Permanent residence registration

Official EL/ZPS/1 form with the property owner’s statement confirming that you live there.

About the form

Official name

Zgłoszenie pobytu stałego

Published by

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji

Form and legal basis

EL/ZPS/1

Pages

3

Official source

www.gov.pl

Copy used here

taken on 10 November 2026, checked against the source every day

The official blank

How to file it

What the law says about filing, each point with the passage it rests on. These sources are checked every day.

• Register by the 4th day after you arrive at the address. Citizens of the EU, the EFTA countries and Switzerland, their family members and Polish citizens have until the 30th day.art. 41 ust. 3, art. 41 ust. 1, art. 41 ust. 1 i 2, art. 27 ust. 1 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
• A foreigner does not have to register if their stay in Poland lasts no more than 30 days.art. 42 ust. 2 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
• File the form, signed by hand, at the municipal office (urząd gminy) of the place where the flat or house is.art. 28 ust. 1 pkt 1, art. 40 ust. 1 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
• A foreigner without a PESEL number who is not a citizen of the EU, an EFTA country or Switzerland (or a family member of one) must register in person.art. 40 ust. 3 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
• You can also file the form online, signed with a qualified electronic signature, a trusted signature (podpis zaufany) or a personal signature (e-ID card), unless you must come in person.art. 28 ust. 1 pkt 2, art. 40 ust. 3 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
• The owner of the flat (or another person with a legal title to it) confirms your stay on the form. Also show the document of their legal title to the flat, such as a contract or a land register extract.art. 28 ust. 2, art. 28 ust. 2b ustawy o ewidencji ludności
• A foreigner shows the residence card issued with a permanent residence permit, an EU long-term resident permit or protection; a citizen of the EU, EFTA or Switzerland shows a valid travel document or another document of identity and citizenship.art. 43 ust. 1, art. 43 ust. 2 ustawy o ewidencji ludności

Updated on 6 November 2026. Rules and office practice change: check with your office yourself before you go.

What the form asks for

The questions in your language, as the site asks them. The printed form stays in Polish.

• Surname
• Given name(s)
• PESEL number (if issued)
• Country of birth
• Country of previous residence
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Mobile phone number
• Email address
• Address of the new place of permanent residence: street
• Address of the new place of permanent residence: house number
• Address of the new place of permanent residence: flat number

Example situations

Fictional people. When filling in the form, pick one to see a completed example, then replace the answers with yours.

• Moving within Poland

  The applicant moves to a new address in Poland and gives her mobile phone number for the contact data register. Her previous permanent residence is deleted automatically.

• EU citizen, first address

  A citizen of another EU country with a PESEL registers permanent residence in Poland for the first time, so there is no previous address.

• Parent registers a child

  A mother registers her four-year-old daughter at the family's flat and signs as the child's representative.

• No PESEL, ends temporary stay

  A man without a PESEL gives his date of birth and also cancels his registered temporary residence.

• Pensioner moves in with family

  A daughter acting as proxy registers her retired mother at her own house. The mother's previous permanent residence is deleted automatically.

• Spouse of a Polish citizen

  A foreign spouse of a Polish citizen, after receiving a permanent residence permit, registers at the couple's flat and cancels her temporary registration.

This site is not connected to any office. The office decides on your case, so check with it which documents and attachments it needs before you go.

Other forms

• PESEL number application
• PESEL with the UKR status
• Temporary residence registration
• Temporary residence deregistration
• Permanent residence deregistration
• Residence card: new card or replacement
• Report a lost or damaged document
• Schengen visa extension
• National visa extension
• Register your stay as an EU citizen
• Notice of leaving Poland
• Notice of return to Poland
• Driving licence: apply or exchange
• Change of temporary residence and work permit
• Notice of job loss
• Polish travel document for a foreigner
• Invitation register application
• Temporary identity certificate for a foreigner (TZTC)