Permanent residence permit

Permanent residence permit

Procedure for submitting application:

The application shall be submitted in person, not later than on the last day of legal residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland

On behalf of a minor foreigner the application shall be submitted by the parents or legal guardians or one of the parents or one of legal guardians.
When submitting the application, the foreigner is obliged to submit fingerprints (not applicable to children under 6 years of age)

If the application is not submitted in person or is sent by post – you will be summoned
to appear in person (if the application concerns a child – a minor and a parent – if the child is under 6 years of age, he or she does not have to come to the Office) within a period not shorter than 7 days from the delivery of the call under pain of leaving the application unprocessed.

Place of application:

Department of Civil Affairs and Foreigners
Branch for Work Permits and Registration of Invitations and EU Citizens
Receiving applications ul. Konarskiego 1-3, 85-066 Bydgoszcz, building B, III floor, room 33.

To apply, register your visit online

Please attach to the application:

Fee: stamp duty PLN 640 zł
Urząd Miasta Bydgoszczy, Wydział Podatków i Opłat Lokalnych, bank account no:
52 1240 6960 3892 1000 0000 0000

and the necessary documents:

1. The application form for a permanent residence permit completed in accordance with the instructions (all boxes), signed legibly with the first and last name in Latin characters;
2.  4 current “biometric” photographs – intact, colour, 35 x 45 mm in size, taken over the last 6 months on a uniform bright uniform background, with good sharpness and showing clearly the eyes and face from the top of the head to the upper part of the shoulders, so that the face occupies 70-80 % of the photograph. The photographs are intended to depict a person without a headgear and dark-lensed glasses, looking directly ahead with eyes open, hair removed from face, a natural expression on his face and a closed mouth;
3.  Photocopy of a valid passport, all filled pages (original available for inspection at the office)
4.  Document confirming legal residence at the date of application (visa, residence card – original available for inspection at the office)

* In case your residence is coming to an end and you cannot register your visit online, do not wait! Submit an application in the general chancellery of the Office or send it by post.

In addition, attach (you can also complete during the proceedings) documents:

1. In the case of a foreigner’s child, if one of the parents has a permanent residence permit / long-term resident of the EU – and the minor was born after the foreigner was granted a permanent residence permit or a long-term resident’s EU residence permit or was born in the period of validity of a temporary residence permit granted to this foreigner or in the period of this foreigner’s residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland on the basis of a permit to stay for humanitarian reasons or a permit for tolerated stay or in connection with granting the refugee status or subsidiary protection:

• a minor’s birth certificate,
• a copy of the decision for permanent / long-term resident or a copy of the legal representative’s residence card;

2. In the case of a foreign child, if one of the parents has Polish citizenship:

• a minor’s birth certificate,
• a copy of the document confirming the Polish citizenship of the parent;

3. In case of a marriage to a Polish citizen:

• marriage certificate issued by the Civil Registry Office (USC) no earlier than 2 months before the application date;
• a copy of the spouse’s identity card or passport

4. In case of having one of the forms of protection in Poland:

• decisions or documents stating the possession of protection status on the territory of the Republic of Poland;

5. If the foreigner is a person of Polish origin:

•  confirmation that one of the parents or grandparents or 2 great-grandparents are of  Polish nationality,
• confirmation of the relationship with Poland,
• confirming the intention to settle in Poland e.g. lease agreement, certificate of study,
• contract of employment / mandate contract etc.;

6. In case a foreigner has a Card of a Pole:

• a valid Card of the Pole,
• confirming the intention to settle in Poland e.g. lease agreement, certificate of study,
• contract of employment / mandate contract etc.

If there is a need for clarification or specification – you will be called upon to provide other documents.

Documents in the form of photocopies should be certified as true copies by an employee of the local Office or a notary or legal adviser – if he is your attorney.

Once you have received your temporary residence permit, attach:

• fee for issuing a residence card PLN 50 – in case of children under 16 years of age – PLN 25
  Kujawsko Pomorski Urząd Wojewódzki w Bydgoszczy, Biuro Finansowo-Inwestycyjne, bank account no: 56 1010 1078 0000 4222 3100 0000
• certificate of registered residence.

REMEMBER! When changing the place of residence or correspondence address, inform the voivode each time. 

The information contained in this card does not constitute a source of law. They are only general and instructional in nature.