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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've looked into it.  It can get a little tricky because borders have moved.

For instance, my grandparents were Polish, and came over to America in the late 1800s when all these present-day-countries were under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, after WW2 the lines were redrawn and their villages are now in the Western Ukraine. So does that mean we look toward Polish citizenship or Ukrainian?  Messy![/quote]

Also in the case of Poland if your ancestors went through US naturalization or was conscripted into the Russian/Austrian/Prussian army it can also disqualify you. If an ancestor served in US military it *could* also disqualify you. Ancestors didn’t return to Poland when it re-emerged on the European map? Likely a disqualifier.

For PP they’d likely have to go through Ukraine because people eg, east of the border lines drawn after WWI and WWII were excluded / stripped of Polish citizenship.

Hungary a decade or so ago was the back door for many people. They had the loosest requirements. 🤷‍♀️ [/quote]

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