For those of you who had to do it, how long did it take the receive your Polish birth certificate after submitted the translated version of your...

Your situation is very similar to mine, and I got my citizenship. I'm from the US though, but I don't think it makes a difference.

I believe we submitted the paperwork on 9/17/09. The other 4 years were spent on digging up documents! I don't think I got any inquiries, but I...

I got confirmed! It only took five years (check out my sign up date!)

Do you have some more specific information about this?

Hi fat_michael. I strongly recommend e-mailing your story to Krystyna at Lost Histories (www.losthistories) and asking her what she thinks. She's...

Susan, The Polish consulate WILL make certified copies of American documents. I had them make a certified copy of my US passport and birth...

Google Translate can give you a general idea... http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... e0=&swap=1

I guess I should stop complaining that I have to go from 11th street "all the way" to 38th street to get to the NYC consulate!

Wow, that's amazing. You had all of your documents prepared already, I'm assuming? I'm finally submitting my application this week, after...

Yeah that seems like everyone's holy grail. If I could find that, I would be set. This is the first I've heard of any ancestor being too far...

schleima, have you, or are you planning on getting any of your documents certified by the polish consulate?

I'll be sending good luck vibes your way!

Hmmm, interesting. By certify, do you mean apostiles? Because I was having a little bit of trouble getting mine, my mother, and my fathers birth...

Well, now that we have our own forum, maybe we won't need a part 4 of this thread, as people branch out and start their own threads.

I'm working with a researcher in Australia, and I am in NYC. So far, the fact that we are on different continents has made no difference.

Yes but at least they were accepted as supporting documents! Didn´t someone say they won´t even look at non-Polish documents?

Wow that is awesome. So this means Poland does indeed accept non-Polish documents? That's a good thing because as of right now I have none!

Congrats! Did you already have all of your Polish documents on hand when you began attempting to get citizenship, or did you have to search for...

Sounds perfect, Harjeet. It would be nice to get our own forum.

Re: Canadian Archives Maybe find someone who speaks German and have that person call the office? Just to check if they are the right people to...

I think only certain official documents can have an apostille attached to them. For example, i'm sure check stubs from my grandparents reparations...

I just filed index searches for my grandparents via the link you provided me a few weeks ago susano. My grandparents were receiving reparation...

Re: marriage certificate Found it for you, here you go: http://66.102.1.101/translate_c?hl=en&s ... HVSwP8hHGA

Re: marriage certificate On the version I have, which is just a photocopy that my uncle sent me, it does not state their nationalities....

Susano, if I am reading this correctly, Germany had copies of your grandparents' birth certificate? I am in contact with Leipheim Germany and I am...

Re: Update Well any progress you make will be good for me too! Susano when I first messaged you, I had a lot less than I do now. My uncle...

Re: Update Hello from one New York Mike to another. If ANYONE official told me that my case "looks good" I would be very happy. I can't speak...

susano, the US provided all of this to you? my grandparents came into NYC, however NOT through ellis island. my great aunt said they came in via...

Another question... So far from what I've read, I basically need all of this info for my grandfather only. What if all I can find is...

Thanks! Also, is there a site or agency like this one: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~losthis ... ssport.htm but located within the US?

Just got off the phone with my uncle and we have... nothing! Absolutely no paperwork from Poland for either grandparent. The only thing he said he...

I think most, if not all documentation was lost in the war. I'm assuming both death certificates will state they were born in Poland. They came to...

Wow, there's so much info on this thread, it's overwhelming. I first posted on this thread 3 years ago. Since that time, my grandmother who...

I am an American citizen and both of my father's parents were born in Poland. I would also like to gain citizenship. Did you find out any new...