The Consular Office is simply a diplomatic service of a given country which operates abroad. They aid citizens in various matters, including administrative ones. Unfortunately, there are costs involved, so erstwhile we turn to the office, we gotta number the expenses. They will be higher this year. However, the Ministry of abroad Affairs argues that specified a change was necessary.
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The passport fee has gone up since 1 January. There have been no specified increases in years
Higher rates of consular fees apply to applications submitted from 1 January 2026 and apply to all consular posts of the Republic of Poland. The decision to rise was made primarily due to the fact that most rates have remained at the same level for a decade or even longer. However, the costs associated with the provision of services continued to increase at that time.
The consular fees in force so far have remained unchanged in most cases for about 10 years and any of them have been unchanged since 2013. During this period, labour costs, inflation levels (especially between 2021 and 1923) and office costs, including services and shipments, increased significantly.
- reads the government communication. It was so essential to update the fees and adapt them to the current socio-economic realities. The MFA reports that the majority of the rates increased by about 20-25 percent. Importantly, the amount of the fee shall be determined by the date of the application. So if we applied again in 2025, and after 1 January we will only collect the documents, we will pay according to the old price list. How precisely did prices change?
How much does a passport cost according to fresh regulations? We will pay up to 400 euros for any services
The passport issued in consulates has so far cost 110 euros. After the changes, we will gotta pay 140 euros. The fee for issuing the temporary passport increased from EUR 40 to EUR 50. However, if we want to get specified a paper outside the office hours, the price will emergence to EUR 100. The issue of a temporary passport on a day off costs as much as EUR 200. another examples of service prices are:
signature certificate - 35 euro (increase from 25 euro),
drawing up a notarial act - EUR 80 (increase from EUR 60),
acceptance and examination of the application for a national visa - EUR 200 (increase from EUR 135).
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The biggest spending will be drawing up a notarial act together with a discharge which went from 260 to 400 euros this year. The full list of fresh fees can be found in the annex of the abroad Minister's Regulation. The Interia Biznes portal points out that fresh rates are to be reviewed in mid-year to measure the impact of increases on the availability of services and the financial situation of citizens utilizing the assistance of Polish consulates. In addition, the MFA has updated the relief directory. Children, students, seniors and any citizens of countries covered by bilateral agreements with Poland are to be exempt from consular charges.
Source: gov.pl, interia.pl
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