Permanent residence — beneficiary of refugee, subsidiary, humanitarian or tolerated protection

Permanent residence permit to uprawnienie to bezterminowego (stałego) pobytu na terytorium Polish granted to foreigners who intend to settle in Poland.

Beneficiary of forms of protection ⇒ directly before submitting the application for this permit resided continuously in Poland for a period of not less than: 5 years – in connection with being granted refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to stay on humanitarian grounds; 10 years – based on tolerated stay granted pursuant to Art. 351 point 1 or 3 of the Aliens Act;

The permanent residence permit is regulated by the provisions of Chapter 1, Section VI of the Act of December 12, 2013, on Foreigners.

Period for which granted indefinitely

Beneficiary of forms of protection ⇒ directly before submitting the application for this permit resided continuously in Poland for a period of not less than: 5 years – in connection with being granted refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to stay on humanitarian grounds; 10 years – based on tolerated stay granted pursuant to Art. 351 point 1 or 3 of the Aliens Act;

submitted through MOS an application for a permit in electronic form in the manner specified in the provisions together with the necessary annexes; paid the due stamp duty; appeared at the appointment at the provincial office, in accordance with the summons, and during it: presented a valid travel tocument (or in justified cases, if they to not have a valid travel tocument, submitted fingerprints; submitted a signature specimen.

Submitting an application to the MOS from abroad - is not permitted. The application must be submitted while you are in Poland.

For beneficiaries of international protection (refugee status, subsidiary protection) and national forms of protection (humanitarian residence permit, permit for tolerated stay)present: documents confirming that the stay on the territory of Poland during the required period was uninterrupted or documents stating the reasons for any interruptions in the stay; a copy of the decision to grant refugee status in Poland, to grant subsidiary protection, to grant one of the abovementioned consents.

In the case of a refugee or a person who has been granted subsidiary protection, the entire period of stay in Poland during the proceedings for granting international protection is counted towards the required stay, even if the foreigner stayed in a guarded centre or a detention centre for foreigners during that period.

Application o udzielenie zezwolenia zostanie rozpoznany within 6 months of submitting a complete application wraz z koniecznymi załącznikami i wymaganymi tokumentami.

After udzieleniu zezwolenia wydawana jest residence permit card for a period of 10 years. After this period, a new card is issued upon the foreigner's request. The card is issued each time for a period of 10 years.

This means that you may work on the same terms as citizens of the Republic of Poland (without a work permit).

Immediate family members from outside the EU gain the opportunity to join or continue to reside with you in Poland after meeting certain conditions.

Granting authority the competent voivode with jurisdiction over the foreigner's place of residence; Head of the Office for Foreigners (as the appeals authority, 2nd instance).