It is an official document issued by a registry office that confirms the act of marriage. If you have married outside of Poland, you also have to submit a certified translation of your marriage certificate.
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EU-Citizen’s family members are:
- your spouse, your child, your spouse's child under 21 years of age who is economically dependent on you or your spouse;
- your parent or your spouse's parent, who is economically dependent on you or your spouse.
A member of the family EU-Citizen family is an EU's citizen as well as a non-EU citizen.
The Schengen Area countries include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Italy, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, as well as Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland (the last four are non-EU Schengen countries).
See also: The Schengen Area and the European Union
Minimum wage
As of January 1, 2024, the minimum wage is PLN 4242, and the minimum hourly rate for specific civil-law contracts is PLN 27.70.
Starting from July 1, 2024, the minimum wage is PLN 4300, and the minimum hourly rate for specific civil-law contracts will be PLN 28.10.
Starting January 1, 2025, the minimum wage will be 4666 PLN gross, and the minimum hourly rate has been set at 30.50 PLN gross
Legal basis:
Regulation of the Council of Ministers dated September 14, 2023, regarding the amount of the minimum wage and the minimum hourly rate in 2024 (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1893).
Regulation of the Council of Ministers dated September 12, 2024, concerning the minimum wage and minimum hourly rate for 2025 (Journal of Laws 2024, item 1362, dated September 12, 2024).
A person who according to the law is under the age of majority, i.e. is not yet entitled to exercise specific civil and political rights. In Poland it is every person under the age of 18.
MOS – the Case Handling Module – is an online portal used for the electronic submission of applications for temporary residence permits, permanent residence permits, and long-term EU resident permits in Poland.
An MOS account may be created by:
- an adult foreign national;
- a parent of a minor foreign national – on behalf of that minor;
- a legal guardian of a foreign national – on behalf of that person;
- a court-appointed guardian of an unaccompanied minor foreign national – on behalf of that minor.
These persons must have a Trusted Profile.
To create an account on the new MOS portal:
- go to mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl and read the information about the portal;
- review the Terms and Conditions to learn the rules for using the portal and other important information;
- click “Log in”;
- you will be redirected to login.gov.pl;
- confirm your identity using your preferred authentication method;
- after your identity has been confirmed, you will be redirected back to MOS to complete the registration form for a new account;
- fill in the registration form;
- click “Confirm”;
- an email containing an account activation link will be sent to the email address provided in the registration form;
- follow the instructions in the email and click the activation link; you will then be redirected to confirm your MOS account registration;
- once your account has been created, log in to MOS each time via login.gov.pl by clicking “Log in”.
