Who the application concerns

You may apply for a permanent residence permit if you hold a valid Card of the Pole and you intend to settle permanently on the territory of the Republic of Poland.

How to submit an application

You submit the application in person, not later than on the last day of your legal stay in the Republic of Poland, to the voivode competent for your current place of residence in Poland.

When submitting the application, you are required to provide fingerprints.

If you do not submit the application in person or you send it by post - after the application has been delivered to the voivod, you will be summoned to appear in person within no less than 7 days from the delivery of the summons on pain of leaving the application unprocessed.

Essential documents

1. an application form completed in accordance with the instructions;
2. 4 recent, undamaged colour photographs, 45x35 mm, taken within the last 6 months on a uniform bright background, having good sharpness and clearly showing the eyes and face from the top of the head to the top of the shoulders; the face should take up 70-80% of the photograph; the photograph should show the person looking straight ahead with eyes open, not hidden by hair, with a natural facial expression and closed mouth:

- if you have congenital or acquired visual impairment, you may enclose a photograph showing you wearing glasses with dark lenses. In this case you must enclose documents confirming your disability or, if you do not have any, your statement of disability.

- if you wear a headgear according to the rules of your religion, you may attach a photograph showing you wearing a headgear as long as the facial image is fully visible. In this case, you must include a statement of your religious affiliation

3. photocopy of a valid travel document (original for inspection), in a particularly justified case if you do not have a valid travel document and it is not possible to obtain one, you may present another document proving your identity.

Note: If any of the above documents is missing, you will be called upon to supplement it within 14 days of the delivery of the call under penalty of leaving the application unprocessed.

Typical documents confirming the circumstances indicated in the application:

Note: If you attach the documents listed below to your application when you submit it, you can reduce the amount of official correspondence and shorten the time it takes to process your case.

• valid Card of the Pole (original to be submitted);
• documents confirming your intention to permanently reside in Poland.

Note: In the case of the need to clarify or specify the evidence held by the authority in the case during the proceedings, you may be called upon to provide other documents or to give testimony confirming the circumstances referred to in the application.

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