The residence of a non-EU citizen is uninterrupted if none of your stay out of Poland was longer than 6 months, and all the intervals together did not exceed 10 months period. There are some exceptions from this regulation if:
Permanent residence
It is a document confirming belonging to the Polish nation, issued by Polish consulates in the territory of post-soviet countries. Citizens of Belarus can receive the Polish Card also from the Governor of Podlasie Province.
A formal request for entry and remain in Poland needs to be signed and submitted to the competent authorities on a valid application form. The form is specified by law. A current application form you will find on our website: files to download
An application submitted on not valid/current application form and/or not signed is considered as a formal error/formal deficiency.
There are documents without which the initiation of the proceeding is not possible, for example: completed and signed application form, photographs, a valid travel document (passport) etc.
The procedure of the application formal assessment is an initial stage during which your application form is being verified. All the required documents are being checked to enable the procedure of legalization of your stay. This stage of your procedure is the initial stage.
