Map of the Pole - a document confirming that a person belongs to the Polish nation. You can get a card in your state, without leaving for Poland. The Pole card gives a person certain preferences of a non-civilian order, in particular, the opportunity to study and work legally, get a long-term visa, and engage in entrepreneurial activity in Poland.
Who is eligible to receive a Pole card?
A Pole card can be obtained by a person who has declared his belonging to the Polish people and meets certain requirements. The applicant for the document must consider the Polish language as his native language and know it at least at the minimum level. Importance is also given to the extent to which man knows and respects Polish customs.
The main requirement that Poland places on the "candidate for the Poles" is the presence of Polish relatives in a straight ascending line. Both the origin and the presence of Polish citizenship are counted. Only mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers (both) are taken into account.
Polish authorities may also consider a statement from a person who has been active in Polish organizations over the past three years. Such work includes the organization of events aimed at the preservation and development of culture and language or work for the benefit of the national idea.
A Pole card is issued to Poles living in Eastern Europe and not having citizenship or a residence permit in the Polish Republic. A person with special merits can receive the document directly from the hands of the consul, without confirming any information.
List of documents
Documents regarding the origin or citizenship of the applicant’s relatives must be submitted to the embassy. This can be Polish documents confirming the identity, acts of civil status, birth and baptism certificates. Documents confirming the fact of serving in military units, the fact of imprisonment, documents on rehabilitation, foreign documents indicating nationality, certificates issued by the public organization, official decisions issued on the basis of the law on repatriation are taken into account.
