as a
280:Lived in Poland for the last 2 years as a
266:Lived in Poland for the last 3 years as a
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747:"Polish Citizenship Act of 2 April 2009"
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771:. polishcitizenship.net. Archived from
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157:An Act relating to Polish citizenship
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680:Visa requirements for Polish citizens
671:Visa requirements for Polish citizens
520:Polish law does not explicitly allow
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362:in 1945. Those individuals had been
46:adding citations to reliable sources
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959:"Strona nie istnieje [404]"
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1181:. 6 February 2016. Archived from
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665:Travel freedom of Polish citizens
629:Because Poland forms part of the
625:Citizenship of the European Union
397:Polish citizens who emigrated to
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1317:Democratic Republic of the Congo
1103:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
812:"Obywatelstwo Państwa Polskiego"
551:this provision no longer applies
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192:. Children born to at least one
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2462:Birth aboard aircraft and ships
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1663:St. Vincent and the Grenadines
916:. 5 March 2008. Archived from
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872:. ABConsulting. Archived from
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635:citizens of the European Union
1:
2663:Poland and the European Union
975:. 31 May 1972. Archived from
2580:British Overseas Territories
1179:Business Insider Deutschland
787:"The Polish Citizenship Act"
725:"The Polish Citizenship Act"
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7:
2450:Renunciation of citizenship
894:(in Polish). Archived from
847:(in Polish). Archived from
818:. Prawo.pl. 20 January 1920
753:(in Polish). Archived from
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659:Article 21 of the EU Treaty
633:, Polish citizens are also
334:Polish migrants before 1962
316:Naturalization by residence
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407:Loss of Polish citizenship
307:Naturalization by marriage
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1297:Central African Republic
1083:Central African Republic
1053:Article 20(2)(c) of the
1003:U.S. Department of State
948:accessed on Feb 17, 2007
933:accessed on June 3, 2017
321:in a different country.
57:"Polish nationality law"
2395:Commonwealth of Nations
702:Visa Restrictions Index
643:rights of free movement
415:someone's citizenship.
325:Naturalization by grant
2658:Polish nationality law
2209:Bosnia and Herzegovina
682:
647:have the right to vote
240:Citizenship by descent
186:Polish nationality law
123:Polish Citizenship Act
2592:Partially recognized.
1457:São Tomé and Príncipe
1161:Henley & Partners
1111:São Tomé and Príncipe
691:Henley Passport Index
678:
601:are or can be claimed
2531:Second-class citizen
2504:Multiple citizenship
1973:United Arab Emirates
1607:(Kingdom of Denmark)
1009:on 10 December 2013.
851:on 14 November 2018.
708:Notes and references
564:Polish citizenship (
291:, and are stateless.
211:Citizenship by birth
170:Government of Poland
138:Parliament of Poland
42:improve this article
2521:Permanent residency
2440:Loss of citizenship
2415:Caribbean Community
1668:Trinidad and Tobago
1653:St. Kitts and Nevis
1555:Antigua and Barbuda
1071:Antigua and Barbuda
655:European Parliament
478:foreign citizenship
179:Current legislation
1595:Dominican Republic
1185:on 17 August 2018.
979:on 6 November 2013
757:on 31 August 2012.
683:
639:European Union law
434:The High Court in
289:permanent resident
282:permanent resident
275:permanent resident
268:permanent resident
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1332:Equatorial Guinea
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698:Nationality Index
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2319:Marshall Islands
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516:Dual citizenship
346:In 1951, Poland
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