Queues to passport offices slowly unloading

The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a jump in the interest of Poles in obtaining passports "just in case". In March, the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office received three times more applications than in January. For several weeks, long lines have formed in front of the passport points from the early morning hours.

"In fact, in recent weeks we have seen a big increase in the interest in applying for passports. At the moment they are not that big anymore, in the afternoon the traffic is slackening. So there is no need to queue up in the early morning because it creates a bit of an artificial plunger," Ewa Filipowicz, spokeswoman for the Masovian voivode, said.

According to the statistics of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office, about 19,000 applications were submitted during the entire month of January. In February, this number increased to 28,000, and in March – to 58,000. 

"This does not affect the timeliness of issuing a passport by the office, the deadline of 30 days is met. So there are no concerns, all applications are implemented on an ongoing basis," the spokeswoman for the Masovian Voivode assured.

(Newseria)