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Resumption of administrative deadlines

20.05.2020

THE GOVERNOR OF THE WIELKOPOLSKA PROVINCE

announces,

that the procedural and judicial deadlines for judicial, including judicial, administrative jurisdictional and administrative proceedings, which, during a state of emergency or epidemic declared due to COVID-19, have not started or have been suspended, shall start or continue to run from 24 May 2020.

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New regulations relating to changes in the working conditions of foreigners due to the COVID-19

19.05.2020

On 16.05.2020 further changes in the law came into force, among others, concerning the changes in working conditions of foreigners due to COVID-19.

The regulations allow foreigners to perform work under conditions other than those specified in the following:

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Special legal solutions for foreigners during an epidemic - UPDATED

18.05.2020

On 31 March 2020, the Act on the so-called anti-crisis shield was published in the Journal of Laws of 31.03.2020 under item 568, providing, among others, for special solutions for foreigners in Poland due to the prevailing coronavirus epidemic.

The provisions are aimed at regulating the legal situation in which foreigners could find themselves due to the current epidemiological situation in our country.

Below we present key assumptions of the Act on legalisation of stay and work of foreigners:

 

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New statement of the UDSC - planned changes in the regulations concerning the employment of foreigners during the epidemic

04.05.2020

On the website of the Head of the Office for Foreigners, there is a new communication concerning the legal solutions introduced for foreigners during the epidemic.

The Council of Ministers adopted another draft act aimed at counteracting the negative effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus epidemic. It provides, among other things, for introducing into the anti-crisis act in force the possibility to change the conditions for foreigners to work. More details are available HERE.

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New legal solutions for foreigners during the epidemic - update

20.04.2020

Further specific provisions were introduced on 18.04.2020 concerning the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - the so-called Second Anti-Crisis Shield. The act contains, among others, regulations relating to foreigners. The most significant provisions concern:

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Coronavirus epidemic - new UDSC communications

15.04.2020

On the website of the Head of the Office for Foreigners there are new communications concerning the legal solutions introduced for foreigners during the epidemic.

Residence of EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens and the coronavirus epidemic

Coronavirus outbreak – extension of national visas and traveling around the Schengen area

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Coronavirus outbreak in Poland and migrants - we are here to answer your questions

03.04.2020

The epidemiological situation in Poland raises many questions, including the protection of foreigners' rights at this challenging time. We explain the regulations introduced on 31 March 2020 and how they affect migrants' situation in Poland. We receive many questions via our helpline and emails from you, our Clients. To meet your expectations, we have prepared a set of answers to the most frequently asked questions during the epidemic.

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New legal solutions for foreigners during the coronavirus outbreak

01.04.2020

On 31. March 2020, the Act on the so-called anti-crisis shield was introduced that includes special legal solutions for foreigners in Poland during the coronavirus outbreak. New regulations are to ease the legal situation in which foreigners may find themselves due to the epidemiological situation in our country. The Act provides, among others, an extension to the 30th day following the date of cancellation of the state of pandemia/epidemic emergency:

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Our communication channels are extremely busy

24.03.2020

Due to the recently introduced limitations of the direct customer service, we have experienced a rapid increase of calls and e-mails received by the Department for Foreigners helpline. 

The waiting times might take longer than usual. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Our advisers are doing their best to respond to all enquiries as soon as possible.  To efficiently connect with our helpline consultant, please, after listening to the voice announcement, depending on the subject of the conversation, dial queue 1 or 2.

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From 27th April 2019 - new application forms and attachments regarding temporary residence permits

23.03.2020

From 27th April 2019, following the Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 17th April 2019 in regards to the temporary residence permit applications (Dz. U. poz. 779), new application forms and annexes regards temporary residence permit for foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland apply.

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