Dictionary of concepts

Retaining the right of residence of UK citizens

Retaining the right of residence or having the right of residence in specific situations that also apply to UK nationals:

Right of residence after cessation of work or other gainful activity:

A UK citizen who has ceased to be an employee or self-employed person retains the right of residence of an employee or self-employed person in the following cases:

  • cessation of work or other gainful activity in one's own name and on one's own account as a result of temporary inability to work due to illness or accident or in connection with pregnancy and childbirth, or,
  • unintentional unemployment resulting from the unemployment register kept by the poviat labor office;
  • take up vocational education or training.

If the period of performing work or performing other gainful activity in one's own name and on one's own account in the territory of the Republic of Poland, preceding unemployment, was shorter than a year, the right of residence vested in an employee or self-employed person is retained by an EU citizen for a period of 6 months from the date of registration in competent poviat employment office.

Retention of the right of residence by a family member of a UK citizen:

A family member who is a UK citizen retains the right of residence in the event of divorce, annulment of marriage, death or departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of a UK citizen who meets the conditions of residence for more than 3 months.

The right of residence of a studying child of a UK citizen and his parent:

A child of a UK citizen who stays and learns or studies in this territory has the right to stay until the end of education or studies.

A parent caring for a child of a UK citizen residing and learning or studying in this territory has the right of residence until the child reaches the age of majority; this right also applies after the child reaches the age of majority, if the child still requires the presence and care of that parent in order to be able to continue and complete education.

Appendix No. 1 to the application for a temporary residence permit

Additional form for the application for granting temporary residence permitwhich you must submit if the purpose of your stay in Poland is to perform work, perform work in a profession requiring high qualifications, or run a business. Appendix No. 1 to the application for granting temporary residence permit completes and signs yours employer. If the performance of work is entrusted to you by an organizational unit without legal personality or a company, Appendix 1 should be signed by a person authorized to represent that unit or company or a proxy designated by that person. Then attach the relevant power of attorney to the application. In the case of companies, Appendix 1 should be signed by a person designated to represent the company, indicated in the National Court Register (KRS).

Download attachment no. 1

Intention to settle in Poland permanently

Documentable willingness to live in Poland, to lead a life; transferring the center of your personal and property interests; This intention may be confirmed by such documents as: contract of employment, mandate contract, lease agreement, certificate from the university about continuing studies, current excerpt from KRS, biography.

Residence/accommodation provided

The right to live in a specific housing unit, the one where your life center is located, where your family, personal and property matters are concentrated. In the course of processing your application, we will require a document that confirms that you have secured residence in Poland.

Certificate

A document issued by the office to confirm the facts or legal status resulting from the case conducted in this office, e.g. confirmation of submitting an application, confirmation of legal stay a person applying for legalization of stay. The certificate is issued upon a written request and is free of charge if it confirms the circumstances related to the pending proceedings.

Certificate of entering the application into the register of applications for seasonal work

If you apply for entry to Poland for seasonal work, your employer submits an application for an issuance seasonal work permits at the poviat employment office (PUP) competent for its seat or place of residence (the seat applies to a legal person, e.g. an enterprise, and the place of residence of a natural person).

In the application, the employer specifies, among others: the proposed remuneration, the working time or the number of working hours in a week or month, the type of contract being the basis for the performance of work and the period of validity of the permit. 

 The staroste verifies the application and enters it into the register of seasonal work applications or refuses to issue a seasonal work permit. The entry into the register takes place within 7 working days from the date of submission of the complete application, unless explanatory proceedings are conducted - then the entry takes place within 30 days. By entering the application in the register, the staroste issues it to the entity entrusting the performance of work to the foreigner certificate of entry of the application in the register of applications for seasonal work.

Then, your employer provides you with a certificate confirming that the application for a seasonal work permit has been entered in the register of applications for seasonal work. This certificate serves as the basis for issuing a visa for seasonal work or in the case when you enter Poland in visa-free traffic, it serves as confirmation of the purpose of entering the territory of the Republic of Poland.

