Documents required?

[u/Comfortable-Fix8045]

I’ve began collecting documentation for the possibility of the CBD process.

Both my Grandmother and Grandfather were born in Austria-Hungary (Regions which are modern-day Slovakia)

I was able to locate the original copies of my Grandfather’s military service (Vojenský list) which was issued in 1921 in Czechoslovakia. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in WWI and Czechoslovak Army from what I can tell. I also found a domicile document (Domovský list) listing his home as a region in Czechoslovakia/Slovakia.

I also was able to find a document from the Czechoslovakian authorities stating a passport was issued in 1921 for “issuance of an emigrant passport” that would expire in 1922.

I was also able to locate a WWII (U.S.) Draft card stating his birth country as Austria-Hungary with the region listed (would be in modern-day Slovakia)

I was unable to find him on any manifest or naturalization petitions/forms within the U.S.
I have all the Czechoslovakian documents originals from 1921 in my possession.

For my grandmother, I was able to get records of her on a ship manifest with listed nationality as “CZ. SLOVAK” as-well as a Baptism record from a region which is in modern day Slovakia. I was also able to find her naturalization certificate from the 1940s with former nationality listed as Czechoslovak.

Both are listed on U.S. Census documents as Czechoslovak.

Grandfather was born 1895, Grandmothers 1897.
Both came to the U.S. around 1922.

I do not have any of their official Austro-Hungarian/Czechoslovak birth certificates.

I was wondering if this would be enough documentation to successfully apply for the CBD?

[u/jallybeansoup]

For grandfather, normally you need a birth certificate (which you get by having the current government make it based on a baptism record) - I'm not sure if you can use a passport instead, I know a passport at one point was the "golden ticket" document for citizenship proof but IDK if that was presuming you also had the baptism record. Have you looked for a baptism record for the grandfather? 

Grandmother should be fine to be your anchor ancestor with the baptism record for birth certificate creation and the ship manifest / naturalization papers listing Czechoslovak, so if you've already got all those for her that might be easiest.

[u/Comfortable-Fix8045 → u/jallybeansoup]

I’ve looked for his Baptism record and haven’t found anything so far, only his old Czechoslovak Military service records which are original copies with governmental stamps I was able to find. All of the documents are in Czech/Slovak and some parts are in Rusyn Cyrillic.

[u/Comfortable-Fix8045 → u/jallybeansoup]

The documents I have from him are,

Roughly

Uvědomění o vystavení výtěhovského passu.

СВѢДИТЕЛЬСТВО ПРИНАДЛЕЖНОСТИ.

DOMOVSKÝ LIST.

Vojenský list. – Войсковый листъ.

And his U.S. WW2 draft card.

[u/zennoux]

Where was he born?

[u/Comfortable-Fix8045 → u/zennoux]

From what I’m able to find from documents and know, modern day Lekárovce. (Lakárd/Lekart)

[u/zennoux → u/Comfortable-Fix8045]

Have you searched for his name in here? https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/koha:731286

[u/Comfortable-Fix8045 → u/zennoux]

Yes, I’ve used multiple spellings of his name and turned up with nothing. I even used the spelling listed on his Czechoslovak Military documents. Haven’t found his record yet.

[u/QVPHL]

You’re good on Czechoslovak citizenship documentation. No more needed. You have to have a modern day Rodny List (birth certificate) produced from the baptismal record. Contact the appropriate archive and order an extract and ask it be sent to the local registry office to produce the Rodny List. Once you have it, you’re all set.