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Changes in regulations concerning residence permits in Poland

24.01.2022

On 29th January 2022, the regulations of the amended act on foreigners will enter into force. The main changes concern the simplification of the procedure for granting temporary residence and work permits to foreigners, including:

- for applications to be submitted from 29/01/2022

Suspension of processing applications for the financial assistance for holders of the Pole's Card

21.01.2022

The Minister of the Interior and Administration suspended the examination of applications for the financial assistance for holders of the Pole's Card (Karta Polaka) settling in Poland, which were submitted from 13 January 2023. After increasing the special-purpose reserve for the payouts of financial assistance for holders of the Pole's Card settling in Poland, applications submitted from 13 January 2023 will be considered.

More residence cards in December

03.12.2021

In order to facilitate the collection of already printed residence cards, from 7 to 31 December the number of tickets available in the online booking for the collection of a residence card in Poznań will be increased. Remember that you can make a reservation only if your case has the status of „karta gotowa do odbioru w Poznaniu” ("card ready for collection in Poznań") in the application.

Information meeting "Legal stay during full-time studies – find out how!"

23.09.2021

We invite all foreign students to our online information meeting.

  • 12th October 2021 – in Polish
  • 13th October 2021 – in English

Online meeting MS Teams.

Increase in the number of applications accepted in customer service hall

03.09.2021

Starting from 6th September 2021, the number of appointments  scheduled to submit an application will be increased.

The number of appointments to submit will be increased both in Poznań and in the office's delegations.

Rate our website

01.09.2021

We encourage you to complete a short survey regarding rating the visual appeal and usability of the website of the Department for Foreigners of the Office of Wielkopolska Province.

The purpose of the survey is to get to know the opinions and expectations of the functionality and design of the website as well as the transparency of the contained information.

The survey is anonymous and its results will be taken into consideration when modernizing the website.

Survey

Thank you for your time.

New regulations relating to the residence of EU citizens and their family members

30.07.2021

On the 2nd August, 2021, the provisions of the amended Act on entering the territory of the Republic of Poland, residence and departure from this territory of nationals of Member States of the European Union and their family members enter into force. The main changes are:

Modifications in scheduling an appointment for fingerprints

21.07.2021

Scheduling appointments for fingerprints in Poznan and at the Office's delegations  (Kalisz, Konin, Leszno, Piła) will be possible only:

-  by calling the phone number indicated in the letter from our office relating to fulfilment of formal requirements (for customers whose applications have been formally verified)

-  employees of the Department for Foreigners will contact persons who submitted their applications for temporary residence permit, by phone.

Changes in the online appointment scheduling to the Department for Foreigners

20.07.2021

We kindly inform you that the central system POBYT is under construction which will influence e.g. fingerprinting. Therefore, the possibility of scheduling an appointment to the Department for Foreigners in Poznań and Office's delegations (Kalisz, Konin, Leszno, Piła) has been limited until further notice.

Currenly, appointments available for scheduling are:

In Poznań:

CUDZOZIEMCY -- Odbiór karty pobytu (FOREIGNERS – residence card collection)

Changes in the online appointment scheduling to the Department for Foreigners – UPDATE

20.07.2021

We kindly inform you that service works of the central system POBYT have been completed, enabling e.g. fingerprinting.

The possibility of scheduling an appointment to the Department for Foreigners in Poznań and Office's delegations (Kalisz, Konin, Leszno, Piła) has been restored.

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