Group: FAQ - legalisation of stay in Poland

Fortunately, the appeal does not have to be written in advanced legal language, so we advise you to use online translators and send a document to Welcome Point to correct any mistakes. You can also use the assistance of one of the NGOs described in this section.

In such a situation an application for discontinuance of the proceedings should be made.  You can legally leave the territory of Poland if you have a valid residence title, e.g.: residence card, visa, under the visa-free regime, having a stamp in your passport confirming the application for legalization of your stay. In this situation, you

Remember that you must inform the Office of any change in your address and mailing address by submitting a letter through the application office or by post. The application office in the seat of the Department of  Foreigners, Marszałkowska 3/5 (stand 8 after collecting the “A” ticket, ground floor) Admission hours: Monday: 10:00 am –

Due to a significant increase in incoming applications for residence permits, there are delays in the timely administrative process. You have to wait for correspondence in your case sent via the Polish Post Office, or other information about an extension or termination of the proceedings.

If you do not agree with the decision received, you can appeal to the Head of the Office for Foreigners (Szef urzędu ds. Cudzoziemców) via the voivode who has issued the decision. Written appeal letter should be submitted within 14 calendar days from the date of receipt of the decision.

340 PLN at the time of submission of the application and 25 PLN for the residence card upon receipt of the decision. If you have a Polish bank account, you can transfer money before visiting the office and print out a confirmation (it must be in Polish) to avoid queues. Transfer details: Centrum Obsługi Podatnika

If you live in Warsaw, you should submit your documents to Mazowieckie Province Office, Department of Foreigners, Marszałkowska 3/5, ground floor, stands 10-11, rooms 14 and 16. Office hours: Monday 10:00-17:30 Tuesday 08:00-15:00 Wednesday 08:00-15:00 Thursday 08:00-15:00 Friday 08:00-15:00

Documents that can confirm the possibility for a foreigner to obtain financial resources to cover the costs of living in the territory of the Republic of Poland and a return trip to the country of origin are: a certificate of the limit on your credit card issued by the bank that issued the credit card

You should have a minimum amount of PLN 776 + rental and utilities fees for each month of stay (this amount is specified in the Act of 12 March 2004 on social aid and at the time of publication is the abovementioned sum of money). If you are the second/third year student, then you should

You don’t have to worry; we have prepared an instruction that will help you in this.