When to apply?
Make proposalif you intend to stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland for more than 3 months with an adult child who is a foreigner and has a residence permit or is a Polish citizen.
Printed and correctly filled out proposal you submit in person, no later than on the last day legal stay on the territory of Poland.
If you submit proposal on time and will not be there formal deficiencies or you complete the formal deficiencies within the time limit indicated by us, your stay will be legal from the date of submitting the application to the date on which decision on this matter will become final.
Please register before submitting your application inPOL foreigner's portal and read the directions for completing the application.
Where to submit the application?
Correctly and completely completed application submit in person at the Department for Foreigners in Warsaw.
Applications for temporary stay are accepted in 3 locations in Warsaw:
- st. Marszałkowska 3/5, line X
- pl. Bankowy 3/5, entrance "G", queue G
- Al. Jerozolimskie 28, funicular F
To book a visit to the office - complete the application form below and, in accordance with the WSC registration regulations, indicate the identification number of the application completed in the system. MOS and in the system inPOL
To make a reservation, it is necessary to complete the application in the MOS and inPOL systems.
We will send the necessary information regarding the matter on an ongoing basis to the telephone number provided in the inPOL system, including an SMS with information on receipt of the residence card.
If you complete the form correctly, you will receive automatic information about the submitted application.
Then, within 5 business days you will receive information with the date and place of the visit to the e-mail address provided in the application. Registration will be determined by the order in which applications are received.
If you receive information that the registration limit has been reached due to lack of places or incorrect data, please register for the next session. Information about the next session will be available on our website.
The number of people registered for a given day depends on the staff and premises capacity of the office.
A registered application does not mean signing up to submit an application in person. Registration is determined by the order of applications and the correctness of the indicated data (including numbers from the MOS and inPOL systems), which will be verified.
People who come for an appointment without completed applications in the inPOL and MOS systems will not be served.
The above solution is aimed at more efficient processing of cases related to the constantly increasing number of foreigners in Masovia.
FORM - Registration for submitting an application for temporary residence
It is worth submitting a completely completed application in person, as it will significantly streamline the procedure for legalizing your stay.
If you are unable to do so, please submit a complete and correctly completed application on paper post office.
What counts is the date of posting the correspondence at the post office. If you submit the application by post, you will have to wait for the Office's call, and the process of legalizing your stay will be much longer. Then, after receiving the summons, you will be obliged to appear in person on the indicated date, in order to, among other things, assemblies fingerprints. Applications are considered in the order in which they were received.
During the visit, you can also submit other required documents.
Find out, how to submit fingerprints
What documents to submit?
If the adult child with whom you intend to live in Poland is a foreigner and has a residence permit:
Documents needed to initiate the procedure (so-called formal requirements):
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proposal in 2 copies, completed in accordance with the instructions;
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4 Photos;
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photocopy a valid travel document (original available for inspection). In particularly justified cases, when you do not have a valid travel document and you are unable to obtain it, you can present another one a document confirming your identity;
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to start the procedure, you will also need confirmation that you have applied stamp duty in height PLN 340, your personal appearance and submission fingerprints.
Correcting the formal deficiencies in due time, while maintaining the condition of submitting the application during legal stay, will enable a stamp to be placed in your passport confirming submission of the application.
If you do not complete the formal defects, your application will be left unprocessed and the proceedings will not be conducted.
However, in the event of removal of formal defects after the expiry of the deadline, and before the authority sends a notification that the application has not been considered, the date of submission of the application should be considered the date of supplementing all formal defects of the application. In the above situation, it is not possible to include it in the passport stamp confirming the submission of an application for a temporary residence permit.
Documents needed to grant the permit:
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documents confirming that the adult child with whom you intend to stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland has a residence permit required by law;
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documents confirming kinship, i.e. a copy of the birth certificate recognized by the law of the Republic of Poland together with translation made by a sworn translator;
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a document confirming possession health insurance;
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a document confirming possession provided place of residence;
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a document confirming possession stable and regular source of income;
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document confirming driving common household.
You submit all documents in original/certified copy. Use the cover letter when sending documents to the Department of Foreigners' Affairs.
https://migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/komunikaty/korzystaj-z-pisma-przew...
