Acquiring Polish citizenship by the power of law
Polish citizenship is obtained by a minor child by the power of law, if:
- at least one of the parents has Polish citizenship at the time of the birth of the child (the right of blood), or
- was born on the territory of Poland and their parents are unknown, do not have any citizenship or their citizenship is undefined (the law of the land).
A child acquires Polish citizenship if it has been found in Poland and its parents are unknown.
If a minor foreigner, before reaching the age of 16, was adopted by a person or people having Polish citizenship, it is assumed that the foreigner acquired Polish citizenship on the day of birth.