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Temporary Residence Permit

  • Act of December 12, 2013, on Foreigners (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1079, as amended)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of […] 2026 on applications for a temporary residence permit for a foreigner
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of […] 2026 on applications for the amendment of a temporary residence and work permit
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of July 26, 2022, on fees charged in the Republic of Poland to foreign nationals for the issuance and replacement of documents that may be issued to foreign nationals, and the procedure for their payment (Journal of Laws of 2022, item 1583);
  • Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 12, 2024, on verified income criteria and the amounts of cash benefits from social assistance (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1044)
  • Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 11, 2025, on the amount of the minimum wage and the minimum hourly rate in 2026 (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1242)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labor, and Social Policy of October 21, 2025, on the classification of occupations and specialties for the purposes of the labor market (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1534)
  • Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 24, 2020, on the determination of countries whose citizens applying for a temporary residence permit are not required to deduct funds intended to cover living expenses when calculating the amount of monthly financial resources (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 1688)
  • Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of March 29, 2022, on the amount of financial resources that a foreigner conducting scientific research or development work in the territory of the Republic of Poland or participating in long-term researcher mobility in the territory of the Republic of Poland must possess (Journal of Laws of 2022, item 751)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of February 6, 2018, on the amount of financial resources that a foreigner must possess when undertaking or continuing studies in the territory of the Republic of Poland (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2022, item 78)
  • Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 24, 2020, on the determination of countries whose citizens, while attending a preparatory course for university studies, are granted a temporary residence permit for the purpose of pursuing university studies (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 1690)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of April 16, 2019, on the amount of financial resources which a foreigner intending to commence or continue studies in the territory of the Republic of Poland must possess, or a foreigner seeking employment or planning to commence business activity who is a graduate of a Polish university or has completed scientific research or development work in the territory of the Republic of Poland (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 773)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of April 17, 2019, on the amount of financial resources a foreigner undertaking an internship in the territory of the Republic of Poland must possess (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 777)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of April 17, 2019, on the amount of financial resources that a foreigner performing volunteer work in the territory of the Republic of Poland must possess (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 748)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of April 16, 2014, on the template for a certificate confirming the presumption that a foreigner is a victim of human trafficking (Journal of Laws of 2014, item 513)
  • Announcement of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of June 3, 2025, on the list of professions whose practice results in the recognition that a foreigner possesses professional qualifications obtained through three years of professional experience, corresponding to the content of Annex I to Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of October 20, 2021, on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment and repealing Council Directive 2009/50/EC (M.P. of 2025, item 549);
  • Regulation (EU) 2018/1860 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 28, 2018, on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ EU L 312 of December 7, 2018, p. 1, as amended);
  • Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation, and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (OJ EU L 312 of 07.12.2018, p. 14, as amended);
  • Act of November 16, 2006, on Stamp Duty (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1154, as amended); 

Permanent Residence Permit

EU Long-Term Resident Permit

  • Act of December 12, 2013, on Foreigners (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1079, as amended)
  • Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of [...] 2026 on applications for granting an EU long-term resident permit to a foreigner
  • Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 12, 2024, on verified income criteria and amounts of cash benefits from social assistance (Journal of Laws of 2024, item 1044)
  • Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 26, 2022, on fees charged in the Republic of Poland to foreign nationals for the issuance and replacement of documents that may be issued to foreign nationals, and the procedure for their payment (Journal of Laws of 2022, item 1583);
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of May 31, 2023, on the list of certificates of proficiency in the Polish language confirming the proficiency required to grant a long-term resident’s residence permit in the European Union (Journal of Laws, item 1076);
  • Regulation (EU) 2018/1860 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 28, 2018, on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ EU L 312 of 12/07/2018, p. 1, as amended);
  • Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation, and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (OJ EU L 312 of 07.12.2018, p. 14, as amended);
  • Act of November 16, 2006, on Stamp Duty (Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1154, as amended); 

Procedures concerning EU citizens and their family members

  • Act of July 14, 2006, on the entry into, residence in, and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of citizens of European Union member states and their family members (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1164, as amended)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of July 26, 2021, on applications and documents concerning the right of residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland for citizens of the European Union and members of their families (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1392)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of July 26, 2021, on applications and documents concerning the right of permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Poland for citizens of the European Union and members of their families (Journal of Laws of 2021, item 1391)
  • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of April 23, 2014, on applications for a decision to expel an EU citizen or a family member who is not an EU citizen, and on the manner of recording the issuance of an expulsion decision in a travel document (Journal of Laws of 2014, item 548)

List / SIS

  • Act of December 12, 2013, on Foreigners (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1079, as amended)
  • Act of July 14, 2006, on the entry into, stay in, and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of citizens of European Union member states and members of their families (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2025, item 1164, as amended)
  • Act of August 24, 2007, on the Participation of the Republic of Poland in the Schengen Information System and the Visa Information System (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1355, as amended)
  • Regulation of the Minister of the Interior of April 5, 2023 on the form for requesting that a foreign national be provided with information regarding the inclusion of their data in the list of foreign nationals whose stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland is undesirable, or in the Schengen Information System for the purposes of refusing entry and stay, the duration of the entry, the legal and factual basis for the entry, and the correction or deletion of the foreign national’s data included in that list or the System (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 655)
  • Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 28, 2018, on the establishment, operation, and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (OJ EU L of December 7, 2018, p. 14, as amended)
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