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Poland: how to get married

A summary of the rules, taken from the official pages listed at the bottom. A fact we could not confirm there is left out.

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This is a summary, not legal advice. Rules change and offices differ: confirm everything with the registry office before you book anything.

Who can marry

  • Minimum age for both partners: 18.[1]

The ceremony

  • A civil wedding is performed by the head of the civil registry office, at the agreed time and place.[1]
  • A church or religious wedding has civil effect if you first get a certificate from the registry office (validity: 6 months).[2]

Timing

  • Waiting time between filing and the wedding: 1 month.[1]
  • The authority can allow an earlier date for a serious reason.[1]
  • Time to hold the wedding after that: 6 months. After it you file again.[1]

Documents

  • Both of you show an identity document (an ID card or a passport).[1]
  • A foreign partner brings a document from their own country saying they are free to marry (a certificate of capacity to marry, or of no impediment).[1]
  • If their country does not issue such a document, or it is very hard to get, a court can release them from the duty to bring it.[1]
  • Documents in another language need an official translation (by a sworn translator, or certified as the country requires).[1]
  • If one of you does not speak the local language, an interpreter is needed.[1]

Fees

  • State fee for the marriage record: PLN 84 (as on the official page dated 21 November 2023).[1]

Left out because we could not confirm it on an official page: apostille and legalisation rules, whether you have to live there, marriage of same-sex couples, when the waiting period can be shortened. Ask the registry office.

Sources

Checked on 21 October 2026 against the pages below.

  1. [1] gov.pl: Weź ślub cywilny (page dated 21 November 2023)
  2. [2] gov.pl: Weź ślub wyznaniowy (page dated 22 May 2024)

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