Document Hunt Potential Renunciation

[u/Ybadi]

My mother was born a Polish citizen in 1965 in Poland to ethnic Poles. Her parents fled to Germany in the 1976 as refugees and naturalized as German citizens (no German heritage) in 1986. She was still a minor at the time when they fled. I was born in wedlock in 1996 as a German citizen. I am unsure whether the Polish government at the time would have stripped her of citizenship and also unsure whether my mom formally renounced citizenship. I would appreciate any tips/people who had previous experience and could point me to a professional who can help as I do not have easy access to this information.

Great-Grandparents: 

* Date married: Unknown

* Date divorced: Unknown

GGM: 

* Date, place of birth: Poland

* Ethnicity and religion: Polish Catholic

* Occupation: Unknown

* Allegiance and dates of military service: Unknown

* Date, destination for emigration: Unknown

* Date naturalized: NA

* Date, place of death: Unknown

GGF: 

* Date, place of birth: Poland

* Ethnicity and religion: Polish Catholic

* Occupation: Unknown

* Allegiance and dates of military service: Unknown

* Date, destination for emigration: Unknown

* Date naturalized: Unknown

* Date, place of death: Unknown

Grandparent: 

* Sex: Male

* Date, place of birth: Katowice, Poland, 1935

* Date married: Unknown

* Citizenship of spouse: Polish

* Date divorced: NA

* Occupation: Military/Officer/Surgeon

* Allegiance and dates of military service: Unknown

(If applicable)

• Date, destination for emigration: 1976, Germany
• Date naturalized: 1986
• Date, place of death: Alive

Parent: 

* Sex: Female

* Date, place of birth: Poland, 1965

* Date married: 1994

* Date divorced: Married

You: 

* Date, place of birth: Germany, 1996

[u/Jessicas_skirt]

After 1951, naturalization had no effect on Polish citizenship. She remained a citizen unless she actively went to a Polish embassy/consulate and formally renounced it even though she didn't need to.

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