Attention! Attaching all the above-mentioned documents to the application when submitting it may reduce the amount of official correspondence and shorten the time of settling the case. In the event of the need to clarify or clarify the evidence held by the authority in the case during the proceedings, you may be called upon to provide other documents or to testify confirming the circumstances referred to in the application. Documents should be submitted in originals or in photocopies together with the originals for inspection. If documents drawn up in a foreign language are attached to the application, it is also required to submit a translation of this document into Polish, made by a sworn translator.
If the adult child with whom you intend to live in Poland is a Polish citizen:
Documents needed to initiate the procedure (so-called formal requirements):
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proposal in 1 copy, completed in accordance with the instruction;
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4 Photos;
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photocopy a valid travel document (original available for inspection). In particularly justified cases, when you do not have a valid travel document and you are unable to obtain it, you can present another one a document confirming your identity;
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to start the procedure, you will also need confirmation that you have applied stamp duty in height PLN 340, your personal appearance and submission fingerprints
Documents needed to grant the permit:
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a copy of the identity document of an adult child with whom you intend to stay on the territory of Poland;
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a document confirming kinship, i.e. a copy of the birth certificate recognized by the law of the Republic of Poland together with translation made by a sworn translator;
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a document confirming possession health insurance;
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a document confirming possession provided place of residence;
-
a document confirming possession stable and regular source of income;
-
document confirming driving common household.
You submit all documents in original/certified copy. Use the cover letter when sending documents to the Department of Foreigners' Affairs.
https://migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/komunikaty/korzystaj-z-pisma-przew...
Attention! Attaching all the above-mentioned documents to the application when submitting it may reduce the amount of official correspondence and shorten the time of settling the case. In the event of the need to clarify or clarify the evidence held by the authority in the case during the proceedings, you may be called upon to provide other documents or to testify confirming the circumstances referred to in the application. Documents should be submitted in originals or in photocopies together with the originals for inspection. If documents drawn up in a foreign language are attached to the application, it is also required to submit a translation of this document into Polish, made by a sworn translator.
Completing the formal deficiencies on time, while maintaining the condition of submitting the application during legal stay, will allow you to include it in your passport stamp confirming the submission of the application.
If you do not complete the formal defects, your application will be left unprocessed and the proceedings will not be conducted.
However, in the event of removal of formal defects after the expiry of the deadline, and before the authority sends a notification that the application has not been considered, the date of submission of the application should be considered the date of supplementing all formal defects of the application. In the above situation, it is not possible to place a stamp in the passport confirming the submission of an application for a temporary residence permit.
What should I know, what should I pay attention to?
In the course of the authorization procedure for temporary stay to the foreigner's parent, we determine whether the bonds of the foreigner's parent with an adult child residing in Poland are real and permanent. In the event of the need to clarify or clarify the evidence we have in the case, during the proceedings you may be called upon to provide other documents or to testify confirming the circumstances you indicated in the application and the circumstances regarding the purpose of your stay.
If you work in Poland, see if you should apply for a temporary residence and work permit.
Have you received a decision inconsistent with your request?
The decision may be appealed against to the Head of the Office for Foreigners. You submit the appeal through the Mazowieckie Voivode within 14 days from the date of delivery of the decision. If the Mazowieckie Voivode decides that your appeal deserves to be considered in its entirety, he may issue a new decision within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appeal, in which he will repeal or amend the contested decision. If, after receiving the appeal, the Voivode does not issue a new decision, then your case files along with the appeal will be transferred to the Head of the Office for Foreigners within 7 days from the date of receipt of the appeal by the authority.
You will find the rules for reviewing case files HERE.
I received a decision on how to obtain a residence card?
We issue a residence card after obtaining a positive decision on granting a permit.
Wait for an SMS message with the date of receipt of the decision and the card. Remember to inform the Office of any change of residence and contact number.
If you are unable to collect your card on the scheduled date, please report this via the contact form available here. here.
Customer reception hours: Monday 10:00-17:30, Tuesday - Friday 8:00-15:00
