Warszawa 19115 - Miejskie Centrum Kontaktu

In the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, the obligation to replace this document will not apply to persons holding a driving license issued by the competent administrative authorities of Ukraine. In the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, driving licenses issued by the competent Ukrainian entity with expired validity period are also considered as valid.

1. Download, print and fill in the application form and the consent form¹. Forms are also available at the office.
2. Enclose the required documents to the application.
3. Go to the district office for your place of residence and submit the application with appendices.
4. Take with you your identity document and the current driver’s licence.
5. You can book an appointment at the Office via the City of Warsaw's appointment booking system (click on the link rezerwacje.um.warszawa.pl). Remember that booking one appointment only entitles you to do one thing.
6. The employee will confirm in the system of your permanent or temporary residence. If you do not have a residency registration, you must provide another document that we will verify during our service. Each such case will be considered on an individual basis. 
7. Collect your new driver’s licence. You will be able to check whether the document is ready for collection at the relevant office or on the website info-car.pl Take with you your identity document and your current driver’s licence.

If you use the application attached to this information sheet, for technical reasons you may be required to fill in your application again. The printout must be identical to the application available at the office.

Follow this link to find out about your rights under the provisions of the GDPR in relation to the processing of your personal data in this case.

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1 If you consent to the processing of contact details. 

1. Application.
2. Consent to the processing of personal data.
3. Colour photograph, 35 x 45 mm, taken against a uniform bright background, with a good level of sharpness and reflecting the natural colour of the skin, covering the area from the top of the head to the upper part of the shoulders, so that the face takes up 70-80% of the photograph, showing clearly the eyes, especially the pupils, and presenting the person in the frontal position, without headgear or dark glasses, looking straight ahead with open eyes not covered by hair, with a natural facial expression and closed mouth; the photograph should not be taken earlier than 6 months before the application submission date; a person with congenital or acquired visual impairment may enclose a photograph showing them wearing glasses with dark lenses; in such a case, the person concerned should also enclose to the application a certificate of disability of a person below the age of 16 or a disability degree certificate of a person above the age of 16 due to congenital or acquired visual impairment, issued pursuant to the provisions of the Act of 27 August 1997 on occupational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons; a person wearing headgear in accordance with the rules of their religion can enclose a photograph showing them wearing headgear, provided that the face is fully visible – in such a case, the person concerned should enclose to the application a certificate of their affiliation to a religious community registered in the Republic of Poland; it is acceptable to enclose a photograph taken with the use of digital technology and recorded on an external data carrier. Check: www.gov.pl.
4. Photocopy of the current driver’s licence.
5. Translation of the driver’s licence into Polish drawn up or certified by a sworn translator or by the competent consul of the Republic of Poland.
6. Photocopy of the residence card, visa or other document confirming the right to stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland or a certificate confirming that the person concerned has been studying for at least six months (in the case of foreigners).
7. Proof of payment of the fee for issuing the driver’s licence and of the vehicle registration fee.
8. Declaration that the person concerned is familiar with Article 233 of the Penal Code.
9. Statement made pursuant to Article 11 (1) (5) of the Act on Vehicle Drivers.
10. Medical certificate of no impediment to driving and psychological assessment confirming no impediment to driving, if required.

1. PLN 100 – fee for issuing the driver’s licence.
2. PLN 0,50 – vehicle registration fee.
3. The payment of transport-related fees can be made by bank transfer or money order to the bank account of the City of Warsaw for the relevant district, or directly at the cash desk of the district office in charge of the matter.

Administration & Civil Affairs Department District Delegation

You can book an appointment at the office.

Administration & Civil Affairs Department

1. In cases which do not require collecting evidence, information, or clarifications: the document is ready in up to 9 working days.
2. Up to 1 month – in cases which require an investigation procedure
3. Up to two months – in cases with a high degree of complexity.
4. The waiting times do not include the date of the event (e.g. filing an application, submitting the proof of payment, etc.).

You can appeal against the decision with the Local-Government Appeals Court in Warsaw within 14 days of receiving the decision via the issuing body.

1. If you use the application attached to this information sheet, for technical reasons you may be required to fill in your application again. The printout must be identical to the application available at the Office.
2. Only a person holding a valid foreign national driver’s licence can apply for its exchange.
3. It is not required to submit a translation into Polish of driver’s licences issued in accordance with the model specified in Annex No. 1 to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driver’s licences (recast) (OJ EU L 403 of 30.12.2006, p. 18, as amended) and in Annexes 1 and 1a to Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driver’s licences (Official Journal of the European Communities L 237 of 24 August 1991, p. 1, as amended; Official Journal of the EU Polish special edition, Chapter 7, vol. 1, p. 317).
4. For the exchange of a driving license of a person whose driving license was issued by a EU Member State other than the Republic of Poland, the competent authority issuing the driving license may ask the competent authority of that State to confirm the data contained in the original document.
5. In the case of exchange of a driver’s licence issued by a non-EU Member State, the competent authority issuing the driver’s licence will request the confirmation of the data and information contained in the driver’s licence.
6. It is not obligatory to verify in the state of issue the driver’s licence a person who has obtained the refugee status, asylum, subsidiary protection or consent for tolerated stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland, within the meaning of Articles 348 and 351 of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 2094, as amended).
7.  A Polish driver’s licence will be issued after the return of the foreign document. The foreign driver’s licence will be sent to the issuing authority.
8. In accordance with §30 (2) of the Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 24 February 2016 on issuing documents confirming the right to drive vehicles, the existing forms of driver’s licence applications may be used for as long as they are still available, provided that the application is accompanied by statements in the wording specified in this Regulation.
9. A foreign driver’s licence whose validity has expired, issued in a Member State of:
   1. the European Union (EU),
   2. the Swiss Confederation,
   3. the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) – party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA),

will be exchanged after the submission of a valid medical assessment.

The above information is general, and arises from the applicable legal regulations.
In individual cases, you might be required to provide additional documents or clarifications.

1. Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 19 September 1949 (Journal of Laws of 1959, No 54, item 321 and 322).
2. Vienna Convention on Road Traffic of 8 November 1968 (Journal of Laws of 1988, No 5, item 40 and 44).
3. The Act of 14 June 1960 – the Code of Administrative Procedure
4. The Act of 16 November 2006 on Stamp Duty
5. The Act of 5 January 2011 on vehicle drivers
6. The Regulation of the Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy of 11 January 2013 on the amount of fees for issuing documents confirming the right to drive vehicles
7. The Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 24 February 2016 on issuing documents confirming the right to drive vehicles (as amended).
8. The Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 20 May 2016 on templates of documents confirming the right to drive vehicles (as amended).
9. The Regulation of the Minister of Digitization of 2 April 2022 on the vehicle registration fee constituting the income of the Fund - Central Register of Vehicles and Drivers