[1][2] Its provisions cover a range of Polish citizenship issues, including dual citizenship; acquisition by law (including birth, grant, recognition, and restoration); loss; status of minors vis-a-vis parents; and various processes and regulations.

Polish citizenship is bestowed upon stateless children over sixteen years of age only with their consent.

However, historically, because the newly independent Poland comprised lands from Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary, who became a Polish citizen was unclear.

Article 2 of the Polish Citizenship Act of 1920 referred back to the residency laws of these former states, and also "international treaties".

[5] Thus, not all ethnic Poles could claim Polish citizenship if they had left Poland before the country became an independent state in 1918.

Renunciation of Polish citizenship requires a petition with extensive supporting documentation subject to the approval of the President of Poland.

[8] Administrative processing of the petition can take up to several years and the President's decision is final and cannot be appealed in court.

The High Court in Warsaw accepted a petition filed by Baruch-Natan Yagil, who was forced to leave Poland in 1968, and ruled that the Polish government erred in revoking the plaintiff's citizenship, and should restore it, and issue him a Polish passport.

During a 2006 visit to Israel, President Lech Kaczyński promised to restore Polish citizenship.

No blanket legislation covering the issue exists, but when applying for the confirmation of their Polish citizenship, these Jews and their offspring will usually get a positive result in the first instance or the second one, in an appeal to the ministry of interior.

The QNI considers, in addition, to travel freedom on internal factors such as peace & stability, economic strength, and human development as well.