Temporary passport for an adult

You must apply for a temporary passport in person.

You can book your appointment to apply for a temporary passport via the e-konsulat system .

• A completed application for a passport or a temporary passport by the consul of the Republic of Poland, which you will receive at the consulate or downloaded from the website of the consular office.
• Color photo – find out what the photo should look like .
• If your surname has been changed as a result of getting married abroad – a shortened or full copy of the Polish marriage certificate.
• If you do not have a PESEL number – an abbreviated or full copy of a Polish birth certificate.
• If you do not have a PESEL number and you are married – an abridged or unabridged copy of a Polish marriage certificate. This document must be submitted by women and men, regardless of whether there has been a change of surname due to marriage or whether the surname has not changed.

If, on the basis of the data contained in the documents submitted in the case or the data contained in the records and registers available to the consul, it is not possible to establish your identity and citizenship, or if these data raise doubts or discrepancies, the consul may ask you to submit additional documents, e.g.

• an abbreviated or full copy of a Polish birth certificate,
• an abridged or full copy of a Polish marriage certificate,
• decision of the voivode confirming possession of Polish citizenship,
• valid foreign identity document.

Remember! When applying, have your current passport (or temporary passport, if applicable) with you, even if it is no longer valid.

The fee for issuing a temporary passport while waiting for the delivery of a biometric passport is EUR 15.

The fee for issuing a temporary passport for a purpose other than waiting for the delivery of a biometric passport is EUR 40.

The fees are collected at the office’s cash desk at the time of submitting the application.

Accepted forms of payment: cash.

You will receive your temporary passport as soon as possible.

Remember, if you plan to travel to another country on the basis of a temporary passport, check the current regulations governing the entry and stay of foreigners in that country. Make sure that you will be able to cross the border on the basis of a temporary passport and its validity period (when entering and leaving).

You can collect your temporary passport in person at the office where you applied.

On the day of collecting the new document, bring the previous passport (or temporary passport) to the consulate – the existing passport will be canceled, except for pages with valid visas, and returned.

If the consul issues you a decision refusing to issue a temporary passport, you can appeal against this decision, via the consul, to the minister competent for internal affairs.

The consul refuses to issue a passport at the request of:

• a court conducting proceedings against a person applying for a passport document in a criminal case or proceedings in a case of a tax offense, proceedings in a minor or civil proceedings;
• the body conducting the preparatory proceedings, the body of executive proceedings in a criminal case, including a fiscal offense, against a person applying for a passport document.

Can I get a temporary passport?

A temporary passport is issued only in specific cases. Such a passport document can be obtained by:

• persons temporarily staying in the Republic of Poland and abroad, to return to their place of permanent residence,
• persons staying abroad, while waiting for the delivery of a passport drawn up in the Republic of Poland (if they express such a wish and submit an application for this document),
• persons staying in the Republic of Poland and abroad, in documented emergencies related to the illness or funeral of a family member,
• persons staying in the Republic of Poland and abroad, in documented emergencies related to their professional activity,
• Persons where fingerprinting is physically impossible, and the impediment is temporary.

Can I apply for a temporary passport if I have lost my ID card and I have a new 10-year passport to collect in Poland?

You can apply to the consul for a temporary passport to return to the country. Remember to take a temporary passport issued by a consul when going to the office (in the country) to pick up a new passport.

I lost my passport. What should I do?

If you have lost your passport or temporary passport, you must notify the passport authority immediately – the consul is the passport authority abroad.

Submitting a notification to the consulate about the loss of the passport means that the document will expire on the day the consul is notified of the loss of the passport.

Remember! If you find a passport, the loss of which you reported at the consulate, you should immediately return this document to the passport authority (abroad – to the consul).