Permanent residence — person granted national asylum

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

Asylum seeker ⇒ they were granted asylum on the territory of the Republic of Poland pursuant to Art. 90 para. 1 of the Act of 13 June 2003 on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland;

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

⇒ they were granted asylum on the territory of the Republic of Poland pursuant to Art. 90 para. 1 of the Act of 13 June 2003 on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland;

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.

Situations in which proceedings are not initiated the foreigner resides in Poland illegally, with the exception of: of a minor child of a foreigner born in Poland to whom a permanent residence permit or an EU long-term resident permit has been granted; a child of a Polish citizen who remains under the parental authority of that citizen; a foreigner who has been granted asylum in Poland; resides in Poland on the basis of a Schengen visa authorising only entry to the territory of the Republic of Poland and stay in that territory issued for the purpose referred to in Article 60(1)(23) of the Aliens Act (i.e. arrival for humanitarian reasons, due to state interest or international obligations); resides in Poland on the basis of the permit referred to in Article 181 of the Aliens Act (i.e. the permit granted due to circumstances requiring a short-term stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland), except for a foreigner who is of Polish origin and intends to settle in Poland; resides in Poland on the basis of an EU long-term resident permit; is detained, placed in a guarded centre or in a detention centre for foreigners or a preventive measure in the form of a prohibition to leave the country is applied to him/her, except for a foreigner who has been granted asylum in Poland; is serving a custodial sentence or is temporarily arrested, except for a foreigner to whom resides in the territory of the Republic of Poland after having been obliged to return, and the deadline for voluntary return set out in the decision obliging the foreigner to return has not yet expired, including in the event of an extension of this deadline, except for a foreigner who has been granted asylum in Poland; is obliged to leave the territory of Poland in the cases referred to in Article 299(6) of the Aliens Act, except for a foreigner who has been granted asylum in Poland; resides outside Poland.

In the case of foreigners applying for a permanent residence permit invoking the fact that they were granted asylum, the only basis for refusing to grant the permit is failure to meet the requirements for granting it.

Stamp duty is not collected from foreigners who have been granted asylum in Poland, holders of a valid Polish Card, and Brexit beneficiaries—posted workers.

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).