Important! The deadline for replacing documents issued to EU citizens and their family members based on the templates in force before August 2, 2021, is approaching.
20.07.2026
We would like to remind you that the last documents issued to European Union citizens and their family members based on the templates in force before August 2, 2021, which remained valid under the transitional provisions of the Act of December 10, 2020, amending the Act on the entry into, stay in, and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of citizens of European Union Member States and their family members and certain other acts, will expire on August 3, 2026.
If you have a certificate of registration of residence as an EU citizen (paper document), a document confirming the right of permanent residence, a residence card for an EU citizen's family member, or a permanent residence card for an EU citizen's family member, issued according to the templates in force before August 2, 2021 (this refers to documents issued until August 1, 2021), you should submit an appropriate application for a new document to the voivode responsible for your place of residence.
After August 3, 2026, these documents will expire, so we encourage you to submit an application for a new document before that date.
Note: The expiry of the above documents will not mean the loss of the right of residence or the right of permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland. As long as the EU citizen meets the conditions for the right of residence in Poland, they have the right of residence in that territory, and their family member can exercise the derived right of residence in that territory. The right of permanent residence will also not be lost due to the expiry of the document confirming the acquisition of this right. These documents are declaratory in nature only.
Also after August 3, 2026, EU citizens and their family members will be able to apply for a new certificate of registration of residence as an EU citizen, a new document confirming the right of permanent residence, a new residence card, or a new permanent residence card due to the expiry of their existing documents.
EU citizens will not have to reapply for registration of residence as an EU citizen or for a document confirming the right of permanent residence, and their family members will not have to reapply for a residence card or permanent residence card.