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Legalization of stay of a person from outside the European Union (obtaining the temporary residence permit)

It is recommended to submit an application for your residence permit as soon as possible. The procedure is long, may last a few months, so starting late may lead to problems such as expiry of the permit soon after you get it.

The legalization procedure is described on the official government website where one can find the most current list of required documents:
https://en.migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl.

• Students, including PhD students:
  https://en.migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/procedure/full-time-studies 
• Employees:
  https://en.migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/procedure/temporary-residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-work 
• Long term visiting scientists (not employees, e.g. scholarship winners, interns):
  https://en.migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/procedury/badania-naukowe 

SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
Case Management Module portal (MOS).

Please find the steps of the procedure here:
https://en.migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/komunikaty/zmiana-w-sposobie-skladania-wnioskow-na-pobyt-czasowy-staly-i-rezydenta-dlugoterminowego

Note for PhD students: remember that in order to obtain temporary residence permit, one must present documents confirming the purpose of your stay in Poland. Contact the secretariat of the PhD school to obtain the current certificate of acceptance or continuation of education. Please ask for an electronic version of the certificate.

Please contact the Welcome Centre for more information and assistance in these matters.

Registering the stay of an European Union citizen

The citizens of the European Union may stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period of up to 3 months - if the stay lasts longer than 3 months, the citizen of the European Union is obliged to register their stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland.

More information can be found here:

https://en.migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl/pl/procedure/EU-citizen-residence-registration

Place of settling the matter:

Ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, 02-624 Warsaw

Please contact the Welcome Centre for more information and assistance in this matter.