Updates
Amendment to the Law on Aid to Citizens of Ukraine
The President signed an amendment to the Act on Aid to Citizens of Ukraine. In addition to the increased financial contribution of Ukrainian refugees to their maintenance in Poland, widely reported in the media, the amendments apply in a fundamental way to the...
Deportation of illegal immigrants to their country of origin
The first reading of an amendment to the Act on Foreigners took place in the Sejm. The draft concerns the return of illegally staying in the European Union third-country citizens to their home countries. The regulation is intended to bring Polish law in line with EU...
From 1 January 2023 Belarusian citizens can obtain a Polish travel document
From 1 January 2023, Belarusian citizens staying in Poland on the basis of a visa issued for humanitarian purposes may obtain a Polish travel document. It is issued for a period of 1 year and during its validity period it entitles to multiple border crossings. A...
Extension of the state of epidemic emergency – Foreigners
The state of emergency of epidemic emergency has been extended until 31 March 2023. Until the expiry of the 30th day following the end of this state, the following are extended: the legal residence of foreigners who would have ended during the epidemic emergency or...
Croatia joins the Schengen Area
Croatia joins the Schengen Area from 1 January 2023. On the same day, Croatia will resign from its own currency, the Kuna, in favour of the Euro. At the same time, Romania and Bulgaria have been refused entry into the Schengen Area.
Extensions to the mObywatel (mCitizen) application
The Committee of the Council of Ministers for Digitalisation has adopted the law on the mObywatel app. Changes for foreigners include: generalising the use of the mLegitymacja (mobile student ID) service by schoolchildren and students, including foreigners, through...