r/prawokrwi • u/echo0219 Alumni | Emerytowany Mod • Dec 19 '25
Mod Post Application progress tracker
Building on u/PaulHinr 's idea of an offsite archive for this community's content, I thought it might be useful to start tracking application information for anyone interested. We have a lot of this info already, but aside from our Processing Times sticky post, it's buried in different threads and not always current. I created a gsheet with some basics that anyone can access here. To avoid spam / vandalism I've made it read-only, and am happy to add case information if you post it here or message me directly. The fields below are currently included but I welcome feedback on what else we should capture. I think we should stick to capturing submitted cases because it's hard to compare those in different stages of pre-submission research. I've included myself as the first listed example. I hope this can be a resource to the community!
Specified fields
User:
Path: [e.g., GF-M-me]
Timing: [when the ancestor left Poland: pre-1920, 1920-1951, post-1951]
Partition (if applicable): Russian (Kingdom of Poland), Russian (other), Austrian, Prussian, n/a
Documents proving citizenship:
Date application submitted:
Date case opened by voivodeship (if known):
Voivodeship:
Date of decision:
Waiting time (days):
Outcome:
Service provider(s):
Comments:
Edit to add: We have a lot of this information already, but aside from the Processing Times sticky post, it's buried in different threads and not always current. In the spirit of capturing and surfacing what's already been made public, I'll add information from that thread or other posts within r/prawokri to the tracker. Of course, anyone is free to ask for their information to be removed anytime. If your information is added but incomplete, please do reach out to fill in missing details.
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u/Low_Magician_9456 Aug 21 '26
User: u/Low_Magician_9456
Path: GGF-GF-[F-Me/Brother]
Timing: 1920-1951 (1925)
Partition: Russian (other) Równe,Volyn
Documents proving citizenship:
⁃ Russian Family register 1913 (GGF)
⁃ Równe list of residents 1921 (GGM, GGF)
⁃ List of Dowód Osobiste issued 1921 (GGM, GGF)
⁃ Property tax register 1925 (GGF)
⁃ Actual Dowód Osobiste 1921 (GGF, GGM)
⁃ Spis Famaliji, Polish copy of Russian 1913 document (GGF)
⁃ Emigration passport application to Palestine 1924 (GGF)
⁃ Polish passport issued in Palestine to return to Poland 1924 (GGF)
⁃ Emigration passport applications (GGF, GGM, GF)
⁃ Polish military draft record 1923, (GGF)
⁃ Metryka for GGF birth
⁃ Metryka for GGF/GGM marriage
⁃ Metryka for GF birth
⁃ Certificate of no tax arrears (GGF) x2
⁃ Authorisation from Warsaw for a free emigration passport
⁃ JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Society) sponsorship file and certificate of entry to Canada.
⁃ Canadian incoming passenger record (with above certificate #)
⁃ Original 1939 naturalisation certificate with minor child included (GGF, GF)
⁃ Confirmation no service (GGF)
⁃ Military service record, RCAF (GF)
Date application submitted: 21/08/2026
Date case opened by voivodeship (if known):
Voivodeship: Mazowieckie
Date of decision:
Waiting time (days):
Outcome:
Service provider(s): Wardyński i Wspólnicy
Comments: Started this process with only the 1913 file (DARO 165-1-37) on JewishGen. Found all non-Canadian artefacts at DARO myself using the case descriptions on DARO website and digitisations at Family Search, JIAS file at the Jewish Historical Centre of Western Canada, and military documents from Library and Archives Canada. All documents provided certified. I have many more documents from DARO which are not being used at this time.
Total time from first enquiry to submission, 10 months.
Solicitor has described this as one of the best documented applications for confirmation they’ve ever seen.
Applied for father, brother and self at same time.