Konitski  According to the  Code Napolon in vigor at the time of Chopins birth Chopin was born a Frenchman  now whether you want to interpret this as a French national or a French citizen as far as I am concerned cest du pareil au mme he was a Frenchman Chopin began travelling outside of Poland  or should we say the Duchy of Warsaw  in  Berlin  Vienna Prague Dresden  Dresden Prague Vienna  Vienna Stuttgart Paris In order to travel he needed a passport and I assume forgive me Widipedia for assuming that he travelled on a Polish or Duchy of Warsaw passport  No I have no facsimile of it nor have I ever seen any but without passport Chopin could not have left Poland  NOTE In Selected Correspondence of Fryderik Chopin collected  annotated by Bornislaw Edward Sydow translated from Polish and other languages Chopin was using in his correspondence by Arthur Hedley McGrawHill  p  from what is referred to as Chopins Album  Stuttgart after  September  My passport expires next month  I am not entitled to live in a foreign country  at least I have no official right