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.
Katowice
Rynek 1, 40-003 Katowice
Report your departure by the day you leave, either at a booked counter visit or through the national online service.
Prepare the departure form and ID card or passport. A representative needs written authority and their own ID; parents or guardians act for children and people without full legal capacity. Distinguish permanent departure from a temporary stay abroad when completing the form.
Guides
Related services
Learn what the welfare centre can offer, how the social worker’s visit works and which centre covers where you live.
How a trusted profile works for people living in Poland, what to bring to a confirmation point and which kinds of office can confirm it.
Understand how tax registration works, when a NIP is needed and how to reach the tax office that covers your address.
See when you need a new ID card, how an online start works and why a visit to the office is still required, then pick an office.
See how re-registering at a new address works, who can do it online and which office takes it, then find the counter in your city.
Understand meldunek, permanent versus temporary registration and what to bring, then find the office that takes registrations in your city.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Bielefeld, Hanover, and Leipzig
Most offices in The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Alkmaar
Most offices in Liège, Charleroi, and Tournai
Most offices in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Terrassa, and Almería
Where to next
Learn what the departure report is, how it affects permanent and temporary registration and who may file it, then find the office.
Jump straight to another part of the manual.