The issue / replacement of the permanent residence card of an EU citizen's family member is made by the Governor competent for the place of stay.
The permanent residence card of an EU citizen's family member is valid for 10 years and can be replaced after this period.
The permanent residence card of an EU citizen's family member may be collected by a proxy with a special power of attorney to collect it.
A permanent residence card of a family member of an EU citizen is issued not later than within 6 months from the date of submission of the application.
The permanent residence card of an EU citizen's family member shall be replaced immediately.
The proceedings will begin as soon as you submit your application free of formal defects within the prescribed period or after supplementing these deficiencies as requested, within the specified period.
During the proceedings, you may be asked to complete documents that are necessary to thoroughly clarify the facts and to settle the matter. Compliance with the request within the specified time will have an impact on your waiting time for the document.
Application for the issue/replacement of a permanent residence card of an EU citizen's family member and the issue of a permanent residence card of an EU citizen's family member are free of charge.
Representative/delivering
If you go abroad and you do not appoint an attorney to handle the case, you should at least appoint an attorney for notification in Poland. If you did not indicate an attorney for notification, the letters intended for you will be left in the case file with the result of being delivered. Inform us about a change in your address, it will speed up the procedure.
Letters are delivered to the address indicated in the application or, if you appoint a representative, to the address of the representative.
You will find an accomodation statement template on our web page - it contains all information that should be placed in it, i.e. who provides the place of living, to whom it is provided, for what period of time and at what is an address.
If you have appointed a proxy, attach the original power of attorney to the documents. If you have more than one attorney, remember to indicate which you want us to send the correspondence to you.
Originals/translations
Submit documents in original (for inspection) or authenticated copy. If you send the documents by post, send them in the original along with a request for their return, after it will be used for the official purposes - after the proceedings have been completed, we will send the originals back to you.
If you submit documents in a foreign language in the application, it is also required to submit a translation of the document into Polish by a certified/sworn translator. You can fin a list of certified translators on the Ministry of Justice website.
