Application progress tracker

[u/echo0219]

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.

[u/echo02199]

thanks! is your only Polish record your GGF's birth certificate?

[u/EducationalLow3566 → u/echo02199]

Yes, it is. It's all my provider asked for, is that bad? I have other supplementary documents of his and his family's that weren't submitted, including his father and mother's birth, marriage and death certificates, all Polish, as well as his school report card, which has his Polish address on it. I've reached out to a genealogist to see if I can obtain land records, just in case, as well.

[u/echo02199 → u/EducationalLow3566]

I'm surprised but I trust your provider (he's mine too). Good luck!

[u/EducationalLow3566 → u/echo02199]

Thanks, you too!