Certificate of registering the stay of an EU citizen

A document confirming the registration of an EU citizen's stay in Poland, valid indefinitely.

Certificate from the university/school

A document issued by the university where you study, on specified form, signed by an authorized person, confirming that you are a student, in which field you are studying, in which language the education takes place, what results you achieve, etc.

Hiring Turkish nationals

Turkish citizens have a special entitlement to work in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The principles are laid down in Decision No. 1/80 of the Association Council of the Turkish Republic and the EEC of 19 September 1980. on the development of the Association, which was set up on the basis of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, signed in Ankara on 12 September 1963.  

On this basis, a Turkish citizen:

  • after 1 year of legal employment, he has the right to renew his work permit with the same employer, as long as his position is maintained 
  • after 3 years of legal employment (subject to the priority of citizens of the Republic of Poland) has the right to work in the same profession with any employer
  • after 4 years of legal employment - can take up work without a permit

As far as family members of Turkish citizens are concerned:

  • a family member of a Turkish citizen who has been granted a permit to join him under family reunion may take up employment after 5 years of legal residence in Poland
  • children of a Turkish citizen who have completed vocational training in Poland - may take up employment after 3 years of legal employment of one of the parents in Poland.
Suspension of the proceedings

Suspension of processing your application, e.g. if you leave Poland for a few months, you can request that the procedure be suspended and continued after your return to Poland. Fold then request for suspension. The suspension of the proceedings takes the form provisionsto which it is entitled complaint. During the period of suspension of the proceedings at your request, you will not have a legalized stay due to the duration of the procedure legalizing your stay. If you wish to continue the proceedings, you may take action. To do this - fold application for the procedure.

 

Regulated profession

A profession for which documents specified by law are required in Poland, e.g. truck driver, teacher, doctor.

Complaint

Objection to provisions e.g. about the return of your application or about the suspension of the proceedings. You have 7 days from the date of receipt of the decision you disagree with to file a complaint. You submit your complaint in writing, your signature is required. Filing a complaint within the time limit suspends the execution of the decision.

Permit

Positive resolution ending your resolution application for legalization of stay/work permit issued in the form decision.

Temporary residence permit

Residence title entitling to stay in Poland, granted for a period of 3 months to 3 years. The conditions for granting a temporary residence permit vary depending on purpose of stay in Poland, e.g. temporary residence and work permit, temporary residence permit due to studies etc. Permission is issued in the form of decision by the governor appropriate for yours place of stay in Poland.

Temporary residence permit art. 186 sec. point 9

Temporary residence permit, which is granted when you stayed on the territory of the Republic of Poland immediately before submitting the application for this permit on the basis of a national visa issued for the purpose referred to in art. 60 sec. 1 point 23 (i.e. for humanitarian reasons, due to the interest of the state or international obligations) and you have the citizenship specified in the regulations issued on the basis of sec. 5 (i.e. Belarusian citizenship).

Temporary residence permit for family members

Temporary residence permitwhich is given when your purpose of stay in Poland is living with spouse and/ or minors. Your spouse or a child must have Polish citizenship or be foreigners. There are several types of permits granted to family members. Check which one applies to your family situation.

Temporary residence and work permit

Temporary residence permit, which is granted when your purpose of staying in Poland is to perform work. This permit entitles you to stay in Poland and to work for employer and the conditions set out in decision. You will find detailed information here.

Temporary residence permit for the purpose of performing work as part of an intra-corporate transfer and in order to use long-term mobility

Temporary residence permit, which is granted when purpose of stay foreigner in Poland is to perform work as a managerial staff member, specialist in a branch or representative office of the parent employer, whose registered office is outside the European Union. The application for this type of permit is submitted by the host entity where the foreigner will perform work in the territory of Poland.

