When to apply?
Proposal You apply for a residence card for a family member, a citizen of the Republic of Poland, if you stay on the territory of Poland with a citizen of the Republic of Poland and your stay will last longer than 3 months.
Where to submit the application?
Correctly and completely filled out proposal in Polish, submit in person at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, ticket with the letter "I"
If you are unable to submit your application in person, please send a complete and correctly completed paper application by post. You can also submit it through the registry office, ul. Marszałkowska 3/5 Warsaw, pl. Bankowy 3/5 Warsaw.
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 necessary to initiate the procedure (so-called formal requirements):
- proposal in one copy, completed in Polish, in accordance with the instruction and signed, in the case of a minor, signed by parents or legal guardians appointed by the court or one of the parents or legal guardian appointed by the court;
- 4 Photos;
- photocopy a valid travel document or other document confirming identity and citizenship (original available for inspection),
- fingerprinting (in the case of minors, fingerprints are taken from children who have reached the age of 6 on the day of submitting the application).
Documents needed to issue a residence card:
- a document confirming the existence of family ties and a document confirming the identity and citizenship of a citizen of the Republic of Poland,
- documents confirming the right of residence for more than 3 months or the right of permanent residence in another EU country immediately before arriving in Poland
and/ or
- documents confirming the exercise of actual care by the descendant over minors a citizen of the Republic of Poland and confirming that a minor citizen of the Republic of Poland is dependent on a parent.
The application for a residence card also applies to spouses of a Polish citizen previously holding EU citizenship.
How can I get a residence card?
Where a residence card has been issued a minorwho is under the age of 13 by the date of its collection, the document is collected by a parent, legal guardian or custodian, respectively, after presenting a valid document confirming his/her identity.
When collecting the permanent residence card, the presence of a child who is 6 years old by the date of submitting the application for the document is required.
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.
What are my obligations after issuing the document?
You should report to the voivode competent for the place of your residence in the case of:
- changes to the information on the card
- its damage
- lost document
- changing the image of your face to the extent that it makes it difficult or impossible to identify you properly
In the above-mentioned cases, you can apply for a replacement of the existing card.
If the residence card expires, a new document is issued.
