Notice of return to Poland

Official EL/ZP/4 form for coming back after a notified stay abroad of more than 6 months.

You get the official PDF with your answers in its boxes, ready to print and sign by hand.

About the form

Official name: Zgłoszenie powrotu z wyjazdu poza granice Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej trwającego dłużej niż 6 miesięcy
Published by: Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji
Form and legal basis: EL/ZP/4
Pages: 2
Official source: www.gov.pl
Copy used here: taken on 5 November 2026, checked against the source every day

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

Report your return if you left for more than 6 months without intending to settle abroad and reported that departure.art. 36 ust. 2, art. 40 ust. 1 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
On paper: at the municipal office, signed by hand, showing your ID card or passport.art. 36 ust. 3 pkt 1 ustawy o ewidencji ludności
Online: on the form signed with a qualified, trusted or personal signature, or through the digital affairs ministry's service after you log in.art. 36 ust. 3 pkt 2, art. 36 ust. 4 ustawy o ewidencji ludności

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

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

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

Back after a contract
A man comes back from 9 months of work in Norway and agrees to contact by phone and e-mail.
Back after Erasmus
A student comes back after ten months of Erasmus studies and an internship in Spain and agrees to contact by e-mail.
Mother acts for a son
A mother reports the return of her 12-year-old son after a school year abroad; no contact consent.
Pensioner back from the USA
A pensioner comes back after eight months with her daughter's family in the USA and agrees to contact by phone.
Father acts for a daughter
A father reports the return of his 6-year-old daughter after the family's two years in Germany; no contact consent.

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