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| Region | Poland |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Start Date | Jul 28, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On July 28, 2026. Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK) issued a ruling against a regulation of Minister of Digital Affairs about document template of trancription of same sex marriage certificate made abroad (which introduces fields for 'first/second spouse' instead of 'woman/man'). However, Polish government rejected the ruling as illegitimate, and announced that on August 23rd, it will proceed the regulation. |
| Sources | https://www.gov.pl/web/cyfryzacja/transkrypcja-zagranicznych-aktow-malzenstwa--rowne-traktowanie-dla-wszystkich-obywateli https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/tk-niekonstytucyjne-rozporzadzenie-w-zakresie-wzorow-dokumentow-ws-aktow-malzenstw https://pl.euronews.com/europa/2026/07/28/tk-transkrypcja-aktow-malzenstw-jednoplciowych-zawartych-za-granica-niezgodna-z-polska-kon https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-transkrypcje-aktow-malzenstw-jednoplciowych-zapadla-decyzja,nId,23520794 https://www.inforlex.pl/dok/tresc,FOB0000000000007610006,Transkrypcja-zagranicznych-aktow-malzenstwa-par-jednoplciowych-wzory-dokumentow-USC.html |
Revision History (3)
edited by Sbr. Some clearing of data since the last author did not understand the whole picture of situation
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| Value | Banned | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
| Description | Poland's highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal on Tuesday overturned a law that would have led to the legal recognition of same-sex spouses who married in other EU member states and subsequently moved to Poland. | On July 28, 2026. Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK) issued a ruling against a regulation of Minister of Digital Affairs about document template of trancription of same sex marriage certificate made abroad (which introduces fields for 'first/second spouse' instead of 'woman/man'). However, Polish government rejected the ruling as illegitimate, and announced that on August 23rd, it will proceed the regulation. |
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| Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/poland-top-court-rejects-recognizing-eu-same-sex-marriages/a-78146379 https://trybunal.gov.pl/postepowanie-i-orzeczenia/wyroki/art/zmiana-rozporzadzenia-ministra-cyfryzacji-w-zakresie-w-jakim-wprowadza-wzory-dokumentow-przeznaczonych-do-sporzadzania-i-wydawania-odpisow-aktow-malzenstwa-dotyczacych-malzenstw-zawartych-za-granica-4 | https://www.gov.pl/web/cyfryzacja/transkrypcja-zagranicznych-aktow-malzenstwa--rowne-traktowanie-dla-wszystkich-obywateli https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/tk-niekonstytucyjne-rozporzadzenie-w-zakresie-wzorow-dokumentow-ws-aktow-malzenstw https://pl.euronews.com/europa/2026/07/28/tk-transkrypcja-aktow-malzenstw-jednoplciowych-zawartych-za-granica-niezgodna-z-polska-kon https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/kraj/news-transkrypcje-aktow-malzenstw-jednoplciowych-zapadla-decyzja,nId,23520794 https://www.inforlex.pl/dok/tresc,FOB0000000000007610006,Transkrypcja-zagranicznych-aktow-malzenstwa-par-jednoplciowych-wzory-dokumentow-USC.html |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | Jul 28, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Poland's highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal on Tuesday overturned a law that would have led to the legal recognition of same-sex spouses who married in other EU member states and subsequently moved to Poland. |
| Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/poland-top-court-rejects-recognizing-eu-same-sex-marriages/a-78146379 https://trybunal.gov.pl/postepowanie-i-orzeczenia/wyroki/art/zmiana-rozporzadzenia-ministra-cyfryzacji-w-zakresie-w-jakim-wprowadza-wzory-dokumentow-przeznaczonych-do-sporzadzania-i-wydawania-odpisow-aktow-malzenstwa-dotyczacych-malzenstw-zawartych-za-granica-4 |