Karta Polaka extraterritorial -> Art. 30 ust. 1 pkt 7 progression

Example scenarios

• ELIGIBLE — Karta Polaka issued under 2017 amendment; pobyt staly Art 195 ust 1 pkt 9 zero-fee; 1y + B1 PCJP + Art 30 ust 1 pkt 7. Total ~26-33 months. PLN 2,800.

  2017 amendment Dz.U. 2017 poz. 2282 ethnic-identity-alone (5+y ZPB membership; no ancestor citizenship-proof required). 2016 amendment Wojewoda Podlaski Bialystok in-Poland decisive post-2020. Art 36 ust 2 + Art 31 pkt 2 favorable for post-2020 opposition.

• TWO ALTERNATIVES: (1) Karta Polaka 24-30mo PLN 3,600; (2) Repatriation Act 2000 6-12mo PLN 2,000 (ex-lege upon border crossing under wiza krajowa). Maria fits CORE Asian USSR eligibility per Dz.U. 2025 poz. 921 narrowing.

  Asian USSR cohort (KZ/KG/TJ/TM/UZ + Asian RFSR) directed to Repatriation Act 2000 via Art 4 ust 1 ex-lege + Art 5 ust 1 3-generation default. Budget 35M PLN/year for 900-1,000 repatriants/year. Daughter must apply independently (Karta is INDIVIDUAL).

• KARTA POLAKA path recommended — 24-30 months vs Pomoc + refugee Uznanie alternative (84+ months ~7y). Post-2016 in-Poland Wojewoda Malopolski Krakow; 2017 ethnic-identity-alone gateway via Towarzystwo 4y exceeds 3y. PLN 2,500.

  2017 amendment Dz.U. 2017 poz. 2282 ethnic-identity-alone via 3+y cultural-organization. 2016 amendment Wojewoda Malopolski. Pomoc Act temp-protection (PL-VC-C-002 retroactive). Olena loses Pomoc benefits upon Karta. PL-VC-B1-001 HIGH pkt 7.

• NOT ELIGIBLE — Karta Polaka structurally UNAVAILABLE for existing Polish citizens. Art. 7 ust. 1 + Art. 17 statutory exclusion. Scenario illustrates eligibility edge case + cohort triple-track.

  TRIPLE-CONCURRENT for Wilenszczyzna: (a) Polish citizenship PL-DSC-03 Art 55-58; (b) PL-LT 1994 Traktat Art 14-15 minority rights; (c) Karta Polaka (theoretically pre-citizenship). Cohort-distinctive; only Wilenszczyzna have all three concurrently. Karta surrendered upon citizenship.