Shall I apply for new resident card after passport renewal

Question

I am an Indian citizen working in Warsaw, Poland. I have a temporary resident card, Karta Pobytu, which is valid till December 2020. Last month, I renewed my passport at the Indian Embassy in Warsaw. As my current temporary resident card was issued on the previous passport, should I apply for a new resident card, or will my current card be valid? Will I have any problem in immigration if I travel with all passports (old and new) and the current resident card?

A few points related to this case:

• The resident card was issued till December 2020 even though my old passport was valid till October 2020.
• My new passport has all the details of my old passport on the back page.
• There is no mention of passport number on my temporary resident card.

Answer 1

Since the Passport number is not contained on the Karta Pobytu, that would not be a reason to have the card replaced.

It would, however, be wise to inform the responsible authority of the new passport.

I am not sure if the should be done at the District Office (Urząd Gminy, Urząd Dzielnicy), to update your registration (Zameldowanie), or the Voivodeship (Immigration) Office

• possibly both

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Replacement or loss of residence card
A residence card must be replaced if:

• data contained in the card have changed;

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Sources:

• Residence card - Migrant EN
• When you go to immigration office in Poland