... you or your ascendants did not repatriate from the territory of ...

[Rachel Adams]

Does "repatriate from" mean "leave"?


"People who are eligible for Karta Polaka need to confirm in writing that you or your ascendants did not repatriate from the territory of the Republic of Poland or the Polish People's Republic."

It's from the website about Polish citizenship.

Is Karta Polaka for you? - Polaron

By Emily Hussain Karta Polaka is a program by the Polish government available for people of Polish heritage to confirm their Polish nationality. Originally established in the 1970s and aimed at former Eastern Bloc citizens with Polish ancestry, it has recently been expanded for all countries of...

polaron.com.au

 

[Tarheel]

I don't think so. It's available to anybody anywhere. What it does mean is a mystery to me.

I guess they think people know what that means. I guess they also think people know what "ascendants" means.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think it's a very poor translation. I suspect they meant something like "People applying/eligible for a Karta Polaka must confirm in writing that they have never been deported/removed from ...". However, it's legal terminology so you would need an expert in Polish immigration law to get a definitive answer.

 

[Tarheel]

Does "repatriate" mean something like "deport"?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's similar inasmuch as it means to be transported from a country other than your own (home) country back to your own (home) country.

For example, if I were on holiday in France and had a major medical emergency, after initial treatment my insurance company might be liable for repatriating me back to the UK if I'm too ill to continue my holiday.

If a foreign national in the UK is convicted of a crime, after serving their prison sentence, they would be either deported (a legal immigration term) or repatriated. Both involve being forcibly removed from the UK but deportation carries further restrictions on re-entry.

 

[Tarheel]

Well, it's not an everyday word. In fact, the odds are that I will never see it again.

They didn't have me as a consultant on that project, and it shows.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's pretty common in BrE, especially when talking about insurance cover. It's always important to make sure travel insurance includes repatriation cover.