Declaration of Marital Status in Poland
Do you need a certificate of marital status in Poland? If the local authorities will not issue such a document, the Dutch embassy In Warsaw can do it instead.
Declaration of marital status
If you wish to marry abroad, you may need a declaration of marital status. To obtain one, you must produce several documents to prove that you are not married or in a registered partnership.
What documents do you need when applying?
If you have never been married
- proof that you have Dutch nationality, this may be any one of the following documents:
- a Dutch passport
- a Dutch national identity card
- a certificate of Dutch nationality
- an address and proof of registration of place of residence
- a declaration of unmarried status. If you are no longer registered in the Personal Records Database (BPR) in the Netherlands, request this as an extract from the Non-residents Records Database (RNI). You will then have proof of your marital status at the time you left the Netherlands.
If you have previously been married
- proof that you have Dutch nationality, this may be any one of the following documents:
- a Dutch passport
- a Dutch national identity card
- a certificate of Dutch nationality
- an address and proof of registration of place of residence
- divorce certificates, foreign judgments or a death certificate
You may need to have the original legalised and translated. The rules vary per country.
The term ongehuwd (unmarried)
The term ongehuwd (unmarried) is used only if you have never married or entered into a registered partnership. If you have been married previously or been in a registered partnership, the term gescheiden (which means you have divorced or terminated a registered partnership) or weduwe/weduwnaar (widow/widower) will be used in the declaration. Details of any and all previous marriages or registered partnerships must appear on the document.
Declaration of marital status in this country or region
Application by post or e-mail
You can apply for this declaration either in person at the embassy, by post or by e-mail.
Written applications will be processed within 10 working days.
Apart from the above mentioned documents, you also need to hand in the following documents:
- A letter with the request which statement you wish to receive and the reason of your application. The reason has to be mentioned on the statement;
- Your signature legalization, confirmed by a notary;
- A copy of your bank statement, with proof of payment to the bank account of the embassy;
- Address in Poland for sending this statemetn and a Polish mobile number of you (the receiver).
Incomplete requests will not be processed.
Written applications can be sent to the following address:
Dutch embassy Warsaw
consular department
Kawalerii 10
00-468
Warsaw
Payment
Please check the overview of consular fees for the costs. Add the shipping costs to this amount. Transfer the total amount to the bank account of the embassy:
Bank details | |
Bank name | ING Bank N.V. |
Bank Address | Financial Plaza, Bijlmerdreef 106 |
Bank Zipcode | 1102 CT |
Bank City | Amsterdam |
Bank Account Owner | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |
Address | Rijnstraat 8 |
| Zipcode | 2515 XP |
| City | Den Haag |
| IBAN | NL57 INGB 0705 0010 08 |
| BIC | INGBNL2A |
IMPORTANT! Give the following description of your bank transfer: “ type of the consular declaration – your initials and surname – Poland, Warsaw”
Example “declaration of marital status – PJ Janssen – Poland, Warsaw”
Any questions?
In case you have a question, you can send an e-mail via the contact form.