Temporary residence permit in order to perform work in a profession requiring high qualifications

EU Blue Card, temporary residence permit, which is granted when the purpose of your stay in Poland is to perform work in a profession requiring higher professional qualifications, e.g. higher education. This permit entitles you to stay in Poland and to work for employer and the conditions set out in decision. Detailed information can be found on the website https://www.poznan.uw.gov.pl/zezwolenie-na-pobyt-czasowy/niebieska-karta-ue.

Temporary residence permit due to circumstances requiring a short-term stay of a foreigner on the territory of the Republic of Poland

Temporary residence permit, which is granted when due to the obligation to appear in court or an exceptional personal situation, e.g. life-saving treatment, you have to stay in Poland. This permit is granted for a period of up to 6 months.

Temporary residence permit due to seasonal work

Temporary residence permit, which is granted when your purpose of stay in Poland is to perform seasonal work. Industries that are seasonal are defined by regulations. This permit is granted for the period of validity seasonal work permits issued by the staroste and entitles you to stay in Poland during the period of validity. You will find detailed information HERE.  

Temporary residence permit due to studies

Temporary residence permitwhich is given when your purpose of stay in Poland is to start or continue full-time studies. You will find detailed information here. 

Long-term resident's EU residence permit

A residence permit in Poland granted for an indefinite period. The condition for applying for this type of permit is a legal stay in Poland for at least 5 years. You will find detailed information HERE.

Permanent residence permit

A residence permit in Poland granted for an indefinite period. This permission is granted in specific cases. Detailed information can be found on our website.

Work permit

A document that entitles you to execute legal work in Poland, provided that the foreigner has legal residence e.g. important visa, temporary residence permit. A work permit is issued upon application employer. Detailed information.

Seasonal work permit

Work permit for employer, which operates in the industry of a seasonal nature, as defined by regulations. List of activities recognized as seasonal work is specified in the regulation of the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy on the subclasses of activity according to the Polish Classification of Activities (PKD), in which work permits are issued for foreigners. You can find this list on the website: https://psz.praca.gov.pl/-/6223586-w-sprawie-podklas-dzialalnosci-wedlug.... This permit is issued by the staroste for a period of up to 9 months in a given calendar year.

Work permit type C

The permit is issued when you perform work for a foreign employer and you are delegated to the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period exceeding 30 days in a calendar year to a branch or plant of a foreign entity or an entity related to the foreign employer. They are issued by the voivode competent for the registered office of the entity to which you are delegated.

Residence permit for humanitarian reasons

A type of residence permit granted to foreigners who, for important reasons, cannot oblige to return to the country of origin, e.g. commitment to return would violate the right to family life. A residence permit for humanitarian reasons is granted by the Border Guard.

Changing the uniform permit for temporary residence and work.

Changing the employer or employer-user, obtaining permission to perform work without a work permit or changing specified in decision on granting a uniform permit for temporary residence and work, conditions regarding: job position, amount of remuneration, working time, type of contract on the basis of which the work is performed requires a change in the permit. Only a foreigner may apply for a change of decision. The decision is subject to change stamp duty.

 

Change of permission

Changing the uniform permit for temporary residence and work.

Changing the temporary residence permit in order to perform work in a profession requiring higher qualifications (EU blue card).

Commitment to return

In situations specified by regulations, e.g. if you are staying in Poland illegally, i.e. without a valid one passport and/ or visas, or when you have exceeded the allowable period of stay under visa-free travel The Border Guard will oblige you to leave the territory of Poland. This commitment is in the form of a decision you can choose to make cancel. After receiving the decision on the obligation to leave Poland, you will not be able to come again for the period specified in the decision.

descendant

Direct descendant: child, grandson, great-grandson, great-great-grandson, etc.

Connections with Polishness

All manifestations of the existence of bonds with the Polish nation, such as: knowledge and nurturing of the Polish language, Polish customs, traditions, culture.

Return of the application

If you do not document that you have paid stamp duty for submitting an application, your application will not be considered, we will issue decision about its return, the case will be closed. You can submit complaintif you disagree with by decision.