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title: "Last day: Ukrainians in Poland with UKR status who lack a foreign passport must verify their identity by August 31"
description: "August 31 is the last day for Ukrainians in Poland with UKR status issued without a foreign passport to verify their identity at the gmina office. Otherwise, the status will be revoked and 800+ payments will cease."
date: 2026-08-31T04:56:04.000Z
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url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ukrainians-in-poland-lose-800-and-ukr-status-if-they-dont-verify-identity-by-august-31
tags: [ukraine-poland, ukr-status, 800-plus, pesel, zus, migration]
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# Last day: Ukrainians in Poland with UKR status who lack a foreign passport must verify their identity by August 31

![Ukrainian woman submits documents for identity verification at a Polish migration center](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/31/ukraincy-v-polshe-poteryat-800-i-status-ukr-esli-ne-podtverdyat-lichnost-do-31-avgusta/ukraincy-v-polshe-poteryat-800-i-status-ukr-esli-ne-podtverdyat-lichnost-do-31-avgusta-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- By August 31 inclusive, Ukrainians in Poland with UKR status issued on the basis of a birth certificate or internal documents are required to verify their identity at the gmina office.
- If the deadline is missed, the UKR status will automatically change to NUE, 800+ payments will cease, and new permit documents will be required for legal residence and work.
- To retain their rights, it is enough to present a valid foreign passport at the local gmina office once; the requirement primarily concerns children.

Today, August 31, is the last day for Ukrainians living in Poland with temporary protection status UKR to verify their identity and thereby retain their right to social benefits. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS). If the mandatory verification is not completed within the set deadline, the UKR status will be automatically revoked, and payments under the "800+" program will cease as of September 1.

### Who exactly the requirement applies to

The obligation to verify identity does not extend to all Ukrainian refugees, but to a specific group: those whose PESEL number with UKR status was issued on the basis of a birth certificate or other internal documents, rather than a valid foreign passport. As ZUS notes, this primarily concerns children who were granted temporary protection in the first months of the full-scale invasion without a foreign passport. For this category, identity verification becomes a critical condition for retaining their rights.

### What needs to be done to keep the payments

According to ZUS, the procedure is as simple and one-time as possible: it is enough to visit the local gmina (municipal) office once and present a valid identity document — the foreign passport of the child or adult. The right of Ukrainian children to assistance under the "800+" program is directly tied to having the corresponding stay status, so the fact of identity verification directly determines whether they will continue to receive this support.

### What happens if the deadline is missed

The consequences of missing the deadline are significant. If a person does not verify their identity by August 31 inclusive, the UKR status will automatically change to NUE, which means the complete termination of temporary protection. In that case, "800+" payments will stop, and for further legal residence and work in Poland the person will have to apply for new permit documents from scratch.

### Context: scale and public opinion

The reminder about the deadline came against the backdrop of data showing that since the start of the full-scale war, Poland has provided protection to 1.73 million Ukrainians forced to leave their country due to the Russian invasion. At the same time, as previously reported, most Poles associate the deterioration of attitudes toward Ukrainians with disputes over historical memory and social benefits: only 7% of respondents said their attitude toward Ukrainian citizens had not changed. Under these conditions, timely document processing becomes not only a bureaucratic but also a practical necessity for maintaining legal status and financial support.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Ukrainians in Poland risk losing payments as of September 1: what needs to be done](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ukrayintsi-polshchi-rizikuyut-vtratiti-viplati-1788152016.html) - Основной источник: дедлайн 31 августа, обязанность подтверждения личности для PESEL/UKR на основании внутренних документов, смена статуса на NUE, прекращение 800+.
- [Ukrainian refugees in an EU country may lose payments: what needs to be done by August 31](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/ukrainskie-bezhentsy-v-strane-es-mogut-poteryat-vyplaty-chto-nuzhno-sdelat-do-31-avgusta-3155087.html) - Совпадает по сроку (до 31 августа) и по последствиям потери выплат при неподтверждении личности.
- [5 days left: which Ukrainians in Poland will lose 800+ and UKR status](https://napensii.ua/news/490956-ostalos-5-dnej-kto-iz-ukrainczev-v-polshe-lishitsya-800-i-statusa-ukr/) - Подтверждает целевую группу (статус UKR без загранпаспорта) и риск утраты 800+ и статуса; хронология «5 дней» согласуется с дедлайном 31.08.
- [From September 1, some Ukrainians in Poland may lose payments: what is known](https://focus.ua/world/765615-s-1-sentyabrya-chast-ukraincev-v-polshe-mogut-poteryat-vyplaty-chto-izvestno) - Подтверждает, что последствия (потеря выплат) наступают с 1 сентября при пропуске дедлайна 31 августа.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: Who does the obligation to verify identity by August 31 apply to?
**A:** Ukrainians in Poland whose PESEL number with UKR status was issued on the basis of a birth certificate or other internal documents, rather than a valid foreign passport. This primarily concerns children whose status was processed in the first months of the invasion.

### Q: What needs to be done to keep the status and 800+ payments?
**A:** Visit the local gmina office once and present a valid identity document — the foreign passport of the child or adult.

### Q: What happens if identity is not verified on time?
**A:** The UKR status will automatically change to NUE, which means the termination of temporary protection: 800+ payments will stop, and for further legal residence and work in Poland new permit documents will have to be obtained.