When should I apply?
You submit an application for a residence card only when you have received:
- temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunificationand on the day of submitting the application for this permit you stayed outside the borders of the Republic of Poland,
- you are a member of the immediate family of the repatriate,
- permission to work as part of an intra-corporate transfer or long-term mobility,
You submit an application for issuing another residence card when you have a permanent residence permit (previously "settlement permit") or a long-term resident's EU residence permit and your residence card expires at least 30 days before its expiry date.
You submit the application for a residence card in person. The application on behalf of a minor foreigner is submitted by parents or court-appointed guardians or one of the parents or one of the court-appointed guardians. When submitting an application, a minor who is over 6 years of age must be present.
Please read before submitting your application our guidance on completing application forms
Where to submit the application?
A correctly and completely completed application should be submitted in person to the Department of Foreigners' Affairs in Warsaw, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5 (mezzanine, stand 17, room A09), after completing the application and booking a visit via foreigner's portal InPOL.
Reception hours: 10:00-17:30 (Monday), 8:00-15:00 (Tuesday - Friday).
The "E" ticket applies only to submitting an application for another permanent or long-term resident's EU residence card, issuing a residence card for a foreigner's family member who has been granted a residence permit on the basis of article 159 of the Act on foreigners, replacement of a stolen or damaged card or in the event of a change in the data provided on it. Customers scheduled for an appointment in the wrong queue will not be served.
Other options for submitting the application:
- Customer Service Point of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office in Warsaw, pl. Bankowy 3/5, entrance F from Al. Solidarity.
Reception hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 16:00
- WSC customers are served only on the basis of a number obtained from a ticket machine or an online visit reservation.
- there is a daily limit - 100 numbers issued by the ticket machine for number C - correspondence submitted in person to the Department of Foreigners' Affairs. You can submit up to 8 cases per number.
- Online reservations for visits are available on the website www.e-uslugi.mazowieckie.pl. From September this year Online visits for number C can be scheduled every 15 minutes. Up to 8 cases can be submitted during one visit.
- Submission offices of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office delegations:
- in Radom at ul. Żeromskiego 53, 293nd floor, room No. XNUMX
- in Ciechanów at ul. January 17, 60
- in Płock at ul. Kolegialna 15, room 109
- in Siedlce at ul. Piłsudskiego 38, ground floor, room 12
- in Ostrołęka at ul. General August Emil Fieldorf "Nila" 15, 66st floor, room XNUMX
Reception hours at delegations: Monday-Friday: 8:00 - 16:00.
- By post to:
Mazovian Voivodship Office in Warsaw,
Foreigners Affairs Department, Customer Service Department
st. Marszałkowska 3/5, 00-624 Warsaw
Attention! Documents submitted by post, in the filing offices and at the Customer Service Point are not subject to verification and are not certified as true copies of the original. After submitting the application in this way, the foreigner will receive a letter requesting him to complete his deficiencies, appear in person and submit fingerprints. During the visit, you can also submit other required documents.
What documents do I need to attach to the application?
Documents needed to initiate the procedure (so-called formal requirements):
- application in one copy, completed in accordance with the instruction via foreigner's portal InPOLin the case of a minor child, signed by one of the parents or a court-appointed guardian;
- 2 Photos,
- a photocopy of a valid travel document (original available for inspection), in particularly justified cases, when you do not have a valid travel document and you are unable to obtain it, you can present another a document confirming your identity;
- to start the proceedings, you will also need to confirm that you have paid for the issuance of the document and its submission fingerprints.
Remember that photocopies of all pages containing visas, annotations, entries, etc. must be submitted with the presented original of the travel document. inability to obtain a travel document issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin should be confirmed by a certificate from the embassy.
Documents needed to issue a residence card:
- current confirmation of registration for permanent or temporary residence lasting more than 2 months;
- a photocopy of the decision on granting a residence permit in Poland;
- a photocopy of your last residence card (if issued).
You submit all documents in the original or a certified copy.
Residence card fees
The reduced fee is PLN 50
PAY ONLINE
You can take advantage of the relief if you are:
- a student
- high school student
- a minor child under the age of 16
- in a difficult financial situation
You can also make a payment traditionally by paying the appropriate amount to our account:
Mazovian Voivodeship Office
Office of Finance Office
83 1010 1010 0137 1022 3100 0000
title: "issue/replacement of a residence card"
Attention! If you resigned from submitting an application for a replacement or issuing a residence card after paying the required fee, you can apply for a refund of these costs.
Download refund form for issuing the Residence Card.
How long will I wait?
The residence card is issued within 30 days of receipt of the complete set of documents. If it is necessary to conduct additional explanatory proceedings, you will be notified in writing of the expected date of issuing the document and the reasons for the delays.
Completing missing documents in the case
Appeal procedure
What should I know?
Attention! Completing the application electronically is not tantamount to submitting it online.
They are downloaded when submitting the application fingerprints in order to encode them in the residence card;
Failure to submit fingerprints will result refusal to initiate proceedings on issuing a residence card;
If it is physically impossible to collect fingerprints from a foreigner, the administration authority refrains from collecting them;
You should submit the documents in Polish in the originals or in photocopies together with the originals for inspection by an employee of the department/office;
Documents in a foreign language should be accompanied by translations into Polish, made by a Polish sworn translator;
The residence card confirms the foreigner's identity and entitles him, together with the travel document, to cross the border multiple times.
The data on the residence card is entered in accordance with the entries in the Foreigner's valid passport.
residence card you can only pick it up in person at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw. When collecting a residence card issued to a minor who is over 13 years of age, his presence is required. When a residence card has been issued to a minor who has not turned 13 by the date of its receipt, the card is collected by his/her statutory representative, legal guardian or curator.
To pick up your residence card, take with you a valid travel document and your last residence card, if issued.
