Certificate of registration of residence of an EU citizen

Return

The holder of the certificate of registration of residence of an EU citizen is obliged to return it to the authority that issued it, if:

• acquired Polish citizenship;

• a decision has been issued to revoke the registration of residence;

• obtained a document confirming the right of permanent residence.

The document must be returned immediately, but no later than within 14 days from the date on which:

• the holder of the document was served with a document confirming the acquisition of Polish citizenship or

• the decision to cancel the registration of residence has become final, or

• the holder of the document has received the document confirming the right of permanent residence.

Note: at the request of the holder of the document who returned it, the authority to which the document was returned shall issue a certificate of return free of charge, valid for a period of 30 days.