Guide to public services · Poland
Government offices — without the confusion
Clear step-by-step guides to public services in Poland: what they cost, how long they take, which documents you need. Every figure comes from official sources only.
🚗 Transport & cars
Wydział komunikacji
Re-registering a car
Cost66.50 zł (old plates) · 160 zł (new)
Deadline30 days from purchase
WhereThe transport department (starostwo)
Wydział komunikacji
Exchanging your driving licence
Cost100.50 zł (+ photo, medical exam 200 zł if needed)
DeadlineBefore the date in field 4b · name change — 30 days
WhereThe powiat transport office or info-car.pl
Stacja kontroli pojazdów
Vehicle roadworthiness test
Cost149 zł (LPG — 245 zł) · double if overdue
DeadlineNew car: 3 years → 5 years → annually
WhereAny vehicle inspection station (SKP)
👨👩👧 Family & benefits
ZUS
The 800+ child benefit
Benefit800 zł per month per child
DeadlineFile by 30 April = continuity
WherePUE ZUS, mZUS, bank, Emp@tia
Urząd stanu cywilnego
Registering a child's birth
CostFree (the certificate copy too)
Deadline21 days from the hospital birth card
Wheregov.pl or the local registry office (USC)
Urząd stanu cywilnego
Civil marriage registration
Cost84 zł (outside the USC — extra 1,000 zł)
DeadlineWedding after 1 month + 1 day at the earliest
WhereAny registry office (USC) in Poland
💶 Taxes & income
Urząd skarbowy
The annual PIT return (Twój e-PIT)
CostFree
DeadlineMid-February to 30 April
Wherepodatki.gov.pl (Twój e-PIT)
Urząd gminy
Property tax
CostUp to 1.25 zł/m² (homes) · 35.53 zł/m² (business)
DeadlineInstalments: 15.03, 15.05, 15.09, 15.11
WhereThe gmina office / ePUAP / bank transfer
Urząd skarbowy
PCC-3 tax on buying a car or goods
Cost2% of the item's market value
Deadline14 days from signing the contract
Wherepodatki.gov.pl (the e-Tax Office)
🪪 Documents & residence
Urząd gminy
Registering your residence (meldunek)
CostFree (temporary certificate 17 zł)
Deadline30 days (non-EU — 4 days)
Wheregov.pl or the municipal office
Urząd gminy
Polish ID card (dowód osobisty)
CostFree
DeadlineApply before the old card expires
WhereAny gmina office · child — gov.pl
Punkt paszportowy
Polish passport
Cost140 zł · reduced 70 zł · child under 12 — 30 zł
DeadlineApply at least a month before travelling
WhereAny passport point in Poland
🩺 Health
NFZ / przychodnia
Choosing a family doctor (POZ)
CostFree (a 3rd change in a year — 80 zł)
DeadlineNone — the sooner the better
Wherepacjent.gov.pl (IKP) or the clinic
NFZ
EHIC card (EKUZ) for EU travel
CostFree
DeadlineApply before you travel
WhereIKP (pacjent.gov.pl), ePUAP, NFZ office
pacjent.gov.pl / IKP
E-prescription and the Internet Patient Account
CostThe service is free (you pay for medicines per reimbursement)
Deadline30 days · antibiotics 7 · annual 365
WhereAny pharmacy · pacjent.gov.pl · mojeIKP
💼 Work & unemployment
Powiatowy urząd pracy
Unemployment benefit
Benefit1,400.90–2,140.68 zł gross
DeadlineRegister at the PUP right away
Wherepraca.gov.pl or the PUP
CEIDG / biznes.gov.pl
Registering a sole proprietorship (CEIDG)
CostRegistration is free
DeadlineYou choose any start date
Wherebiznes.gov.pl or the municipal office
ZUS
Sick leave and sickness benefit (e-ZLA)
CostBenefit: 80% of the basis (100% e.g. in pregnancy)
DeadlineUp to 182 days (pregnancy, TB — 270)
WhereAutomatic via e-ZLA · PUE/eZUS
🌍 For foreigners
Urząd wojewódzki
The temporary residence permit (karta pobytu)
Cost340/440 zł + 100 zł for the card
DeadlineFile before your legal stay ends
WhereMOS 2.0 → the voivodeship office
Urząd wojewódzki / MOS
Permanent residence and EU long-term resident
Cost640 zł + 100 zł card (under 16 — 50 zł)
DeadlineFile no later than your last day of legal stay
Wheremos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl (online only from 27.04.2026)
Konsulat RP / e-Konsulat
National visa type D
Cost80 € (Ukrainian citizens — free)
DeadlineVisa validity: 1 year at most
Wheree-Konsulat + the Polish consulate in your country
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