Permanent residence — recognised victim of human trafficking

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

Victim of human trafficking ⇒ is a victim of human trafficking within the meaning of Art. 115 § 22 of the Criminal Code and cumulatively meets three further conditions: has resided in the territory of the Republic of Poland immediately before submitting the application for a permanent residence permit for a period of no less than 1 year on the basis of a temporary residence permit for victims of human trafficking, cooperated with law enforcement authorities in criminal proceedings concerning an offence referred to in art. 189a § 1 of the Penal Code and has well-founded fear of returning to the country of origin.

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

⇒ is a victim of human trafficking within the meaning of Art. 115 § 22 of the Criminal Code and cumulatively meets three further conditions: has resided in the territory of the Republic of Poland immediately before submitting the application for a permanent residence permit for a period of no less than 1 year on the basis of a temporary residence permit for victims of human trafficking, cooperated with law enforcement authorities in criminal proceedings concerning an offence referred to in art. 189a § 1 of the Penal Code and has well-founded fear of returning to the country of origin.

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.

In the case of trafficking victims, present: documents proving cooperation with law enforcement authorities and having a well-founded fear of being returned to the country of origin; a copy of the decision to grant a temporary residence permit for victims of human trafficking.

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).