Anyone who is registered for permanent residence and moves out of that place.

If you are leaving your permanent place of residence only on a temporary basis, for example to study or receive medical treatment, you do not need to de-register.

You can also de-register by proxy. If you want a proxy to de-register you online, you should grant an electronic power of attorney and sign it electronically. You can also send the power of attorney to the office in another way - use a general letter.

A parent, a legal guardian or an actual guardian shall de-register from the permanent residence address persons who:

• have no legal capacity (fully incapacitated persons, children aged under 13),
• have a limited legal capacity (partially incapacitated persons, children aged between 13 and 18).

If you leave your place of permanent residence and do not de-register, you can be de-registered by way of an administrative decision. More on this issue in section De-registration problems - what to do.

If you report a death to the registry office, the deceased person will be automatically de-registered. You do not have to report the person's de-registration separately.

• a login with a password for the trusted profile and a mobile phone number (or data and tools for a different method of logging in to the trusted profile). If you are a Polish citizen - you can also use an electronic ID card if it contains a personal signature certificate;
• if you report the de-registration on behalf of another person, a document which confirms that you are authorised to act on that person's behalf (e.g. a power of attorney or a document which confirms that you are the legal or the actual guardian). If your PESEL number is entered next to your minor child's data in the PESEL register, the system will check the data and refer you to the adequate service.

1. Prepare the necessary data. See the What to prepare section for details.
2. Click on the De-register button.
3. This will move you to the login.gov.pl website.
4. Select the log-in method.
5. Fill in the necessary data.
6. Click Next and then Sign and Send.
7. If you are de-registering yourself or your minor child whose PESEL number is linked to your PESEL number in the PESEL register, a de-registration message is displayed. You will receive your de-registration information on your My Gov (ePUAP) mailbox.

If you are de-registering your own child whose PESEL number is not linked to your PESEL number in the PESEL register, or if you act as a proxy, a legal guardian or an actual guardian of another de-registered person, a message will be displayed that the application has been sent to the office. You will receive the official certificate of submission (UPP). The official will de-register that person as soon as they receive your application.

You will not receive a certificate of de-registration from the office. If you need a document confirming your registration data, use the Download a registration document service.

If you need a document confirming the registration data of the person on whose behalf you are reporting the de-registration, apply to the office for a certificate.

At the latest on the day you move out of your place of permanent residence.

You can do this when registering at the new place of permanent or temporary residence. Use the service Register for permanent residence or temporary residence longer than three months. The official will register you at the new place and automatically check de-register you from the previous address.

You have two options: You can de-register at the municipality office in the area where:

• you have a permanent residence status, or
• you will register for permanent or temporary residence - if you want to de-register from your current place of residence at the same time as registering at your new place of residence.

The service is free of charge.

If you are de-registering yourself or your minor child whose PESEL number is linked to your PESEL number, you will receive immediate confirmation of the de-registration ( the process is carried out without the involvement of an official).

If you represent another person, the official will de-register him/her immediately upon receiving your application.

It may happen that a person registered at a real estate that you own or have other legal title to has left the place of residence but has not de-registered. What can you do?

Notify the municipality office where the property is located in writing.

Present a document confirming your legal title to the premises, e.g. an extract from the land and mortgage register, a civil law contract, an administrative decision or a court decision.

The office will conduct the administrative proceedings and determine whether the person has left the property where he/she is registered. If so, it will issue a decision on his/her de-registration.

• Act of 24 September 2010 on population registration
• Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 13 December 2017 on the determination of the templates and manner of filling in the forms used in the performance of the registration obligation