whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
PL country scene

Permanent residence — qualifying UK Withdrawal Agreement posted worker

PolandLong-term residence

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

Official link

Explore pathways in Poland Read the five questions ↓

What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

A permanent residence permit, granted indefinitely under Article 195(1) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners.

See recorded sources

What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

At least 5 years of legal and continuous residence in Poland immediately before the application, including on a temporary residence permit under Art. 186 para. 1 point 8; applies to UK citizens covered by Art. 10 para. 1 lit. b and d of the Withdrawal Agreement who until 31 December 2020 worked in Poland as workers posted by a foreign employer.

See recorded sources
  • https://www.mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl/en/categories-information/possibilities-legalization/non-eu-continued-stay/permanent-residence-permit/
    ⇒ is a citizen of the United Kingtom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, referred to in Art. 10 para. 1 lit. b and d of the Withdrawal Agreement, who until 31 December 2020 performed work in the territory of the Republic of Poland as a worker posted by a foreign employer to the territory of the Republic of Poland and simultaneously meets three further conditions: resides legally in Poland and continuously for at least 5 years directly prior to the submission of the application, including on the basis of a temporary residence permit referred to in Art. 186 para. 1 point 8,

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Legal and continuous residence in Poland for at least 5 years directly before the application counts, including residence on a temporary residence permit under Art. 186(1)(8) of the Aliens Act. Continuity holds if intervals did not exceed a total of 6 months per year, unless an interval was justified by compulsory military service or an important personal situation (e.g. pregnancy, childbirth, illness, studies, vocational training, secondment) and lasted no longer than 12 months.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The page does not say which other residence titles count, count partially or do not count beyond the temporary permit under Art. 186(1)(8).

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The 5 years of uninterrupted residence mean absences totalling no more than 6 months per year, unless the absence was due to compulsory military service or an important personal situation requiring presence outside Poland (in particular pregnancy, childbirth, illness, studies, vocational training, secondment) and lasted no longer than 12 months.

See recorded sources

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The applicant also needs stable and regular income sufficient for themselves and dependent family members (PLN 1010 per month with no dependants; PLN 823 per month per person in a family) and health insurance or insurer confirmation of treatment-cost coverage in Poland. Refusal grounds are limited to not meeting the requirements, security/public order, false data, or listing as undesirable/in SIS. The permit itself is indefinite and remains valid unless revoked or annulled; the residence card is issued for 10 years and re-issued on request. The permit expires on obtaining EU long-term resident status or Polish citizenship, and leaving Poland for more than 6 years is a ground for revocation.

See recorded sources

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

Explore more pathways in Poland · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Explore pathways in Poland →