Polish foreigner's identity document

Fees

A fee of PLN 100 is charged for issuing a Polish foreigner's identity document. A fee of PLN 100 is charged for the exchange of the document, except in the case of the loss of the document or its culpable destruction – in these cases, a fee of PLN 200 is charged.

The fee for issuing or replacing a Polish identity document of a foreigner is not charged in the case of:

• where the document issued or replaced contained technical defects;

• issue of a Polish identity document of a foreigner to a minor foreigner ex officio.

A reduction in the fee (in the amount of 50%) for issuing or replacing a Polish foreigner's identity document is granted to foreigners:

• who are in a difficult financial situation;

• whose purpose of stay is to receive education in a secondary school and a higher education institution on the territory of the Republic of Poland;

• minors who, on the date of submission of the application for the document, are under 16 years of age.

The documents required to obtain a reduction in the fee for issuing or replacing a Polish foreigner's identity document are:

• a certificate from the competent social welfare authority on the use of cash benefits from social assistance at a given time;

• a certificate confirming that they have been received at a given time of secondary or higher education;

• a copy of the birth certificate of a minor foreigner, and if it is impossible to obtain it – a travel document or other identity document confirming the age of the minor foreigner.