With every application

You attach to the application in MOS at once (Art. 106d para. 1 of the Act on Foreigners):

  • a current photo,
  • a scan of all pages of a valid passport,
  • the annexes required for your purpose of stay, for example an annex from the employer or the university.

We describe the technical requirements in the guide photo and attachments. The MOS portal also lists proof of payment of the stamp duty for the permit and of the fee for issuing the residence card. Amounts: fees.

Documents confirming the purpose of stay

The Act does not give one list of documents. They follow from the conditions of the permit you are applying for. You can attach them at once as scans (Art. 106d para. 2). If you do not, the voivode will summon you to submit them within a period of not less than 14 days (Art. 106f). According to the MOS portal, documents in a foreign language are presented with a sworn translation into Polish.

Temporary residence and work

  • Annex No. 1 filled in and signed by the employer in MOS (Art. 106 para. 2) - see Annex No. 1,
  • confirmation of health insurance or of coverage of the costs of treatment (Art. 114 para. 1 point 1),
  • in a regulated profession - documents confirming the required qualifications (Art. 117 point 2 letter a).

EU Blue Card

  • Annex No. 1 from the employer and your own annex with information on your qualifications (Art. 106 paras. 2 and 4),
  • a contract concluded for at least 6 months, with pay not lower than the statutory threshold (Art. 127 point 1 letter a and point 3),
  • a diploma of studies lasting at least 3 years or documents confirming professional experience (Art. 3 points 6 and 6a),
  • confirmation of health insurance (Art. 127 point 1 letter d).

We describe the conditions in the guide EU Blue Card.

Studies

  • an annex filled in in MOS by the university (Art. 106 para. 7) - from 27 April 2026 the Act does not require a separate certificate of admission to studies,
  • proof of payment for a semester or year of studies, if the studies are paid (Art. 144 para. 1 point 1 letter b),
  • confirmation of health insurance and documents on funds for subsistence, the return journey and the costs of studies (Art. 144 para. 1 point 2).

Family reunification

  • documents confirming kinship or marriage,
  • confirmation of health insurance, of a stable and regular income sufficient to support the family and of secured accommodation in Poland (Art. 159 para. 1 points 2 and 3).

When the family member is abroad, the application is submitted on paper. See: applications outside MOS.

For the office visit

For a summons to appear in person, bring a valid passport. You present it, and you give your fingerprints and a specimen signature (Art. 106e para. 1). See: fingerprints. If you receive a summons to deliver documents, watch the deadline: summons to supplement.