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Residence Permit in Poland

What is Residence Card?

Residence Card is a plastic travel document. Person obtains residence card after she/he granted with:

  • Permanent residence permit or
  • Long-term EU residence permit or
  • Temporary residence permit based on work, study, family relations, business etc.;
  • “Blue card” is just the name ofspecial residence card which is a result of granting the residence permit based on work with high qualifications.
  • Residence card is outcome of approval. In the foreign code there are over 30 types of residence permits.
  • Each process finishes with residence permit approval or denial. If approval – then residence card is issued in 3-9 months. If denial – you can submit appeal and wait for approval and card. What are the types of Residence Permit that we assist with?
  • Students,
  • Employees,
  • ICT (Intra Company Transfer),
  • EU Blue card,
  • Seasonal job,
  • Posted workers,
  • Scientists,
  • Family members,
  • Volunteers;

Beside that Poland offers Permanent Residence Permit and Long-Term EU Residence permit for:

  • Pole’s Card holders,
  • Residents who stayed over 5 years in Poland paying taxes and possessing Polish Language skills at B1 level,
  • Spouse of a Polish national,

#4th in the world : Polish passport

Polish passport is one of the most strongest passports in the world.
It ranks 4 world wide. Having Polish citizenship and a passport allows travel without visa difficulties to as many as 176 countries around the world, which places this in the group of countries with the strongest passports. Polish passport is as strong as those of Denmark, Belgium, Portugal, Norway, Ireland, USA and New Zealand.

Source : https://www.passportindex.org/

Recognition / Nostrification of certificates

If you plan to start your studies at a university in Poland, the nostrification of your diploma is a necessary step. It confirms that your educational documents meet Polish standards and can be recognized in Poland.

Legal basis: Article 93 and Article 93 a-h of Polish Education Act of 7th September 1991 (t.j. Dz.U. z 2020 r., poz. 1327) and a Decree of the Minister of National Education (rozporządzenie Ministra Edukacji Narodowej z dnia 27 marca 2015 roku w sprawie postępowania w celu uznania albo potwierdzenia wykształcenia lub uprawnień do kontynuacji nauki uzyskanych w zagranicznym systemie oświaty (Dz. U. z 2015 poz. 447 ze zm.).  

Documents that must be submitted for recognition of a certificate:

         1. Application for recognition of a certificate or other document (appendix 1)

         2. Original certificate legalised by:

               1) Polish consul in the country where certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates;

               2) educational authorities in the country where a certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates;

               3) an embassy or consulate of the country where certificate was issued or in the country in which educational system a school operates located in Poland or in other EU, EFTA or OECD country;

               4) if a certificate was issued by a country – party to the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, an original certificate, its duplicate or a notarial copy with an Apostille placed on it or attached to any of those documents must be submitted.

         3. If on the certificate there is no information about the course/process of education the following documents must be attached:

               1) transcript of grades obtained during the final exam which enables completing school or a certain level of education;

               2)  a list of subjects taught with grades;

               3)  information about the completed curriculum program, number of years studied, grading scale (sample of Form of curriculum content is available in appendixes at the bottom of this website);

4)   information concerning the right to continue education at the next level in the country in which educational system a school operates, including the right to apply to higher education institution and the scope of rights appertaining.

The aforementioned documents should be issued or certified by the school or educational institution which issued the certificate or they should be certified by educational authorities of the country which issued the certificate or in which system of education the school operates.

         4. Translation into Polish of all documents presented in a foreign language done by:

               1) a Polish sworn translator(The list of sworn translators), or

               2) a sworn translator registered in any of EU, EFTA or OECD country, or

               3) a Polish consul in the country where the certificate was issued, or

               4) an embassy or consulate of the country which issued the certificate or in which educational system the school operates located on the territory of Poland;

If it is impossible to have the documents translated by any of the above mentioned persons, the School Superintendent may accept translation done by other reliable entity.

         5. A copy of an ID document (ID card, passport, residence card).

         6. A letter of authorisation from the certificate holder if an applicant is not the owner of the certificate (appendix 2)

Update regarding the New language requirement for EU long term residence permit

A very popular topic for some days.
For EU long term residency from now you can not apply with the diploma from Szkoła Policealna . Many people are asking us and we are hearing a lot of questions regarding this.
Right now if you have any of the diploma like florysta or any then you can submit but according to the new drafted project of government this Szkoła Policealna is not accepted as a valid document and this may be on action from this December or Janurary next year. But if you apply before that then this diploma is accepted.

So, the summary is that you have to apply for EU long term residency which we call permanent residency you can apply with Szkoła Policealna diploma as a language certification but when this act will be acting may be in December or January then this diplomas are not accepted.

But according to the new drafted law this diploma’s will be not accpeted only in EU long term residency.

So, you can apply for PR or citizenship if you fulfil the criteria.

Source:

https://www.gov.pl/web/premier/projekt-ustawy-o-zmianie-niektorych-ustaw-w-celu-wyeliminowania-nieprawidlowosci-w-systemie-wizowym-rzeczypospolitej-polskiej2?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYmRtGF_whOpgdpGGiOqkzZk9yUbdMyXbvngItTFRsow77Mh4InPZmmpco_aem_skbyYyIoZgIKUReu7DxM4w

EU Long Term Residence Permit

Here is some questions and answer related to EULT.

Question 1: I want to apply for EU Long Term Residency in Poland. But in the last 5 years of residency in Poland I was outside Poland more than 10 months. Can I apply for EU long term residency now?

Answer 1: No. You may leave Poland for any purpose for up to 6 months at a time, up to 10 months in aggregate within 5 years.

Question 2: I want to apply for EU Long Term Residency in Poland. But in the last 5 years of residency in Poland I was outside Poland more than 10 months as my employer in Poland have sent me in India for a company work Can I apply for EU long term residency now?

Answer 2: Yes. if you have stayed outside Poland because: – You worked, or accompanied (as a spouse or child) a foreign national working, for an employer based in Poland; – This was required by your personal situation (such as treatment that could not be taken up in Poland) and the interruption has not exceeded 6 months; – You served an apprenticeship or took part in activities required by your studies in Poland; this “absence” will count as a part of your residence anyway (considered as time spent in Poland).

Question 3 : How do you define a “stable and regular” source of income and a “sufficient income”? How are these evaluated as part of the proceeding for the grant of a permit for residence of a long-term EU resident? Or how many PIT 37 I need to submit?
Answer 3: This stability is tested for a longer period (2 years, if you are a highly qualified person that means you have EU blue card, or 3 years, otherwise, before your application).
So normally you need to submit the last 3 years PIT 37 as a source of stable income you had before applying EU long term residence permit.