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Data: 08.05.2025Beware of fake emails – stay alert!
We've recently seen new cases of individuals pretending to be employees of the Department for Foreigners at the Wielkopolska Voivodeship Office in Poznań. They're sending fake emails claiming there are issues with residence applications or offering refunds — all in an attempt to steal personal information, financial details, or money.
These messages often come from unofficial email addresses and look like they're from our office or the Voivode of Wielkopolska.
Please be careful:
read more... o: Beware of fake emails – stay alert!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: 24.09.2024 Get access today - track the status of your case!
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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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