Reporting a lost passport or temporary passport
Where can I apply?
If you lose a passport or temporary passport abroad, notify the loss immediately to a Republic of Poland consular office.
Filing a passport loss notice with the consulate means that your document loses its validity as of the date of notifying the consul about passport loss.
Do I have to apply in person?
In order to notify the loss of a passport or temporary passport,
go to the nearest or selected consular office.
You do not need to notify passport loss personally in the consulate if you have a trusted profile, qualified certificate or e-identity card. In such cases, you can notify the loss or damage of your passport document either in writing using an electronic form or online via the provided electronic service.
In addition, you can also notify the loss of a passport document by means of a written letter with a signature certified as your own by a notary.
Remember! If you find the passport whose loss you have notified to the consulate, you should immediately return the document to the passport authority (the consul if you are abroad).
How to make an appointment?
If you want to notify the loss of a passport at the consulate, you do not need to make an appointment.
How much will I pay?
Filing a notice is free of charge.
What is the waiting time?
The consul will accept your document notice loss immediately.
How to collect the documents?
Does not apply.
How to appeal?
Does not apply.
Frequently asked questions
What should I do if my passport document is lost or destroyed and I need to urgently return to my place of residence?
If you lose your passport document abroad, the consul will, on your request and after confirming your identity and citizenship, issue to you a temporary passport allowing you to return to your place of residence (in Poland or elsewhere).
Remember that an honorary consul cannot issue you a temporary passport.
Legal basis
The Passport Documents Act of 27 January 2022
Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration on passport documents of 9 September 2022
The Consular Law Act of 25 June 2015
Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on consular fees of 18 December 2015