This was wonderfully informative, thank you! My daughter and I are both currently applying for Polish citizenship. Both my parents were born in Poland and were among those Poles who ended up in the Soviet gulag during WW2. They were also among those Poles who were allowed to leave Siberia to join the British 8th Army. In doing so, they were rendered 'stateless' by the Stalinist regime, as Mr Nowak alluded to. Anyway, I'm now in my 60s, but as a teenager I fell in love with Poland and would spend many summers with family there. Eventually I even continued my education in Poland. Although I certainly appreciate the idea of a Polish passport providing me with additional access to the EU (which is no small thing), for me personally, the fact is that I would love to reside in Poland for the remainder of my life. Poland is the land of my heritage and roots, and it would mean a lot to me to be able to live out my days there. Cheers!
This was wonderfully informative, thank you! My daughter and I are both currently applying for Polish citizenship. Both my parents were born in Poland and were among those Poles who ended up in the Soviet gulag during WW2. They were also among those Poles who were allowed to leave Siberia to join the British 8th Army. In doing so, they were rendered 'stateless' by the Stalinist regime, as Mr Nowak alluded to. Anyway, I'm now in my 60s, but as a teenager I fell in love with Poland and would spend many summers with family there. Eventually I even continued my education in Poland. Although I certainly appreciate the idea of a Polish passport providing me with additional access to the EU (which is no small thing), for me personally, the fact is that I would love to reside in Poland for the remainder of my life. Poland is the land of my heritage and roots, and it would mean a lot to me to be able to live out my days there. Cheers!
Very informative and excellent interview, thank you!
I am Polish. I want to be formally recognised as such. In honour of my great grandfather and all our family suffered. For them I will return home 🇵🇱
Excellent podcast. This is all the information I was looking for. Thank you
Extremely interesting