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Do I have to revoke of my original citizenship?
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 1:52 pm
by bzing
Hi I was thinking of applying for a british citizenship, but I've heard that if I want to have british citizenship I have to renounce from my polish citizenship, is that true? I'd always thought before that I can keep my polish citizenship and have british as well. Does one can have dual european citizenships through naturalisation or is this possible only when you're born to parents of both citizenships?
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 4:31 pm
by Plum70
You need to find our what the Polish law is on dual citizenship.
The UK has no restrictions on how many citizenships one can have and there is no requirement to renounce one's original citizenship once naturalised as British.
Re: Do I have to revoke of my original citizenship?
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:47 pm
by Amber
bzing wrote:Hi I was thinking of applying for a british citizenship, but I've heard that if I want to have british citizenship I have to renounce from my polish citizenship, is that true? I'd always thought before that I can keep my polish citizenship and have british as well. Does one can have dual european citizenships through naturalisation or is this possible only when you're born to parents of both citizenships?
See dual citizenship for Poland here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_nat ... itizenship as far as I can see, although its not officially allowed, it's tolerated providing you don't express your British citizenship whilst in Poland.
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 8:58 pm
by Padi123
I am Polish and do have a dual citizenship, so therefore its allowed I suppose
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 2:42 pm
by bzing
Padi123 wrote:I am Polish and do have a dual citizenship, so therefore its allowed I suppose
You mean you first had only polish citizenship at first and then applied for a british thus gaining a second one and not losing polish one? I don't know why I've heard from someone that you have to renounce from polish citizenship if you want british.
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 4:58 pm
by Padi123
bzing wrote:Padi123 wrote:I am Polish and do have a dual citizenship, so therefore its allowed I suppose
You mean you first had only polish citizenship at first and then applied for a british thus gaining a second one and not losing polish one? I don't know why I've heard from someone that you have to renounce from polish citizenship if you want british.
Exactly. Just about 5 months ago I was completely a polish citizen. I had the naturalization in April and did not have to renounce my former nationality, unlike Indian people for instance.