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FeaturedResidence Card Outside Warsaw — Krakow, Wroclaw, Katowice, Poznan. Your Place of Stay Decides the Office
You do not choose the office — the office is chosen by where you actually stay. What that means in practice, what differs between voivodes, what is identical across Poland, and why your lawyer does not have to sit in your city.
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Zachowek and Inheritance in Poland — What You Are Owed and How Long Before the Claim Expires
Being left out of a will, or watching the estate given away during the deceased’s lifetime, does not end your case — only the deadline does. Who is entitled to zachowek, how it is calculated and why decades-old gifts still count.
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A foreign national in a guarded centre — what the family can do, and how fast
Placement in a guarded centre is ordered by a court, not by the Border Guard — and the time to challenge that order is very short. This text is for the people on the outside: a spouse, a child or an employer who has just learned about the detention and does not know where to start.
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The appeal deadline has passed — an application to restore it, step by step
Seven days pass faster than most foreign nationals manage to understand what they received. A late appeal does not close the case: the law provides for an application to restore the deadline. When the new deadline starts, what “no fault of your own” means, and what actually proves it.
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Entry ban to Poland and the SIS alert — how to check, shorten and remove it
An entry ban rarely arrives as a separate letter — it is usually a point inside a return decision, and its real length only becomes clear at the border. How to check the Schengen Information System alert, what a request to shorten the ban rests on, and when removal is genuinely possible.
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Order to leave Poland — 7 days to appeal. We will read your decision
Seven days is the shortest appeal deadline in Polish procedure, and most foreign nationals hear about it too late. We will read your decision and tell you plainly whether it can be challenged: a written analysis with your deadline and a plan of action within 48 hours, PLN 500.
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Foreigners’ Affairs Department in Warsaw — addresses, appointments and checking your case status
Krucza 5/11, pl. Bankowy 3/5 entrance G or Marszałkowska 3/5? We explain which address handles which residence case in Warsaw, how to book an appointment, how to check your case status and when going there in person changes nothing.
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Fingerprints and the residence card — when you give them and how long the card takes afterwards
"I gave my fingerprints — so when do I get the card?" — one of the most common questions foreigners ask in Warsaw. We explain at which stage fingerprints are taken, why they do not determine the decision and what to do when the office goes silent for months.
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How much does a Polish residence card cost in 2026 — full list of fees, discounts and refunds
PLN 340, 440 or 640? Plus PLN 100 for issuing the card and PLN 17 for a power of attorney. All karta pobytu fees for 2026 in one place — with discounts, refund rules and the mistakes that can stall your case for months.
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Your Visa Is Expiring or Has Expired — How to Keep Your Stay in Poland Legal
The end of your visa or visa-free limit is the most important date in a foreigner’s calendar. An application filed on time legalises your stay for the whole procedure — being even a day late changes everything.
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