When to apply?
Make request for a new document confirming the right of permanent residence when the validity of your document expires.
The application should be submitted at least 30 days before the expiry of the current document.
Make request for a new document confirming the right of permanent residence, when the document you held so far has been damaged, lost or the data included in it have changed.
The application must be submitted within 14 days after the above-mentioned conditions for their replacement have occurred.
You submit the application personally. The requirement to submit an application in person does not apply a minor.
application on behalf of a minor of an EU citizen is submitted by parents or court-appointed guardians or one of the parents or one of the court-appointed guardians.
If you submit request for a new document without formal deficiencies or you complete the formal deficiencies within the time limit indicated by us, the proceedings will be initiated.
Where to submit the application?
Correctly and completely filled out proposal deposit in Polish personally at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw at ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, mezzanine, stand 21 (take a number with the letter "I").
If you are unable to submit the application in person, please send a complete and correctly completed application in paper form by post. You can also submit via the application office, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5 Warsaw. Documents submitted to the Registration Office are not verified and are not confirmed to be true copies of the originals. The service is available after prior reservation of the date and time e-service portal. By booking an appointment, you accept at the same time registration regulations.
If you submit your application by post or through the application office, you will have to wait for the Office's summons. Then, after receiving the summons, you will be required to appear in person on the date indicated in the summons in order to present the original documents. During the visit, you can also submit other required documents.
What documents to submit?
Documents required to exchange/issue a new document confirming the right of permanent residence of an EU citizen:
- proposal in one copy, completed in Polish, in accordance with the instruction, in the case of a minor signed by one of the parents or a guardian appointed by the court;
- 2 Photos;
- photocopy a valid travel document (original available for inspection);
- possessed document confirming the right of permanent residence of an EU citizen.
How can I get a document?
You collect the document confirming the right of permanent residence in person at the seat of our Department, stand 21, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5 Warszawa, you need to take a ticket with the letter "V".
The document may be collected by the proxy, on the basis of a special power of attorney to collect it, upon presentation of a document confirming his/her identity.
Customer reception hours: Monday 10:00-17:30, Tuesday - Friday 8:00-15:00.
What should I know?
During the period for lodging an appeal, the party may waive the right to appeal against the public administration authority that issued the decision.
On the day of delivery to the public administration body of the statement on the waiver of the right to appeal by the last party to the proceedings, the decision becomes final and binding.
If the right to appeal against the decision is waived, there is no right to appeal to the administrative court.
