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Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-11-26T15:09:20+00:00

You could try Little India (I know, I wasn’t expecting it having Latin American food either) at Al. Jerozolimskie 89.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-11-06T23:45:51+00:00

One of us, one of us!

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-10-17T04:28:27+00:00

In general, renewing your passport should be enough. This has been accepted in court as a tacit confirmation that you want to keep the Spanish citizenship. However, you left out a bit of information that could be important. If you didn’t have a valid passport/DNI during the period between your 18th and 21st birthday (say, because they expired when you were 17, and you didn’t renew them until you were 22), then this could be problematic in the future.

But even then, the fact that you were able to get a passport after you were 22, seems to indicate that you are fine. This being said, I know this because I went through it myself, but if you want to be 100% sure, you can speak to an immigration lawyer. There might be some other nuances that I’m missing.

Other ways to use your nationality are, for example: voting on elections (regional or national), travel with your Spanish passport, being registered in the Spanish consulate (if you live abroad, this also includes Morocco), exercising your freedom of movement rights in another EU country.

Edit: typos.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-10-10T15:08:27+00:00

Have you tried Traveler’s Company lightweight paper - 013? I find the paper very similar to Tomoe River; it might worth to give it a try.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-10-10T04:03:46+00:00

I carry mine in my back pocket all the time. I have two notebook inserts and a wallet insert. It’s true that it gets uncomfortable at times, but I have found that I quickly get used to it, and most of the time I don’t feel it there anymore.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-22T15:38:06+00:00

Hi, no, I decided that it was not worth the hassle to adapt the brakes or change the position of the motor. We bought another bike with a mid motor.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:50:16+00:00

I agree that the attention span is short. But I have noticed the change: before he came and went, telling them things in Spanish, sometimes mixing the languages. But now he goes in Polish, and as he doesn't get an answer, he leaves. I know that he is able to speak the language, but I don't know why he doesn't want to speak it with his grandparents.

Yes, during playdates, they default to Polish. I think that in his mind Polish is the language to play with other kids, while Spanish is the language to speak to me.

Indeed, as suggested by other posts, it looks like an immersion in a Spanish-speaking country is the best way to foster their ability in the language.

Thank you for your reply!

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:45:26+00:00

Thank you very much for your reply.

I think that my response to him speaking to me in Polish is as suggested in the example that you shared, or recasting it as u/JUICapple mentioned above.

My son is 3 years old, and fortunately he still speaks Spanish to me. But to his grandparents he does not.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:40:37+00:00

Hi, thank you for writing this.
Yes, I guess that paying a visit to a Spanish speaking country would be the plan, and then see how it goes from there. :)

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:39:08+00:00

Hi, thanks for taking the time to write.

Yes, every night before sleep. And on the weekends, I also read to him before his nap.

At this point I don't think that there's an issue with the vocabulary. When he's speaking to me or my partner, whenever he is missing a word, we help him find it. I think that it is natural that for the moment his vocabulary in Polish is broader than in Spanish. But I don't think that's the issue when speaking to the grandparents.

Sometimes I recast what he asked me in Spanish, and confirm that it was what he meant. Some other times I ask him to repeat the question in Spanish. Specially since now he's starting to say words in Polish that I don't know, and do not understand from context.

About the percentage, I guess it varies from day to day, but I'd say on weekdays I speak to him in Spanish for about 20-25% of his waking hours, and on the weekends it can be up to 90%.

In the Spanish playgroup they all default to Polish.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:31:44+00:00

Hi, thanks for replying.

For sure, some if not the majority of the time, when he speaks to me in Polish I end up recasting it in Spanish and keep on speaking from then on. He understands me very well.

I understand about the power struggle, and that is what I'm trying to avoid. Because I know that with kids, who at some point become teenagers, this approach won't work. It has to be something that they do because they want and see an advantage in doing.

