Polish · Karta pobytu / urząd wojewódzki
You apply for a residence card: what to say in Polish
You file an application for a residence card.
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How it's done. An application for a karta pobytu is filed in person at the Urząd Wojewódzki (voivodeship office), Wydział Spraw Cudzoziemców; at filing fingerprints are taken and a photo made.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Dzień dobry, w czym mogę pomóc?Dzyayn DOH-brih, f chim MOH-geh POH-moots?
Good day, how can I help?
YOU REPLY
Dzień dobry, chciałbym złożyć wniosek o pobyt czasowy.
Dzyayn DOH-brih, KHTSYAHV-bim ZVOH-zhitsy VNYOH-sek oh POH-bit chuh-SOH-vih.
Good day, I'd like to file an application for a temporary stay.
THEY SAY
Czy ma pan umówiony termin?Chih mah pahn oo-moo-VYOH-nih TEHR-meen?
Do you have an appointment?
They might also say:
Czy zarezerwował pan termin?
Chih zuh-reh-zehr-VOH-vuhv pahn TEHR-meen?
Did you book an appointment?
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YOU FINISH
Tak, mam termin na dziesiątą.
Tahk, mahm TEHR-meen nuh dzyeh-SYOHN-tom.
Yes, I have an appointment at ten.
THEY SAY
Proszę usiąść i czekać na wywołanie.PROH-sheh OO-syohnsytsy ee CHEH-kuhtsy nuh vih-voh-VAH-nyeh.
Please sit and wait to be called.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Polish for life in Poland”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dzień
Dzyayn
noun
day
dobry
DOH-brih
adjective
good
mogę
MOH-geh
verb
I can
pomóc
POH-moots
verb
to help
chciałbym
KHTSYAHV-bim
verb
I would like
złożyć
ZVOH-zhitsy
verb
to submit
20 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Proszę powtórzyć.
PROH-sheh pof-TOO-zhitsy.
Please repeat that.
Proszę mówić wolniej.
PROH-sheh MOO-veetsy VOL-nyay.
Please speak more slowly.
Nie mówię jeszcze dobrze po polsku.
Nyeh MOO-vyeh YEHSH-cheh DOB-zheh poh POLS-koo.
I don't speak Polish well yet.
Proszę to napisać.
PROH-sheh toh nuh-PEE-suhtsy.
Please write it down.
Similar situations
They list the documents for the applicationKarta pobytu / urząd wojewódzki · A2 in the app
→They take your fingerprintsKarta pobytu / urząd wojewódzki · A2 in the app
→You are told your card is readyKarta pobytu / urząd wojewódzki · A2 in the app
→You ask whether you can stay until the decisionKarta pobytu / urząd wojewódzki · A2 in the app
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