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                                        <title>Finding Living Relatives in Poland</title>
                                        <link>https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=6397#6397</link>
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                                      Author: &lt;a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=203'&gt;Henryk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
                                      Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:20 pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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                                      Centralne Biuro Adresowe, Warszawa, used to be a source for finding living relatives in Poland. Social Security Information is now used. It has been replaced by:&lt;br /&gt;
Wydział Udostępniania Informacji Departamentu Spraw Obywatelskich MSWiA &lt;br /&gt;
(my translation: Document Information Centre MSW, Department of Civil Affairs)&lt;br /&gt;
Pawińskiego 17/21&lt;br /&gt;
02-106 Warszawa &lt;br /&gt;
Tel.: 22 602 88 01&lt;br /&gt;
No email or fax.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msw.gov.pl/portal/pl/650/8650/Udostepnianie_danych_ze_zbiorow_meldunkowych_zbioru_PESEL_oraz_ewidencji_wydanyc.html?search=509660&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.msw.gov.pl/portal/pl/650/8650/Udostepnianie_danych_ze_zbiorow_meldunkowych_zbioru_PESEL_oraz_ewidencji_wydanyc.html?search=509660&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Google translation of part:&lt;br /&gt;
Sharing of data from the collections reported; collection and social security records and issued identity cards revoked&lt;br /&gt;
With the last address of the person sought, a request for data on this person should be referred to the competent authority of the municipality. The municipality is the primary source of information about the person authorized to confirm the place of residence, has a knowledge of the new address of the person check-out.&lt;br /&gt;
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According to the Act of 16 November 2006 on stamp duty (Journal of Laws No. 225, item. in 1635, as amended. d.) the issue by the Document Personalisation Centre MSW certificate from the set of social security, is dependent on making the stamp duty of € 17 zł in hand or on the bank account of Ochota district of Warsaw, Account: Commercial Bank SA No. 95 1030 1508 0000 0005 5002 4055;  &lt;br /&gt;
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Required Documents: (ed: Request forms)&lt;br /&gt;
1.completed application for access to data - patterns for download below;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mswia.gov.pl/download.php?s=1&amp;amp;id=12071&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.mswia.gov.pl/download.php?s=1&amp;amp;id=12071&lt;/a&gt; (doc)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mswia.gov.pl/download.php?s=1&amp;amp;id=12072&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.mswia.gov.pl/download.php?s=1&amp;amp;id=12072&lt;/a&gt; (pdf)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mswia.gov.pl/download.php?s=1&amp;amp;id=12441&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.mswia.gov.pl/download.php?s=1&amp;amp;id=12441&lt;/a&gt; (odt)&lt;br /&gt;
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2.proof of payment. The fee for providing the data unit is 31 zł. The fee shall be paid on account of the Document Personalisation Centre of the Ministry of Home Affairs &lt;br /&gt;
ul. Pawińskiego 17/21, 02-106 Warsaw Polish National Bank O / O Warszawa, No. 24 1010 1010 0030 3022 3100 0000;&lt;br /&gt;
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3.if the applicant is acting through a representative, to each application must be accompanied by a document confirming award of attorney together with proof of payment of duty for his submission. Stamp duty amounting to 17 zł should be paid in cash or the bank account of the District of Warsaw Ochota account: Commercial Bank SA No. 95 1030 1508 0000 0005 5002 4055; &lt;br /&gt;
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4.documents proving the legal or beneficial interest in receiving data;&lt;br /&gt;
Persons and entities that do not show the actual legal interest only, the data can be shared only with the consent of persons to whom the data relate.&lt;br /&gt;
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Information necessary to identify the person sought:&lt;br /&gt;
Besides your name, please give other details of the person sought, eg:&lt;br /&gt;
parents' names;&lt;br /&gt;
date and place of birth;&lt;br /&gt;
Social Security number;&lt;br /&gt;
series and number of ID card.</description>
                                        <comments>https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=6397#6397</comments>
                                        <author>Henryk</author>
                                        <pubDate>Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:20 pm</pubDate>
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