Plan with dates, not promises
Research, appointment availability and government processing are different clocks. These dated snapshots help put the wait in context without predicting your completion date.
RESEARCH CUTOFF · 22 OCTOBER 2026
This is a dated tracker, not a live queue. Each entry states what the source measured and when. Some sources could not be retrieved again during this site build; those limitations are shown below. Confirm the current position with the authority handling your case.
Authority by authority
A decision estimate is not an appointment estimate. A pending-case count is not a waiting time.
Poland
Confirmation of Polish citizenship
About 2 years
Official estimate recorded in project research
Dated government snapshot; this source could not be re-fetched during the site build. It concerns the decision stage, not a consulate appointment. The ministry separately lists a six-month statutory period with exclusions and possible extensions.
Read the cited sourceMSWiA reply to parliamentary question 18813
Germany
§5 declarations / §30 determinations
37,128 / 30,224 pending
Reported backlog; not a waiting-time estimate
Secondary-source counts recorded by project research. A backlog count cannot predict your completion date. No verified current official processing-time promise is available here.
Read the cited sourceMTH report citing BVA data, September 2026
Ireland
Foreign Births Register
About 12 months
Official snapshot recorded in project research
Measured from receipt of the required documents in the cited research. This snapshot was not re-fetched during the site build. Incomplete files and later demand can change the wait.
Read the cited sourceOireachtas parliamentary reply of 1 October 2026
Consulate appointments
Appointment availability depends on the consulate, the service and its booking system.
Check locally
No verified appointment snapshot is published here. Government decision figures above should not be used to infer the next available consulate slot.
Check the consulate responsible for your place of residence. Keep the appointment date separate from the date your complete application reaches the deciding authority.
Understand the four stagesFour different clocks
Knowing the stage makes the next question much more useful.
Find the right acts, read them and test the family links. Folio’s published research targets refer to this stage. Offline archive requests add the archive’s own time.
Obtain the document forms the receiving authority requires, arrange any sworn translations and book the appropriate service. A scan used in research may not be sufficient for filing.
The deciding office reviews the application and may request more evidence. The Poland and Ireland estimates above concern government processing; the German figures describe pending cases.
A citizenship decision or registration is not a passport appointment. Further civil-registration, identity-document or passport steps may follow, with separate requirements and availability.
Make the preparation count
List the documents already held, the names or dates that conflict and the records still needed. Keep a copy of every request and note when the authority received the complete file.
A complete file can reduce avoidable follow-up. It does not buy priority or guarantee a faster decision.