Residence Cards

• Work
• Science
• Stay with the family
• Stay with a citizen of the Republic of Poland
• Other circumstances

• A minor child of a Polish citizen, remaining under his parental authority;
• A minor child of a foreigner who has been granted a permanent residence permit or a long-term resident’s EU residence permit under his parental authority:

– born after the foreigner was granted a permanent residence permit or a long-term resident’s EU residence permit, or
– born during the period of validity of the temporary residence permit granted to that foreigner or during the period of this foreigner’s stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland on the basis of a residence permit for humanitarian reasons or a permit for tolerated stay, or in connection with granting him refugee status or subsidiary protection.

• Spouse of a Polish citizen who:

– is married to a Polish citizen, recognized by the law of the Republic of Poland and has been married for at least 3 years before the date on which he submitted the application for a permanent residence permit, and
– immediately before submitting this application, he / she has been continuously on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period of at least 2 years on the basis of a temporary residence permit granted in connection with being married to that Polish citizen (Article 158 (1) (1) of the Act on foreigners) or in connection with obtaining the refugee status, subsidiary protection or permission to stay for humanitarian reasons.

• Persons of Polish origin who intend to settle in the territory of the Republic of Poland permanently, and at least one of his parents or grandparents or two great-grandparents were of Polish nationality.
• A holder of a valid Pole’s Card who intends to settle in the territory of the Republic of Poland permanently.

An application for granting a long-term resident’s European Union residence permit may be submitted by a foreigner who has been staying in the territory of the Republic of Poland legally and continuously for at least 5 years immediately before submitting the application for granting this permit and meets the following conditions:

1. has a source of stable and regular income sufficient to cover the living expenses of himself and his dependent family members;
2. Has health insurance within the meaning of the Act of August 27, 2004. on healthcare services financed from public funds or confirmation that the insurer covers the costs of treatment in the territory of the Republic of Poland.
3. Has a confirmed knowledge of the Polish language.

ATTENTION! The documents confirming the knowledge of the Polish language are:

– official confirmation of the knowledge of the Polish language, i.e. certificate issued by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language at the language proficiency level of at least B1;
– a school-leaving certificate in Poland (e.g. primary school, junior high school, high school, technical school, or a BA or MA diploma with a supplement which proves that the language of instruction was Polish);
– certificate of graduation from a school abroad with Polish as the language of instruction.
Any certificates and attestations issued by other institutions are not accepted.

This permit is granted for an indefinite period. On its basis, a residence card is issued, valid for 5 years.

A foreigner who has a long-term resident’s EU residence permit is entitled to work in the territory of Poland without the need for a work permit. The residence card, issued in connection with granting the foreigner a long-term resident’s EU residence permit, includes an annotation, access to the labor market.