When should I apply?
Apply for an issue temporary Polish travel document for a foreigner, if you do not have a travel document and it is not possible for you to obtain a new travel document, when you intend to leave the territory of Polandand you are unable to obtain a travel document issued by the authorities of your country of origin.
The application on behalf of a minor foreigner is submitted by parents or guardians appointed by the court or one of the parents or one of the guardians appointed by the court.
Where to submit the application?
Correctly and completely completed application via inPOL foreigner's portal, print and submit at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, stand 21 (take a ticket with the letter "W").
If you are unable to submit the application in person, please send a complete and correctly completed application in paper form - by post or 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 do I need to attach to the application?
Documents needed to initiate the procedure (so-called formal requirements):
- application in 1 copy, completed in Polish, in accordance with the instruction, via inPOL foreigner's portal. In 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 document confirming your identity;
To start the procedure, you will also need confirmation that you have paid for the issuance of the document.
Documents needed to issue a temporary Polish travel document for a foreigner:
- documents necessary to confirm the data and circumstances provided in the application, i.e. documents confirming the inability to obtain a travel document issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin, documents confirming the status of a stateless person, intention to leave the territory of Poland.
If you do not complete the formal deficiencies, your application will remain left unrecognized and proceedings will not be conducted.
All documents must be submitted in original or certified copy. You can submit missing documents in person at our Department, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5 Warsaw, stand 21, ticket with the letter "W" or through the registry office of the office, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5 Warsaw, pl. Bankowy 3/5 Warsaw. Use the cover letter when sending documents to the Department of Foreigners.
Fees for issuing a temporary Polish travel document for a foreigner
The fee for issuing the document is PLN 50
The reduced fee is PLN 25
A 50% discount on the fee for issuing a temporary Polish travel document is available to foreigners:
- who are in a difficult financial situation;
- whose purpose of stay is to study at a secondary school and a university in the territory of the Republic of Poland;
- minors who, on the day of submitting the application for a document, are under 16 years of age.
The payment should be made to the account:
Mazovian Voivodeship Office
Office of Finance Office
NBP O/O Warsaw
83 1010 1010 0137 1022 3100 0000
What should I know?
Issuing a temporary Polish travel document for a foreigner does not release you from the obligation to take steps to obtain a travel document from your country of origin.
You collect the document in person at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, stand 21 (take a ticket with the letter "W").
A temporary Polish travel document for a foreigner is issued by the voivode competent for your place of stay. If we refuse to issue you a temporary Polish travel document, you will receive an appropriate decision.
It serves from the negative decision appeal to the Head of the Office for Foreigners via the Mazowieckie Voivode within 14 days of its delivery.
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.
