Stay with an adult child who is a foreigner/a Polish citizen

When should I apply?

You should apply if you are a foreigner, the parent of an adult child who is a foreigner with a residence permit or is a Polish citizen, and you intend to stay with them on the territory of the Republic of Poland for more than 3 months.

You should apply for a residence permit in person before your current legal status expires (i.e. before your visa or residence card expires).

If you apply to extend your stay in Poland before the expiry date of your legal status, you can legally remain in Poland while your application is pending. Make sure you have submitted an error-free application. Your passport must be valid at this time.

Before you apply, read our tips on how to fill in an application form.

Where should I apply?

You may apply in person at the Department for Foreigners in Poznań or one of the office's delegations: Book your visit

If you cannot apply in person before your current legal status expires, please send your application by post to meet the deadline.

What counts is the date of postage at the post office.

If you apply by post, your next step is to visit the office in person to give your fingerprints.

During your visit, you may also file other documents that are required to get a stamp in your passport.

Learn how to give your fingerprints

What documents do I need?

Documents required to obtain a stamp in your passport (i.e. formal requirements)

To start the proceedings will also be needed confirmation that you have paid the stamp duty.

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Documents required to be granted the permit:

If the adult child you intend to live with in Poland is a foreigner and has a residence permit:

The requirement to have a stable and regular source of income is also considered met if the cost of your living is covered by a family member who resides in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The adult child is not treated as a family member. If you are dependent on your adult child, you can confirm that you have a stable and regular source of income with an annuity contract that you sign with your adult child in the presence of a notary. Together with the annuity agreement, you should submit documents confirming the source and amount of income obtained by the adult child with whom you intend to stay in Poland.
  • All documents are submitted in original / certified copy.

If the adult child you intend to live with in Poland is a Polish citizen:

The requirement to have a stable and regular source of income is also considered met if the cost of your living is covered by a family member who resides in the territory of the Republic of Poland. The adult child is not treated as a family member. If you are dependent on your adult child, you can confirm that you have a stable and regular source of income with an annuity contract that you sign with your adult child in the presence of a notary. Together with the annuity agreement, you should submit documents confirming the source and amount of income obtained by the adult child with whom you intend to stay in Poland.
  • All documents are submitted in original / certified copy.

What should I know?

During the procedure for granting a temporary residence permit, we determine whether the relationship with a minor child residing in Poland is real and permanent. If we need to explain or clarify the evidence we have in the case during the proceedings, you may be asked to provide other documents or to testify confirming the circumstances that you indicated in the application and the circumstances regarding the purpose of your stay in Poland.

This type of temporary residence permit does NOT entitle you to work without the need for an additional work permit. Information on the inability to take up employment without a separate work permit can be found in the instructions on the decision to grant a temporary residence permit. Check what are the conditions for issuing a work permit.

If you work in Poland, you should apply for a temporary residence and work permit. Check the conditions for granting a temporary residence and work permit.

Read our guide

I have received my decison - how to get my residence card now?

The residence card is issued after you have received your decision with your permit.
Read more: How to get a residence card

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FAQ

I have a residence card/I applied for a residence card and I would like my family to come to Poland. How to legalise the stay of my husband/wife and children in Poland?

Check the conditions for granting temporary residence permit for family members: spouse, minor child.

 

I have been a holder of a residence card for over a year. My wife came to Poland and she is going to apply for a residence permit on the basis of „a stay with family”. Will the annotation “access to the labour market” be placed in her residence card?

If this is your first temporary residence card, your wife will not have the annotation “access to the labour market” placed in her card. Such annotation can only be placed in her card, if you have been staying in Poland for at least 2 years, on the basis of consecutive temporary residence...

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When should an application for a residence permit for a family member (of foreigner) who stays outside the territory of Poland be filed, and who can do it?

You can apply for a temporary residence permit on behalf of each family member who would like to reunite with you, but stays outside the territory of Poland, if you hold one of the entry and stay titles below:

  • a permanent residence permit,
  • a residence permit for long-term EU...
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Is it required to submit a certificate of enrolment/continuation of education (from school/ kindergarten) for a foreigner’s child?

  • No. It is not necessary. However, under certain circumstances, if some documents  need further clarification, you might be asked to submit such a certificate.
  • Remember that the period of compulsory education, imposed by law,  refers to any child under the age of 18 who stays in the...
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What kind of documents confirming stable and regular source of income should be enclosed to the application for a foreigner’s child, if the application was filed by the child’s mother who remains unemployed and is dependent on her husband....

Documents confirming stable and regular source of income to be enclosed to the application for a foreigner’s child, if the application was filed by the child’s mother who remains unemployed and is dependent on her husband, who is not the child’s legal guardian:

  • If the child’s mother...
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