Long-Term EU Resident Card (karta rezydenta długoterminowego UE) in Poland

When calculating the length of stay in Poland, student status is counted as half the time (1 year of study = 0.5 years of stay). If you have lived in Poland for 10 years on the basis of student status, this will be counted as 5 years of stay.

Confirmation of knowledge of the Polish language is:

• An official certificate of knowledge of the Polish language, i.e. a certificate issued by the State Commission for the Confirmation of Knowledge of the Polish Language as a Foreign Language at the level of language proficiency not lower than B1;
• A certificate of graduation from a school in Poland (such as primary school, gymnasium, high school, technical school) or a bachelor's degree or master's degree together with an appendix from which it follows that the language of instruction was Polish;
• A certificate of graduation from a school abroad with Polish-language instruction.

Any other certificates and certificates issued by other institutions are not accepted.

01. LEAVE A REQUEST
On our website and come to our office in Warsaw at the specified time.

02. CONSULTATION
Selection of grounds, document review and preparation of a plan of action, list of missing documents.

03. DOCUMENT PREPARATION
We collect the necessary documents. If necessary, we make an official translation and notarized copies.

04. DOCUMENT SUBMISSION
We submit the documents and issue you a confirmation.

05. SUPPORT
A specialist monitors your case, informing you about changes. You have constant access to the materials of your case online.

06. DONE
After a positive decision, get your residence card.

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• A completed application in two copies;
• 4 color photos 35 x 45 mm;
• A photocopy of the identity document in two copies;
• An official translation of documents into Polish;
• Confirmation of payment of the state fee;
• Documents confirming the right to reside in the premises.

Applications for self-completion can be downloaded from our database.

The Long-Term EU Resident Card is a document that confirms the identity of a foreigner and gives him the right to legal stay and employment on the territory of Poland for an unlimited period of time.