Office for Foreigners

Join us for an Informational Saturday at The Office For Foreigners.

We would like to inform you about the planned technical break in access to the Trusted Profile.

We inform you that on October 27 at 18:25, unexpected technical problems occurred with the operation of the Case Handling Module (MOS), which made it impossible to submit applications via the portal. The technical issue was resolved on October 28 at 08:36.

Join us for an informational saturday at the Office for Foreigners.

The Office for Foreigners would like to remind you that, as from 5 March 2026, the Head of the Office for Foreigners no longer issues certificates confirming effective temporary protection.

We would like to remind you that the last documents issued to European Union citizens and their family members based on the templates in force before August 2, 2021, which remained valid under the transitional provisions of the Act of December 10, 2020, amending the Act on the entry into, stay in, and departure from the territory of the Republic of Poland of citizens of European Union Member States and their family members and certain other acts, will expire on August 3, 2026.

Please, be informed about the consequences of an unauthorised person signing a residence permit application on the MOS portal.

We would like to inform you of the obligation to pay the stamp duty and the fee for issuing a residence card, and to attach proof of these payments to applications submitted via the MOS system.

We would like to inform you that the MOS system (Moduł Obsługi Spraw), which enables the electronic submission of applications referred to in Art. 225a sec. 1 of the Act on Foreigners-namely applications for temporary residence, permanent residence, and long-term EU resident status-was launched on April 27, 2026.

Starting from 5 March 2026, the Head of the Office for Foreigners no longer issues the certificates of temporary protection. The certificates issued before 5 March 2026 shall remain valid by 4 March 2027, unless a foreigner being the holder of this certificate, received PESEL number with UKR status or there are grounds to invalidate this certificate.