Use the office for the address where you are registered now
The departure report goes to the city or municipal office where you live, and a representative can file it for you with written authorisation. Offices differ in how they take it: some deal with it at the counter after you book, others point you to the national online route.
Gdańsk
ul. Partyzantów 74, 80-254 Gdańsk
A permanent departure cancels both your permanent and temporary address registrations.
Bring an identity card or passport; staff can print the notification form. A representative needs written authorisation. Notification is free; an optional departure certificate normally costs PLN 17. A representative requesting that certificate may incur a separate PLN 17 authorisation charge, subject to exemptions.
Gdańsk
ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12, 80-803 Gdańsk
Book your visit on the city’s reservation page and report your departure no later than the day you leave.
Bring an identity card or passport; staff can print the notification form. A representative needs written authorisation. Notification is free; an optional departure certificate normally costs PLN 17. A representative requesting that certificate may incur a separate PLN 17 authorisation charge, subject to exemptions.
Gdańsk
ul. Wilanowska 2, 80-809 Gdańsk
If you leave for over six months, your permanent registration stays and you report your return afterwards.
Bring an identity card or passport; staff can print the notification form. A representative needs written authorisation. Notification is free; an optional departure certificate normally costs PLN 17. A representative requesting that certificate may incur a separate PLN 17 authorisation charge, subject to exemptions.
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