A United Kingdom (UK) national may prove their nationality status in several ways, as UK citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration, or naturalisation. The list below presents the catalogue of accepted evidence of nationality status, as compiled by the Office for Foreigners (UDSC) in consultation with the UK Home Office:
British Citizens (excluding those from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
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Retention or possession of the right of residence in specific situations that also apply to United Kingdom nationals:
From 1 January 2021, new residence documents are issued to UK nationals and UK nationals’ family members after the end of the transition period provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement.
These documents confirm the holder’s rights as a Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary for the purposes of border crossing and residence in Poland.
The documents contain an annotation referencing the Withdrawal Agreement: “Art. 50 TEU, Art. 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement.”
Applications for these documents can be submitted from January 1, 2021.
List of documents confirming the right of residence in Poland for UK nationals for a period exceeding 3 months:
Employees or Self-Employed Persons:
The category of a Family Member of a UK National includes the following persons, regardless of nationality:
• the spouse
• the civil partner or durable partner with whom the EU citizen has contracted a registered partnership under the legislation of a Member State, if the legislation of the host Member State treats registered partnerships as equivalent to marriage, and under the conditions laid down in the relevant legislation of the host Member State;
A UK national (United Kingdom national) refers to a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as defined in the declaration made by the Government of the United Kingdom as of 31 December 1982 regarding the definition of the term “nationals” (Official Journal of the EU C 23 of 28.01.1983, p. 1), and Declaration No.
British frontier worker — a UK national who before 31 December 2020 performed work or carried out other gainful activity on a self-employed basis within the territory of the Republic of Poland and was not subject to the obligation to register their residence (due to not residing in that territory), and who continues to perform such work or conduct such activity in Poland after that date, while still not residing in the territory.
A UK national or a family member of the UK national who is entitled under the Withdrawal Agreement to continue their stay in Poland after the transition period under the same conditions as before, provided that:
– they exercised the right of residence in Poland in accordance with EU law before the end of the transition period (this also applies to the United Kingdom citizens who entered Poland after the date of Brexit but before the end of the transition period);
– they continue to reside in Poland.