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Temporary residence for circumstances requiring a short-term stay

PolandMedical treatment

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

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

This route covers a person whose continued presence in Poland is required by exceptional personal circumstances, including necessary urgent medical treatment or hospitalisation. It may also cover the need to care for a close relative during such treatment.

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  • Eligible persons
    whose continued presence in Poland is required by their exceptional personal circumstances (related, for example, to necessary, urgent medical treatment or hospitalization, or the need to care for a close relative during such treatment);

What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

The official checklist identifies a hospital certificate, issued by an authorised person, confirming hospitalisation. The official source does not state whether an acceptance, appointment, referral or treatment plan is also required.

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Limits of the record
  • The source capture does not provide a complete medical-document list for all exceptional circumstances.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how treatment costs, living costs and insurance must be shown.

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Limits of the record
  • The inspected route capture did not establish treatment-cost, living-cost, or insurance evidence requirements.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

Yes, via the same permit: the listed exceptional personal circumstances include the need to care for a close relative during necessary, urgent medical treatment or hospitalisation.

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Limits of the record
  • The carer case is given as an example ("for example"); who counts as a "close relative" is not defined, and no separate companion permit is described on the page.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

The permit may cover the period needed to achieve the purpose of stay, up to six months. It is not automatically renewed: a new application is required, and renewal is possible when the granted period is insufficient, for example if treatment is prolonged, or if new exceptional circumstances arise. The application must be made while in Poland; the page does not quantify a renewed period.

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Limits of the record
  • The inspected page does not state the length of a renewed permit.
  • Period granted
    the period necessary to achieve the purpose of stay (e.g., until the end of hospitalization) – up to 6 months.
  • Renewal
    The permit is not automatically renewed and requires a new application. Renewal of the permit is possible if the period for which the permit was granted proves insufficient (e.g., if treatment is prolonged) or if new exceptional circumstances arise.
  • Submitting from abroad
    The application must be submitted while you are in Poland.

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

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