New Polish passport system RDP
10.11.2022
On 13 November 2022 a new Passport Act comes into force in Poland. Here you will find an overview of the most important changes it will introduce in the way you apply for a passport in the Polish consulate in Oslo.
- Please be advised that due to the entry into force of a new Polish Act on passport documents and the launch of Passport Register (RDP), passport offices in Poland and abroad will not accept passport applications or hand out passports in the period 8-14 November 2022.
- If you need to visit a passport office, make sure you do it after 15 November 2022.
- In the above mentioned period the only passports issued will be temporary passports in urgent and well-documented cases.
Passport Register – information abour new rules
Change in passport applications
You will not have to present a paper application form. A consular officer will fill in an online form for you and you will have to confirm the data in it and sign it on a special device.
E-services for people with trusted profile or qualified electronic signature
The new e-services will allow you to:
- check if your new passport is ready to collect,
- confirm that you received your new passport by post,
- verify if your passport is valid,
- check your data in Passport Register.
- report lossed or damaged passport.
Easier passport delivery
- if you register your telephone number and e-mail when applying for a new passport, you will be informed about the status of your application,
- you will be able to confirm your identity based on fingerprints when receiving your new passport
Age limit for 10-year passports
Right now you need to be 13 years old to receive a 10-year passport. The new Passport Act will lower this age limit to 12 years.
Lack of consent of one parent – detailed court rulings
In case of parents applying for a child passport, both of them must consent. If one of the parents is not present at the consular office or did not consent before public notary (notarius publicus), the applying parent will have to present original court ruling that will include a clear and literal statement that:
- the other parent has been deprived of parental authority;
- the other parent’s parental authority has been suspended;
- the other parent’s parental authority has been reduced with respect to his/her consent to issue a child passport.
More people eligible for temporary passports
Pursuant to art. 48(1) of the new Passport Act, the following people will be eligible to receive temporary passports:
- people staying out of Poland before they have their 10-year or 5-year passport delivered;
- people who have passing illness- or trauma-related troubles with giving fingeprints;
people hvo have an emergency connected with among others:
a) return journey to their place of residence,
b) illness,
c) illness or funeral of a family member,
d) job-related issues.
New forms of reporting passport loss
- if you lose your passport when crossing the border, you will be able to report it to the Polish Border Guard official
- if you lost your passport as a result of a criminal act, you will be able to report it at the police station.
Fewer temporary passports without PESEL number
Remember that when applying for a first child passport, you have to present the child’s Polish birth certificate. This means that when a child is born abroad, the parents will first have to register the birth in any Polish registry office before they apply for the first passport.
You can register child birth:
- personally in Poland;
- through an authorised person, for example someone from your family;
- through the consulate (for more details, see information here:
https://www.gov.pl/web/norwegia/rejestracja-urodzenia-lub-zgonu-bez-aktu-stanu-cywilnego