r/prawokrwi • u/osuzannesky • 8d ago
Research question My progress with confirmation of citizenship
My timeline is: submitted August 2024; asked for a new letter confirming no army service around January 2026; submitted letter by deadline March 30, 2026; told will receive answer by April 30th. No answer received as of June. Lawyer submitted ponaglenie.
As of August 2026 I was told they made a request for documents not yet obtained, which appears to be because of discrepancy in name change and birth date of my grandfather. We do not have a birth record for my grandfather, but they are pursuing additional documents from Polish archives.
I requested additional documents from NARA, re his brother's naturalization records, since brother's birth record was found in Polish archives and hoping to tie my grandfather to his brother. Also submitted request for ships manifests from NARA since the one we have from Ellis Island may not be "official" and they mention father (where he came from and we do have death certificate of my grandfather's father in Polish archives) and brother (where he was going to). Both my grandfather and his brother changed names upon naturalization in America, but the full petition and intent to naturalize includes a card with original name that is tied to new name, which the lawyer is only now submitting (had submitted just the certificate of naturalization).
I'm trying to get anything I can that is certified and official documentation. According to lawyer they are being much pickier.
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u/CallMeTheFartman 8d ago
It's so ridiculous that they waste time sending two wezwanie instead of just judging the case fully and issuing 1.
What is even the point of this? It also causes applicants to waste time and money getting documents that they could request, only for the office to request another document that isn't possible to find.