legal stay

Legal Stay Step by Step · 08/12 Some changes during a residence case are not “optional information for the office.” They must be reported, and some of them directly change which office has jurisdiction, or the basis on which the voivode assesses the application. Key takeaway A change of your address for service must be…

Legal Stay Step by Step · 07/12 A foreign national waiting for a decision can, as a rule, leave Poland. What matters, however, is not leaving the country itself, but whether they will have a valid basis for re-entry on the day they plan to return. Key takeaway A foreign national waiting for a decision…

Legal Stay Step by Step · 06/12 The MOS certificate can document the legality of your continued stay in Poland while proceedings are ongoing, but it is not a visa, a residence card, or a travel document. As of 27 April 2026, it replaced the former passport stamp and is issued by the voivode after…

Legal Stay Step by Step · 05/12 Submitting a residence permit application can let a foreign national keep their legal stay in Poland while the case is being processed, but this does not happen automatically or in every situation. As of 27 April 2026, applications for a temporary residence permit, a permanent residence permit, and…

Legal stay step by step · 04/12 You must submit your residence permit application while your stay in Poland is still legal — at the latest on the last day of its legality. As of 27 April 2026, applications for temporary residence, permanent residence, and EU long-term resident status are, as a rule, submitted electronically…