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Hi everyone, I do not usually post in this forum as I am actually trying to prove my Polish citizenship. However, I am in a bind. My...
I want to thank everyone for their responses to this thread I started. Unfortunately, I took some time off from this endeavor when I was between...
My answer may not be best suited for you but I'll explain what I did to kick start my research. I started from nothing. All I had were a few...
Hi everyone, I'm finally approaching the point where I'm ready to submit for confirmation of citizenship but it occurred to me that with all of...
I'm not talking about legal US documents. I'm talking about the copies of documents that I have (not originals) like US immigration papers of my...
Well, the Polish documents I have I don't want to part with -- since they are our only documents and we have no means by which to acquire...
I lost count as to how many years into this process I've been thus far. I think I initially started the research about 4 or 5 years ago now......
Has anyone had issues with dealing with names changes/misspelling? For example, my grandfather's name on his records leading up to arrival in...
It sounds like they were used as supporting docs, am I correct oz1? He at least had birth cert., marriage cert., death cert. and docs from the...
Wow -- so Charsky has passed on? Well that explains why I never heard from his office; they probably don't want to take on any new clients. I'm...
Harjeet, that doesn't sound correct, what the lawyer told you. The issue with Israel, I believe, was unique compared to issues of citizenship...
Wait wait, not EVERY apt building in NYC has bedbugs. There are places where you are more likely to find them than others but that's why you...
Oh and a quick word about iCharsky's firm....repeatedly tried to contact them and they never responded whatsoever. Perhaps they have too many...
Wow, we're up to 3 separate threads now?! As great as it would be to have a single forum for all the topics we've discussed in this thread, I will...
Hah I don't know if they would think you are faking it. But yes, I agree, it's frustrating trying to locate documents from Poland because record...
Yes I believe that is true BUT everything you provide to them must be translated into Polish with an apostille (I probably spelled that wrong)....
Mike, With respect to the document that I have that is sited as "Certificate of Baptism & Birth", it was provided to me from USCIS under FOIA....
Re: Update Interesting -- I have the same situation: no documents from Poland whatsoever. A copy of my grandparents German marriage...
I've heard varying wait times. The only thing that remains consistent is that submitting your paperwork through the consulate as opposed to...
Do you happen to remember how long it took him to form a legal opinion on your case?
The one luxury I do have in this whole process is the Polish Consulate is only a few blocks from my office (and a short subway ride from my apt)...
Congratulations Duane! Must be a huge relief to finally get your passport. Question -- I saw in previous posts that you used Piotr Staczek for...
I was recently put in touch with a man who was born in Poland, actually near where my grandmother was born, in 1922. He was forced to leave the...
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/ ... 18190aRCRD I submitted requests to USCIS about 6 months ago to get basically any information they...
Well over 6 months and 17 pages since the last time I posted, I see you all have been quite busy! I've still been in the research process of...
I think I'm going to take my lunch break next week sometime and walk over to the Consulate and see what kind of information I can get from them....
Received copies of both grandparents death certificates and my grandfather's actually provided some good information: it explicitly stated his...
Upon inspection, I have actually submitted a request for copies of my grandparents A-Files, if they exist. I didn't think to request documentation...
alyehound, thanks for your response -- very helpful. Part of the reason I'm attacking the documents on my grandparents from the US side first...
Though it's been said before, this thread, in its entirety, is easily the best resource available on the internet to this whole process. So thank...
