Who can apply for a passport?

  1. The right to possess a passport document is vested in every Polish citizen. A Polish citizen may have one valid passport document, unless otherwise provided by law.
  2. An application for a passport document shall be submitted by a person with full legal capacity.
  3. On behalf of a person without legal capacity or with limited legal capacity, the application for a passport document is submitted by the mother, father, legal guardian or curator.
  4. Submission of an application for a passport document requires personal appearance of the applicant at the passport authority.
  5. When applying for the issuance of a passport document to a person without legal capacity, who is at least 5 years old, or a person with limited legal capacity, the presence of this person is required.