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I got a EU permanent residence permit and it is a flimsy piece of paper


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Joined: Jun 1, 08 ♂ 		 May 26, 10, 21:10    #1
Well...Last year my 5-year Karta Pobytu for EU citizens expired and I got a permanent residence permit for EU citizens. The document itself is a flimsy piece of paper, which does not fit in any wallet and I am supposed to carry it with me for 10 years (automatically renewable). Really frustrating - my previous KP was at least on CC size.
And where to buy here in Warsaw a cover to put it in....
Help.
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Joined: Feb 14, 09  Gold Member MEMBER ♀ 		 May 26, 10, 21:14    #2
sobieski:
Help.

ask for a piece of leather in a meat store and you can stitch it yourself... :))
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Joined: Dec 20, 09 ♀ 		 May 26, 10, 21:14    #3
Maybe you can roll it and hang on your neck? At least you wont lose it :P
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Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended] 		 May 26, 10, 21:20    #4
sobieski:
The document itself is a flimsy piece of paper, which does not fit in any wallet and I am supposed to carry it with me for 10 years (automatically renewable).


You don't have to - I'm fairly certain that it's not valid as an identity document, so it's pointless carrying it. Anyway, EU citizens have a right to be in Poland - so even if you're stopped, as long as you have *something*, it's fine. Even a colour photocopy of the passport front page and information page is enough :)

An EU driving licence is sufficient enough if stopped anyway - as far as the Polish police are concerned, you can't have an EU licence without having legal residence in the EU.
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Joined: Jun 1, 08 ♂ 		 May 27, 10, 17:37    #5
Welll...I still have my Belgian driving licence, so that will not do... I do not want carry my passport with me everywhere all the time, knowing myself I might loose it one day for sure.
Also have my Belgian ID-card. Which is perfectly acceptable in the airport, but any other official in Poland treats it with suspicion... Could be my photo though :)
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Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended] 		 May 27, 10, 19:00    #6
sobieski:
Also have my Belgian ID-card. Which is perfectly acceptable in the airport, but any other official in Poland treats it with suspicion


This is just because Poland as a whole is still completely unfamiliar with the concept of the national ID card being acceptable for EU travel - witness how many of them still take a passport to places like Germany!
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Joined: Jun 1, 08 ♂ 		 Jul 5, 11, 12:27    #7
I had a discussion with friends lately. They claim that the permanent residence permit I have (meaning the pink paper) is not a Karta Pobytu. It is true that on the document is mentioned that "this document confirms the right to stay in Poland permanently' and nowhere is written "Karta Pobytu".
But as it replaces my old KP, does it not mean it has the same value?
By the way I am very surprised there are still officials who do not know it. Two weeks ago a police officer asked what it was, and yesterday at Citibank they asked me if it was a photocopy :)


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