How do I apply for a passport?

  1. The application for a passport document shall be submitted in the form of an electronic document, completed by the passport authority, signed by the applicant using a device that allows electronic signature(the applicant shall not complete the application in paper form).
  2. The passport authority completes the application on the basis of the data provided by the applicant and contained in the Passport Document Register or the PESEL register.
  3. If it is not possible to provide a signature by means of a device that allows electronic signature, the signature shall be provided on a printout of the document application recorded in electronic form.
  4. If the applicant is unable to provide a signature, the application shall be annotated with the reason for the lack of this signature.
  5. When submitting an application for a passport, fingerprints are taken from the person to whom the passport is to be issued with the exception of persons:
    1. who are under 12 years of age;
    1. from whom fingerprinting is physically impossible.
  6. An application for the issuance of a passport or temporary passport to a person under 12 years of age can be submitted using an electronic service provided by the minister responsible for informatization after authentication under the rules set forth in the Law of February 17, 2005 on informatization of the activities of entities performing public tasks link to the website
    NOTE: Then the child between 5 and 12 years of age must be present at the reception of the passport document.
  7. Rationale for non-acceptance of an application for a passport document:
    • a photograph meeting the requirements for a passport document was not submitted;
    • a court-issued document confirming the authority to submit an application on behalf of a person without legal capacity or with limited legal capacity was not submitted – in the case of an application submitted by a legal guardian or curator;
    • the person to whom the passport document is to be issued refused to submit fingerprints, if the submission of fingerprints is required;
    • the person to whom the passport document is to be issued refused to sign, if the signature is required.