In ancient Roman times, citizenship was intuitively defined, it was giving privileges but it was not compulsory for the people of the empire. Such a state lasted until the late Middle Ages. New thinking trends concerning the state concept created at the end of the Middle Ages, contributed to the concept of the contemporary state, for which borders and political citizenship was of the most important matter. A human being was only a passive object of citizenship or authority. Already at the end of the 19th century, the subject matter of citizenship was emphasized rather than the object matter. The experience of two totalitarian systems of the twentieth century has led to a change in the concept of citizenship. Undoubtedly, the globalization processes have had a significant impact on this. As a result, the first global citizenship, the citizenship of the European Union, was created. On the international or European scene, one can notice a solstice between universalism and regionalism. In this perspective, the relation with culture or country of origin will be less and less important as an example of the migration of 2.4 million Poles in the period 2004-2015.