In Poland, both Poles and foreigners are obliged to register their address if their stay here exceeds 30 days (for non EU citizens) or 3 months (for EU citizens). We call it ZAMELDOWANIE. In order to fulfill that obligation, you have to visit the district office corresponding to your place of residence, bringing with you:
| EU citizen | Non-EU citizen |
| rental agreement | rental agreement |
| ID from home country | passport |
| visa or residence card* |
*If you entered Poland without a visa under an agreement (e.g. visa-free travel or a residence card issued by another Schengen country), you can register based on the stamp in your passport confirming that you have applied for a residence permit. Typically, if nine months have passed since the stamp was placed in your passport, the municipal office will request an additional confirmation from the immigration office stating that your residence permit procedure is still ongoing.
At the office you will have to fill in and submit an application form (PDF) and receive confirmation of your registration.
If you do not have a PESEL number and you are registering your stay for more than 30 days, district office should give you one. Click here in order to learn more about PESEL.
If you are a citizen of a EU Member State, an EFTA country or Switzerland or a family member of such a foreigner – you have 30 days to report a new place of residence (counting from the date of arrival to this place). If you are a citizen of another country – you have 4 days to register.
Below you can find the list of all district offices in Warsaw:
Changing your address, deregistration and leaving Poland
When leaving Poland or changing your address you have to notify the office. This will result in the deletion of temporary residence. Check how to do it:
When and where to submit an application?
You ought to do that the last day before leaving you current address at the latest. You can do it in the same office that you have registered at the beginning. You’ll need to bring a valid document (ID or passport).
Please find the form that you should submit in the office:
- Notification of leaving the territory of the Republic of Poland here (PDF)
- Notification of a change of temporary residence here (PDF)
The application is free of charge.
