You can stay in Poland legally on the basis of a visa, in visa-free traffic, provided that you have the right to do so on the basis of contracts and other international documents, on the basis of residence permits, which include a temporary residence permit, a permanent residence permit and a long-term resident permit EU and on the basis of a residence permit issued by another Schengen country
You should submit an application for a residence permit in person to the voivode competent for your place of stay no later than on the last day of your legal stay in Poland. When submitting the application, you will have to provide your fingerprints, and if you do not do so, the voivode will refuse to initiate proceedings in your case.
Legalization of stay Krakow - an application for: a temporary residence permit for the purpose of reunification with family is submitted by a foreigner living in Poland to whom a member of his family staying outside Poland intends to come; residence permits for the purpose of performing work as part of an intra-corporate transfer are submitted by the receiving entity where the foreigner is to perform work.
You submit an application for a residence permit on a special form, which can be found on the website of the Office for Foreigners and on the websites of voivodeship offices. You can also obtain paper copies of the forms at the voivodeship office where you will submit your application.
The application form should be completed entirely in Polish.
For each application you must:
1. attach 4 photos that meet the appropriate criteria;
2. present your travel document for inspection (in particularly justified cases, when you do not have a valid travel document and are unable to obtain it, you can present another document confirming your identity);
3. documents confirming the purpose of your stay in Poland;
4. proof of payment of the permit fee.
In most cases, you should also provide documents confirming that you have:
1. a source of stable and regular income sufficient to cover the costs of your maintenance and the costs of your dependent family members (for a single person - PLN 701 net per month, for a family - PLN 528 net per person per month);
2. documents confirming that you have health insurance in accordance with the Act of August 27, 2004 on health care services financed from public funds or confirmation that the insurer covers the costs of treatment in the territory of the Republic of Poland, for example insurance that an employee has, voluntary coverage health insurance from the National Health Fund or commercial health insurance;
3. provided place of residence.
Remember that the type of residence permit you are applying for determines what additional documents, apart from those listed above, you should attach to your application. Regardless of this, the person conducting proceedings in your case may ask you to provide additional documents.
Each case is considered individually. The duration of the procedure depends on its complexity, the number of documents you have attached, as well as the documents you may be asked to attach. Legalization of stay Krakow - in Krakow the average waiting time for a decision is about 4 months. We try to speed up the decision in your case.
If you submitted an application for a residence permit during your legal stay in Poland and it did not contain any formal deficiencies or you completed these deficiencies within the specified deadline, the voivode places a stamp in your passport confirming the correct submission of the application for a residence permit, and your stay in Poland is considered considered legal from the date of submission of the application until the date on which the decision on granting a residence permit will be final.
If you are waiting for a residence permit to be granted (legalization of stay in Krakow), you can leave for your home country at any time, but remember that in order to come to Poland again you must meet the general entry requirements, i.e. have a valid visa or the right to enter under visa-free regime and do not exceed the previously permitted period of stay in the Schengen area, which is 90 days in each 180-day period.
Remember, however, that a stay in Poland is always a stay in the Schengen area.
You will not (in principle) be granted a residence permit if:
1. you do not meet the requirements for issuing a given type of permit,
2. Your data is included in the list of undesirable foreigners or the Schengen Information System for the purposes of refusing entry,
3. it is required for reasons of national defense or security or public order or Poland's international obligations,
4. you gave false testimony or presented false documents,
5. you have tax arrears in Poland,
6. you have not refunded the costs associated with obliging you to return,
7. you submitted the application during your illegal stay in Poland or you are staying in Poland illegally.
The reason for refusing to grant you a permit may also be other circumstances not mentioned above, relevant to the type of permit you are applying for.
I do not agree with the voivode's decision, what can I do?
If you believe that the voivode's decision is incorrect, you can appeal to the Head of the Office for Foreigners to the Head of the Office for Foreigners within 14 days from the date of delivery of the decision to grant the permit, to refuse to grant the permit, to withdraw the granted residence permit and to discontinue the proceedings in these matters. through the voivode who issued the decision you do not agree with.