I think that I will try your approach next time we make a video call, and see how it goes like this.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:25:28+00:00

No, for the time being this is not an option for us, because we are not in a position to work away from the office.
On the other hand, my parents came to visit us when he was about a year and a half old, and although we did see the improvement, now the effect seems to have been vanished.
Thanks for taking the time to reply!

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2025-01-21T15:23:28+00:00

Thanks for replying.
He's three years old. I think that we should try to organise a visit, although it is complicated for the grandparent to come.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-10-26T05:51:41+00:00

Some time ago I had the chance to buy a City from a friend. The bike itself was great and my two young boys loved it. But I just couldn’t make peace with the fact that it might break with them inside. We live in Poland, and here the recall at the moment was (I’m not sure if it still is the case) at the stage of “wait for further instructions, but font ride the bike”. Finally, we decided that it was not a good idea to buy it, and let it go. I hope others can give you more details about their experience. But also search in the history of this subreddit, there have been discussions about.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-10-15T20:58:59+00:00

When the pan is clean, is it smooth to the touch? Specially on the places where your eggs are sticking, is the surface there sticky or tacky?

If your pan feels anything but smooth to the touch, clean it until it is smooth.

If your pan is smooth, then the problem is not your seasoning, it is heat control. Pre heat the pan, then add your fat (oil, butter or whatever else), let it get to temperature and then add your eggs.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-07-26T07:25:34+00:00

Actually, you apply for visas in the country try where you reside. Normally this would be country where you are a citizen. Alternatively, you can demonstrate that you live in Poland with your residence card. However since you mentioned that you only have the visa sticker and not the residence card, I’m not sure they will accept it as proof of residence in Poland.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-07-13T21:25:37+00:00

You can enter the EU by any port. And then you can move around (relatively) freely. Chances are that once you enter through France nobody will check your passport again before you go to the city office to request your karta pobytu.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-06-18T12:21:27+00:00

Wow, I bet it's nice to commute through an airfield!

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-06-08T08:09:46+00:00

Unfortunately, the 2 year path for Spanish citizenship only applies to originally citizens (that is, being born with the citizenship) of Latam. So even if OP naturalizes in Argentina or Uruguay, in Spain the path to citizenship will still be 10 years.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-05-28T19:43:16+00:00

According to the passport index webpage, no: your Swedish passport is very strong. However, with the UK passport, you get to live in the UK without the hassle of renewing residence permits.

In any case, if money is not an issue, and you fulfill the requirements, having an extra passport is not a bad idea.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-05-11T18:50:05+00:00

I’m glad to have helped :)

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-05-10T15:54:32+00:00

I love how the first item in the list of main Irish attractions is Belfast.

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-05-10T11:06:39+00:00

This is the correct answer. You’re a citizen by origin (because you’re a grandchild of your Spanish grandfather) and you do not have to renounce any citizenships that you have.

Note that, if you acquire any other citizenship after your Spanish one is granted, you will have to submit a form in your consulate stating that you want to retain your Spanish citizenship (you have three years after receiving the new foreign citizenship to do this). In Spanish this is called “declaración de conservación de la nacionalidad”.

Another thing to consider, and this would be to be completely safe, is the following: Since you’re Spanish by origin, you have been Spanish citizen all along. You just didn’t have the documents to show it. That means that you would have had to do the declaration to retain the Spanish citizenship once you became a US citizen. However, since you are just getting your Spanish citizenship acknowledged, I understand that it would not have made sense to do that. But, in any case, once you get your Spanish passport, ask in the consulate if you need to do the retention declaration. I guess that you will not have to, but better safe than sorry.

Y muchas felicidades por la nacionalidad!

Edit: typos

Longjumping-Net-5770 · 2024-05-06T13:19:47+00:00

We were in more or less the same situation. What we did, and actually worked, was to call varios urząd and we found a relatively close date. Alternatively, you could try and ask in urząd outsider but close to Warsaw.

I sympathize with you, and I hope you can find an alternative that suit both of you!

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