Every child born in Poland receives a birth certificate. The birth of a child requires notification to the Civil Registry Office competent for the place of birth (this is a unit of the municipality or city office). The head of the Registry Office prepares the child’s birth certificate on the basis of documents obtained from the hospital and the notification made by the parent (or other person).
Being born in Poland and obtaining a Polish birth certificate has no effect on the child’s citizenship or residency situation. The current legislation does not provide for automatic inclusion of the child in the parents’ residence permit – therefore, immediately after the birth of the child, the parents should complete the residence formalities.
If the child was born after the parent was granted a permanent residence permit or a long-term EU resident permit, the child may be granted a permanent residence permit.
If the child was born during the validity period of the parent’s national visa or temporary residence permit in Poland (this particular visa or this particular temporary residence permit, which is the basis for the parent’s current stay in Poland – so it cannot be another visa or another permit), and the foreigner meets the requirements for having health insurance, a source of stable and regular income sufficient to cover the costs of supporting themselves and dependent family members, and has an assured place of residence in Poland.
The period of validity of the child’s temporary residence permit corresponds to the period of validity of the parent’s visa or temporary residence permit. Legal basis:
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