A temporary residence permit is granted or, in the cases specified in the Act on Foreigners, may be granted:
• to perform work;
• in order to perform work in a profession requiring high qualifications;
• to perform work as part of an intra-corporate transfer;
• to benefit from long-term mobility;
• in order to perform work by a foreigner delegated by a foreign employer to the territory of Poland;
• for the purpose of conducting business activities;
• for study purposes;
• to conduct scientific research;
• for family members of Polish citizens and family members of foreigners;
• for victims of human trafficking;
• due to circumstances requiring a short stay;
• due to seasonal work;
• due to other circumstances.
You should apply for a temporary residence permit if you would like to stay in Poland longer than 3 months. You will then have to demonstrate the need for your stay in Poland for a period longer than 3 months and attach to the application the necessary documents confirming that you meet the conditions for granting you a temporary residence permit. A temporary residence permit is generally granted for a period of 3 months to 3 years.
If you would like to work in Poland or serve on the management board of a legal person entered in the register of entrepreneurs and in which you do not own shares, you should apply for a temporary residence and work permit. The application for such a permit must be accompanied by, in addition to general documents, Appendix No. 1 signed by your employer or a person authorized to represent it and, in certain cases, information from the starosta confirming that your employer is unable to meet staffing needs on the local labor market.
If you would like to run your own business in Poland or serve on the management board of a limited liability company or joint-stock company that you have established or whose shares you have purchased, or run the affairs of a limited partnership or limited joint-stock partnership as a general partner, or be a proxy, you should apply for a temporary residence permit for the purpose of running a business. In addition to general documents, you must attach to the application for this permit confirmation that the entity conducting business activity generates a specific income or creates jobs, or has appropriate resources, or conducts
If you have completed higher education or have at least 5 years of professional experience at a level comparable to the level of qualifications obtained as a result of completing higher education, which are necessary to perform a specific job, and in addition, the amount of your minimum annual gross remuneration is not lower than the equivalent of 150% the amount of the average salary in the national economy in the year preceding the conclusion of the contract (you can check it on the website of the Central Statistical Office - Central Statistical Office), you can apply for a temporary residence permit to perform work in a profession requiring high qualifications.
If you are a person who permanently works in your country and you only intend to work in Poland for a certain period of time as part of a delegation by your employer based outside Poland, you should apply for a temporary residence permit for posted workers. The application for this permit must be accompanied by, in addition to general documents, a work permit granted by the voivode at the request of the employer for whom you will work in Poland.
If you are to be temporarily delegated to work in an enterprise located in Poland as a managerial employee, specialist or trainee, and your employer's registered office is located outside the territory of the European Union and you also work there, you should apply for a temporary residence permit in for intra-corporate transfer. Remember, however, that an application for this permit can only be submitted by the employer for whom you will work in Poland, and your place of residence at the time of submitting this application is outside the territory of the European Union. However, if you have a temporary residence permit for the purpose of transfer within the company, granted by one of the European Union Member States and you permanently perform work in this country as part of this transfer, but your employer would like to delegate you to work in Poland for a certain period, you should apply for granting a temporary residence permit for the purpose of long-term mobility. Remember, however, that an application for such a permit can only be submitted by the employer for whom you work in Poland, no later than on the last day of your legal stay in Poland.
If you came to Poland on the basis of a visa issued for the purpose of performing seasonal work or under visa-free travel, in connection with an application for a seasonal work permit, and you have this permit or its extension, the validity period of which is longer than the period of legal stay specified in the visa or under the visa-free regime, you can apply for a temporary residence permit for seasonal work. This permit is granted for the period of your seasonal work permit or extension of the seasonal work permit, no longer than 9 months from the date of first entry in a given calendar year.
If you would like to undertake or continue full-time studies in Poland, pursue a doctorate or take a preparatory course to undertake full-time studies or to start a doctorate, you should apply for a temporary residence permit for the purpose of studies. Remember, however, that this permit will not be granted to you if you work or run a business in Poland, unless you are staying in Poland on the basis of a residence permit for the purpose of studying and submit an application for another permit for this purpose. If you would like to study or pursue a PhD in Poland part-time, or study or take part in vocational training, e.g. at post-secondary schools, you should apply for a temporary residence permit due to other circumstances, which also include learning.