u/CallMeTheFartman

I'm running on a laptop with an Intel 11400H and a 3050 graphics card. It seems my CPU is the limiting factor here - on 100% bots, I'm getting a little under 60FPS. Any way to reduce CPU usage besides lowering bots amount?

I'll give an example:

Polish birth certificate that was made 15 YEARS AFTER BIRTH due to Оплотность родителей (Carelessness of the parents) show my GGFs date of birth as 19 May 1899, and that he was born in Ostrowiec (where the certificate was filed). I'm assuming they did this to help him avoid being conscripted.

All US documents show him as being born 15 June 1897, where as the ship manifest confused his and his wife's date of birth and has him being 28 in 1921. It also shows his last place of residence as Luck Poland with his wife, whereas the rest of his family is all from Osiek/Ostrowiec.

His US documents all show his place of birth as Osiek, Poland, whereas his Polish birth certificate shows his place of birth as Ostrowiec. The only thing connecting the rest of the family to Osiek/Ostrowiec is that his brother's entry (which also shows the same father and mother's name) in the residence book in Ostrowiec shows his place of birth being in Osiek as well.

How can they be sure that the person we're referencing in US documents is the same GGF that we're connecting him to in Poland? I'm assuming that this is why my provider said that my case is not 100%, and more like 60-70%.

Sent my final document via FedEx (should have used pirate ship but it was more comfortable for my dad to use FedEx).

Second day in a row that it's been loaded onto the truck for delivery and then delivery hasn't even been attempted.

The warehouse is literally 12 minutes away from the delivery address, so no idea what the hell is wrong with these couriers.

I also have no way to call FedEx Poland as I don't know Polish, so that doesn't help.

EDIT: They apparently attempted to deliver the letter, but claim the business was closed... which it shouldn't have been.

I'm assuming there are people here with a lot of experience in this, and my question is this: I'm assuming they don't bother asking for more documents if they will reject a case (simply to make sure the file is complete), they only request documents if everything else is in order and the information on the document being requested will make or break a case?

Is my assumption correct? I've heard other people speculate on how rejections work: I.E do they still send out a draft decision or just immediately send out a rejection?

Hi! I already have all the research done for my case, but my father is interested in learning more about my great-grandmother's family, who comes from a village called Kolki. She wrote in another document that she was from Luck, Poland, which I'm assuming is today's Lutsk, Ukraine

Anyone ever had success finding documents from here, or were they all destroyed over the years? Any researchers you could recommend? We know my GGM's maiden name, and we think we know my GGGFs hebrew name (Yitzchak Moshe). GGM born in 1894, so any vital records (besides death) would be before that.

We're obviously ready to pay for the research. I also understand that the war makes things a lot more difficult. Thanks!

If I'm just sending a few documents, how should I fill out the customs label? What should the Harmonization Code be? How did you fill yours out?

Did you use the UPS-brand envelope or some other type of packaging? My dad is shipping everything for me as I'm out of the country, so I'm just worried of getting the dimensions wrong.

I'm not a European (yet...), but I feel like I'm being fed misinformation. I'm not a bleeding heart refugee lover (it rather bugs me that people game the system and don't even try to integrate into the country that gave them a place to live),but I also don't think people should be making up violent acts by immigrants just to stoke hate.

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I've been reading a lot about beheadings the past few days, but I feel like it's bullshit because in one place, they talk about a homeless man in Germany being beheaded by a Moroccan, and in another place, it says it was a woman. I feel like this is just a massive right-wing disinformation campaign.

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What is the actual situation?

I believe I read a case somewhere about a case where the person's grandfather was a cook in an allied army during WW2, and they considered that as not being useful to the Polish cause, and therefore caused a loss of citizenship.

Am I hallucinating?

It's ridiculous. I'm waiting for a document from the state archives that I need quickly, it was sent first class mail (I'm assuming), and it's been 10 days. IT'S A 2 HOUR DRIVE BETWEEN THE CAPITOL AND THE LARGEST CITY. It's ridiculous.

Should I just call the archives, tell them I never got it, and ask them to deliver it again?

Sorry about my constant posts and comments here. I'm just one of the most anxious people who has ever lived and all my dreams rest on getting Polish citizenship.

Situation: Turns out my GGF had a government job in 1940 (as shown on the 1940 census) when my GF was already 18-19 (born 1921). I only found out about this two days ago.

I was told a draft decision had been made ("W odpowiedzi na zapytanie uprzejmie informuję, że w przedmiotowej sprawie przygotowano projekt decyzji.") and then about 5 days later, I got a request for my GF's military service record (it was on FamilySearch somehow).

I'm assuming if they didn't ask for SSA records of employment for my great-grandfather, then his employment on the 1940's census doesn't matter to them, because according to people here, they definitely saw the Census, same as I did....Am I assuming correctly?

