Are you a foreigner? Have you changed your address? Let us know
Every fourth letter sent by the Department of Foreigners' Affairs is returned to the office due to non-delivery or non-collection. This amounts to approximately 3,5 thousand documents per month. This extends the time it takes to issue a decision. Don't let this happen. Are you a foreigner? Have you changed your address? Inform them about it.
If you know you may have trouble receiving your mail, for example if you live in a student residence or a staff hotel, consider other options for delivering your mail:
you can appoint a proxy for service Power of attorney for deliveries template | Migrant WSC
you can rent a PO box at a nearby post office https://www.poczta-polska.pl/dla-ciebie/na-skroty/skrytki-pocztowe/
Why is this so important?
During the procedure for granting a residence permit in Poland:
- you will receive all official letters sent,
- Your place of residence, as indicated in the application, will be confirmed and the proceedings will not require any additional explanatory proceedings.
This has an impact on the granting of a residence permit.
Remember!
If you do not receive the letter sent to you in which you were informed of the need to:
- supplementing the formal deficiencies of the application, this may result in your case being left without consideration due to failure to appear at the office and failure to provide the required documents, thus failing to meet the deadline specified in the summons,
- supplementing the material deficiencies of the application, which may result in a negative decision in your case and the necessity to leave the territory of Poland,
- appear at the office to provide fingerprints or explanations, your proceedings will be terminated and you will be obliged to leave the territory of Poland.
How to notify the Office of a change of address?
Immediately prepare a letter (statement) informing about the change of address, then:
send by post to the Office's address: ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, 00-624 Warsaw or
submit them to the registry office after prior reservation - https://www.e-uslugi.mazowieckie.pl/umow-wizyte#/visit-selection).
You can find a sample letter (declaration) here: Application forms - Downloads - Change of address | WSC migrant
How to properly complete a letter (declaration)?
legibly, in Polish,
in block letters,
complete all required fields according to the facts.
We are reminding
If your new place of residence is in another province, your case will be transferred to the appropriate provincial office in accordance with local jurisdiction.
If you wish to transfer the case to another province, please use the application form.
You can find the application form: https://migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/pliki-do-pobrania/327
Stay in Poland legally. Act wisely – don't be fooled!
The aim of the campaign is to reach a wide group of foreigners interested in legalizing their stay in Poland with information that will increase their awareness and knowledge of the rules of entry and stay in Poland, including obtaining a residence card.
