A CUKR card, a temporary residence permit
filed correctly the first time
All online, in one place. We walk you through it step by step — from the photo to a correctly filed application in MOS.
The account, the assistant, the qualification check and some tools are free. You pay for a case once, after creating an account, and only when you decide to go ahead.
An application is your most sensitive data
So security and privacy are not an add-on here — we put them first.
Uploaded files are deleted once you file
We would rather not hold sensitive data, passport scans or photos at all. We need them only while your application is being prepared. We keep them encrypted in the EU and delete them once you confirm your application was submitted — no later than 60 days after the last change to your case, with a reminder 10 days before. At that point we also delete the most sensitive data from the application. You can delete your account at any moment.
We encrypt the connection and your data
The connection to Dopomo is encrypted, and the data and files on our servers are kept in encrypted form. The keys to them are on our side, and we guard them closely.
Some data we never store at all
Answers about criminal records, and the nationality and distinguishing marks from the application form, never reach our servers — they are encrypted only in your browser and vanish when you close the tab, log out or finish the application.
You file the application, not us
We have no access to your MOS account or your Profil Zaufany. We do not sell your data — we entrust it only to the providers named in the Privacy Policy. You sign and send it yourself, when you decide everything is ready.
Three things the office does not forgive
MOS accepts a flawed application
The official MOS portal is online, but it will not tell you about most of the mistakes you can make. It accepts the application, and you learn about a request for documents, a refusal or a discontinued case from a letter, months later.
Official fees are gone
440 zł for CUKR, 540 zł for temporary residence. If the case is discontinued or refused, they go — along with the months you waited.
All online, one price
Biometric photo, passport scan, the completed form, the fees, walking through MOS and a 24/7 assistant — without leaving home and without sourcing anything elsewhere. Everything in one place.
See exactly what you are paying for
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A CUKR card for you or your child
Three years of legal residence and work in Poland — one case, run without a costly mistake from the first field to a correctly filed application in MOS.
Ask the Dopomo assistant
Deadlines, fees, documents, your specific case. It answers in your language.
🇵🇱 Grounded in Polish law, the practice of all 16 provincial offices and case law. Every tip links back to an official page.
Free account: your history of assistant conversations and higher message limits.
Tools for your residence-card application
Residence-card application creator
Fill in the application to issue or replace a residence card step by step and download a ready-to-print PDF to file. It covers the card itself — this is not the temporary-residence-permit application, which you file online through the MOS portal.
- Walks you through every field in order
- Ready-to-print PDF to file
- Card issue and replacement — not temporary residence
Application fees
OFFICIAL DATAChoose a procedure (e.g. CUKR card) and voivodeship to see the exact amount and the account number for payment.
- Exact stamp-duty amount
- Your office’s account number
- Broken down per transfer
Office appointment booking
16 PROVINCESHow to book a slot to submit your application or pick up your residence card — in your voivodeship.
- The verified booking channel for your office
- Online, email, phone or in person — depends on the region
- A ready-made email template or phone script
Application photo
A guide to taking a compliant biometric photo yourself with your phone — light, background and framing. The 684×883 px file itself is produced in the paid CUKR Case.
- Step by step: light, background, framing
- Biometric photo requirements
- Common mistakes to avoid
Profil Zaufany via bank
Activate your free electronic identity through online banking — needed to sign and file the MOS application online.
- Which banks offer activation
- About 5 minutes, no office visit
- What Profil Zaufany is for
Questions and answers
How do I get a residence card in 2026?
The route is the same for everyone: check whether you qualify, gather your documents, take a biometric photo, fill in the application and file it electronically through the MOS portal. The simplest way to sign the application is a Profil Zaufany — you activate it free of charge through online banking. Dopomo walks you through each of these steps.
Which residence card is for people on the UKR status?
For people on the "UKR" status it is the CUKR card — a temporary-residence permit for 3 years that replaces temporary protection. The conditions and the whole path are laid out on a separate timeline, and the assistant checks your own situation. Anyone who already holds an ordinary temporary-residence permit follows a different route.
How does CUKR differ from an ordinary residence card?
The CUKR procedure is simpler — fewer formalities than a standard application — but it is open only to people whose "UKR" status was active. An ordinary residence card requires a ground — work, study or family — and a full set of documents. Both give you legal residence, and time on either usually counts toward EU long-term residency.
Where can I get help with a residence card?
The Dopomo assistant answers in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and English, and works from official sources. The account, the assistant and the qualification check are free, and official fees always go straight to the office. What handling your case covers and what it costs is shown higher up on this page.