Alerts
Data: 02.04.2025URGENT – System Restored
We inform you that the nationwide system for handling foreigners' affairs is now fully operational again.
Due to the restoration of the system's functionality, all scheduled appointments will be carried out in full from April 7th.
We apologize for any previous inconvenience.
Data: 01.04.2025Changes in Asylum Law
As of March 27, 2025, an amendment to the Act on Granting Protection to Foreigners on the Territory of the Republic of Poland has come into force. Among other changes, it introduces a legal basis for temporarily restricting the right to apply for international protection. This restriction was already implemented by a regulation of the Council of Ministers dated March 27, 2025, based on Article 33a(5) of the Act of June 13, 2003, on Granting Protection to Foreigners in Poland (Journal of Laws of 2025, items 223 and 389).
read more... o: Changes in Asylum LawData: 10.03.2025New Contact Form – Don’t Wait, Send Your Payment Information for Document Printing via our Website!
We encourage you to use our new contact form, which allows you to quickly and easily submit payment information for document printing (residence card, Polish travel document, etc.).
Visit our website, select the "Contact" tab, and then choose "Actions on the Case."
read more... o: New Contact Form – Don’t Wait, Send Your Payment Information for Document Printing via our Website!Data: 24.09.2024 Get access today - track the status of your case!
Have you sent a residency application to the office but forgot to provide your email address in the form?
Misplaced the access details for tracking your case that we sent you?
Take advantage of our new service and get access data on your own!
It’s quick and easy!
Data: 20.09.2024 Important Updates to the Residence Application Process
To streamline the process for submitting applications for temporary residence, permanent residence, and EU long-term resident status, new rules for scheduling appointments at the Department for Foreigners will take effect from October 1 of this year.
Starting October 1, all applications must be submitted by mail to the Department for Foreigners in Poznań or at one of our regional offices. Applications must be submitted no later than the last day of the foreigner’s legal stay in Poland.
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Location: Welcome Centre UAM, ul. św. Marcin 78 (corner of ul. Kościuszki)
Hours: Every Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Open to: Full-time students and academic staff from all universities in Poznań
Visit our special information and advice desk!
Most popular forms to download
- Temporary residence permit - application form (forms for proceedings started after April 27, 2019)
- Annex no 1 to the application for temporary residence permit
- Work permit application form
Save Time – Handle Your Matters Online!
Wait for a Notification or Appointment
There’s no need to visit the office unless necessary. We’ll reach out when your case is ready for the next steps, allowing you to submit documents precisely when they’re needed.
Mail Your Application
Carefully prepare the documents, complete the form in MOS, and then send the application to the Department by mail.
Look Out for a Notification
If your application requires additional information, you will receive a letter detailing the required documents.
In-Person Appointments Available
If your presence is necessary, you’ll have the option to schedule an appointment at the office.
Use Contact Forms
Have questions or need support? Submit an inquiry from home using WSC Contact, and we’ll respond to your request.
Track Your Case Status
Once you’ve submitted your application, you can check its progress. If an in-person visit is needed, you’ll have the option to schedule an appointment.
Take care of your matters easily, without lines or leaving home – manage them online!
Fill out online application forms at MOS
(temporary and permanent residence permit)
MOS (Case handling Module) in 5 steps:
- Go to mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl and create an account
- Read the information and the list of the most common mistakes
- Fill in the electronic application form
- Print it out and sign
- Send the application form together with other required documents by traditional post or present them in person during a scheduled appointment
If you have a UKR PESEL number, from 1st April 2023 send the application only by post!
