FAQ

Studia/nauka/badania naukowe

How to get permanent residence when you are a student and have the Pole's Card?

Created on: 31.10.2021

You can find the procedure for applying for a permanent residence permit for holders of the Pole's Card HERE. 

If I am studying now in the last third year of studies at the university and I apply for a temporary residence permit on this basis, a temporary residence card will be issued only until the end of this academic year?

Created on: 31.10.2021

The permit may be granted for the period of studies extended by 3 months.

After graduation, can I apply for a temporary residence and work permit if I entered Poland as a student on a national visa? Or do I have to apply for a temporary stay first as a university graduate looking for a job?

Created on: 31.10.2021

You can apply for a temporary residence and work permit.

For tempoprary residence permit as a university graduate looking for a job you can apply directly after graduation, when you are looking for a job in Poland.

Can students who complete full-time studies in Poland work without declarations or work permits?

Created on: 31.10.2021

Yes,  graduates of full-time studies in Poland have full access to the labor market and can work without a work permit in Poland.

Can sufficient financial resources be presented in the form of parents' declaration of commitment to send money to the child?

Created on: 31.10.2021

No. The documents that confirm having sufficient funds can be found here.

Does post-secondary school student status entitle to work?

Created on: 31.10.2021

No. Only as a post-secondary school graduate you will have full access to the labor market in Poland.

Is the Confirmation of registered residence obligatory in order to apply for a residence card?

Created on: 31.10.2021

No. Documents confirming the place of residence are e.g.: a lease agreement or a declaration of providing a place of residence. If you apply for a temporary residence permit for studying purpose (full-time studies), it is enough to submit a declaration of housing costs.

I am a doctoral student at Poznan University of Life Sciences. I am currently applying for a temporary resident permit, and I will apply for the temporary resident permit also for my family. How to apply for it?

Created on: 12.10.2021

An application for temporary residence should be submitted for each family member separately: for a person studying in Poland it will be an application for temporary residence due to studies, for family members an application for temporary residence in order to reunite with the family (the same application form only indicated another purpose of stay). A complete set of separate documents must be submitted for each application, fees for each application separately.

A friend of mine would like to travel outside of Poland for the December break,can he travel only with his decision letter, if he have not gotten my TRC?

Created on: 12.10.2021

Decission letter legalize the stay in Poland but it not a document authorizing to cross the border. With the decision, you can legally leave Poland straight to your country of permanent residence, there will be no possibility of transit, e.g. from Poland via Germany to your country of permanent residence. A residence card with a passport entitles you to cross borders.

I came to Poland on work visa, but after sometime got an admission to study (masters Programme). I have now applied for trc on student basis. I would like to know the process to change work status to student status.

Created on: 12.10.2021

If your current main purpose of stay in Poland is full-time studies, you can apply for temporary residence permit for students. We might though ask you for additional documents regarding explanation of change of purpose of stay.

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