Some branches serve only their own cases, so check before you travel
Residence cards come from the foreigners’ department of a regional government office, and some regions also run branches in other towns. Choose a city to see whether its office works with online booking, queue tickets or a date agreed by phone, and what to bring.
Kraków
ul. Przy Rondzie 6, 31-547 Kraków
Book card collection once a text message says it is ready, and follow your summons for fingerprints.
Bring your appointment or summons and passport. For collection, bring payment confirmation if not previously supplied. For biometrics, bring the originals and any additional documents requested in your summons.
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Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Cologne, Duisburg, and Frankfurt am Main
Most offices in Liège, Brussels, and Aalst
Most offices in A Coruña, Alicante, and Almería
Most offices in Amsterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht
Where to next
Understand the two visits that follow an approved residence application, the fingerprint appointment and the card pickup, and find the regional office that handles them.
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