Under Article 6(1) of the Repatriation Act, evidence confirming Polish origin may include documents issued by Polish state authorities or church authorities, as well as by the authorities of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), relating to the foreigner or their parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents, in particular:
• Polish identity documents;
• Vital records (civil registry records) or their duplicates, or baptism certificates confirming the relationship with Polishness;
• documents confirming the completion of military service in the Polish Armed Forces, containing an entry informing about Polish nationality;
• documents confirming deportation or imprisonment, containing an entry indicating Polish nationality;
• identity documents or other official documents containing an entry indicating Polish nationality;
In accordance with Article 6(2) of the Repatriation Act, other documents may also be evidence of Polish origin, in particular:
• documents on the rehabilitation of a deported person containing an entry indicating Polish nationality;
• documents confirming persecution on the grounds of Polish origin.
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