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Registering your residence (meldunek)

Registration is free. Polish and EU/EFTA citizens and their family members have 30 days from moving in; other foreigners — only 4 days (the duty applies to stays over 30 days). Easiest online: the “Zamelduj się” service on gov.pl with a Trusted Profile — if you appear in the property's land register, the system registers you automatically. With permanent registration the certificate is free; a temporary-stay certificate or a repeat copy costs 17 zł.

Service passportUpdated: 30.07.2026.

Cost

Free (temporary certificate 17 zł)

Duration

Online — a few minutes

Deadline

30 days (non-EU — 4 days)

Where

gov.pl or the municipal office

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Who this applies to

Everyone living in Poland longer than 30 days. Without meldunek you can't enrol a child in the district school, register a car in your powiat, and voting can be a problem. If you don't own the premises, you need a document proving the right to use them (e.g. a lease) and the owner's legible signature on the form. Non-EU foreigners face a fine for missing the deadline; registering automatically deregisters you from the old address.

Step by step

Prepare the documents

An ID document and — if you're not the owner — the lease or other title proof plus the owner's signature on the form. Non-EU foreigners additionally show proof of legal stay.

Submit the notification

Online at gov.pl with a Trusted Profile: if your data matches the land register, registration is automatic; otherwise the notification goes to the office. In person at the municipality for the new address also works.

Get the certificate

With permanent registration the certificate is issued free automatically. Check your and your child's address via the “Sprawdź swoje dane w rejestrze PESEL” service on gov.pl.

Common mistakes

Non-EU foreigners often mix up the deadline — they have 4 days, not 30.

Confusing meldunek with the EU citizen's stay registration at the voivode — two separate procedures.

Postponing it 'because nothing happens' — without it the district school, car registration and other matters get blocked.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost?

Registration itself is free. The permanent-residence certificate is free; the temporary one or a repeat copy costs 17 zł.

Can I register online?

Yes — the gov.pl service needs a Trusted Profile. If you're in the land register, it's automatic; a minor child registers along with you.

Official sources

Verified against official sources · 30.07.2026.