Again, sorry for the posts.

I'm looking at information about my GGF in the 1940s census, and it shows something odd: it shows him working for some sort of "state planning board" and marked as "GW" (Government work).

This seems super odd, because on the 1930s census, he was a junk peddler, 1941 draft registration card has him as a self employed salesman, and on the 1950s census shows him as owning his own business.

None of my relatives (his grandchildren) seem to know anything about him working for the state. Is a mistake this egregious possible?

Hey guys, I'm an EU citizen with a non-EU citizen wife, and we're looking to move to one of the above mentioned countries (or any other variants that may work financially

I have passive income of $1779 USD (around 1530EUR at this moment), so work isn't an issue for now, though I wouldn't be against finding a part time job if needed, though obviously there will be language barriers.

We don't have a ton of requirements, only 1-2:

1. Some sort of infrastructure (bus/train) to travel to bigger cities if needed.
2. We don't want to barely survive, we want to be able to live at least a lower middle-class life, it doesn't matter where.

We would prefer smaller cities (around 15.000-50.000) people in a scenic place.

We don't need a big 60m2 apartment, even 30m2 would work, we've lived in smaller apartments.

We both speak Russian fluently, I'm a native English speaker, she has a basic level of English. I also have a base level of French, which helps for any romance languages.

If you need any more details, let me know!

Thanks in advance!

Hi guys! I'm an American who will hopefully be receiving EU citizenship in the next few months, and I am trying to find out where to go with my non-EU citizen wife. We're looking specifically for ONLY SCHENGEN COUNTRIES.

A bit about me:

1. I love history, especially ancient history.

2. Don't need a ton of comfort.

3. Hate capital cities, am fine with smaller towns of 15-30 thousand people.

4. Looking for a place to settle down, no desire to "nomad" around.

5. Fluent in a Slavic language.

6. Been living outside the US for over 6 years, so I'm no stranger to bureaucracy or moving overseas. Currently located in a town of 20.000 in Armenia.

A bit about my wife:

1. Incredibly bad passport, meaning Albania, Montenegro, Georgia, and the other commonly recommended places are a NO GO.

2. Fine with just about anywhere that has beauty salons and access by bus to another larger city.

3. Speaks a fluent slavic language as well.

Our requirements: not much, just somewhat affordable living and at least 30m² apartment.

Any ideas of where to go?

Hey guys, I'm hopefully going to be getting Polish citizenship by confirmation in the next few months (fingers crossed, they asked for one final document), and I'm looking to move to Europe with my wife.

What I'm looking for:

1. It HAS to be a Schengen country. My wife has a beyond terrible passport, so migrating to a non-EU country for her is almost impossible...and I don't want to deal with visas and stuff anyway. It's relatively easy for the non-EU citizen spouse of an EU national to live in a third EU country.

2. We have to be able to live more or less comfortably on $1800 a month.

3. It does not have to be a big city. We currently live in Armenia in a town of 20.000 people and it's absolutely perfect. As long as it has some connections by bus or train to larger regional cities, it will be fine, we don't care about size of city or village.

4. Roman history would be fantastic.

As far as I know, by cost, only Romania and Bulgaria are options. Is there any other options you guys could suggest?

Hey guys! In the very near future, I'll hopefully be confirmed as an EU (Polish) citizen, and I'm considering a move to Romania with my non-EU wife.

We currently live in a town of 20.000 people, so small towns are not an issue. In fact, I have very little desire to live in even cities of 100.000 people. As long as the infrastructure is halfway decent and there's some sort of busses to regional centers/larger cities.

I have around 1550 euros of passive income, Is that enough for us? What towns or cities would you recommend to us? Mountains and beaches are great, but the most important things for me are HISTORY around the town/city, especially Roman history.

Yes, we do plan on learning Romanian. I have a base knowledge of French, which probably won't help a ton, but seeing as they're both romance languages, it might help a bit.

Thank you so much.

I'm (FINGERS CROSSED) going to become an EU citizen in the next few months (and I may be putting the cart before the horse here), but Greece is on my very short list of places I've always wanted to live, and I want to bring my non-EU citizen wife with me.

I don't really want to live in a big city (I currently live in a small town of 20.000 people in Armenia) don't mind living just about anywhere as long as there's some sort of affordable bus to a regional provincial center.

I won't be stealing Greek jobs either: I get around 1800$ a month (1550€) from passive income.

Also, I respect the culture of the place I live: I learn the language and don't expect people to know English.

Will it be possible to live on this amount as a couple?

For those who don't live in big cities, how much do you pay for rent? Will it be difficult to find someplace to rent? Will a landlord accept maybe 12+ months of bank statements showing direct deposits to my account as proof of solvency?

How much do you spend on groceries a month? Do you go to the market, or only grocery stores?

How much do buses cost between cities?

Thank you so much for any information you can give.