Polish passport – basic information
Polish passport
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A passport is a document which entitles to cross the state border, endorse having Polish citizenship and identity of its holder. Having a passport is required for entry to most countries of the world. Some countries may also require additional entry visas. Every Polish citizen has the right to obtain a Polish passport. A Polish passport is the property of the Republic of Poland and is issued by a national government, at the request of an adult person. Parents apply for passport on behalf of a child. Polish passport can be issued only for one person and is valid for 10 years. Those documents are issued by the wojewoda, and by Polish Consul to persons resident abroad. The main condition for obtaining a Polish passport is having Polish citizenship.
Many people during travel or holidays lose their passports. A person who lost a Polish passport is required to report the Polish state authorities. A Polish Consul may, upon confirmation of identity, issue a temporary passport to return home. The document reported as being lost is no longer valid. Polish passport also loses validity if its holder lost his Polish citizenship.
Since 2006 a new form of Polish passport is issued. Biometric passports have a security in the form of electronic chip encoded with information about the passport holder. Unfortunately, the issue of a Polish passport is related to the payment of a fee. Receipt of an ordinary passport costs about 140 zloty. However, this fee is increased by 200%, if the previously owned Polish passport had been destroyed because of the fault of its holder.