If you need support related to legalization of your stay in Poland, you can contact POMORSKIE WELCOME CENTER located in Marshal’s Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, street Chmielna 74/76, Gdańsk.
Their service is free of charge. There are legal assistance, psychological support, Polish language course and other activities offered. We recommend you stay in contact with them, especially when you have difficult cases and urgent matters.
You can also contact our Welcome Centre for consultation: Ms. Rui Wang-Kwiecińska
consultation time: Tuesday and Friday, 9:00-15:00 at Welcome Centre of the University of Gdańsk; welcome@ug.edu.pl
Crucial information about formalities to be completed by foreigners during their stay in Poland:
Non-EU citizens must complete 2 procedures:
Procedures available here
All foreigners need to register the address of stay when the stay in Poland is longer than 90 days. This procedure is free of charge, number PESEL will be provided once registration is finished.
City Hall in Gdańsk
Recommend making appointment online: book appointment
or visit the office during open hours: (take a number from ticket machine and wait in the queue)
Monday, Tuesday 8:00-16:00
Wednesday 8:00-17:00
Thursday 8:00-16:00
Friday 8:00-15:00
City Hall in Sopot
street Tadeusza Kościuszki 18, Sopot
Open hours:
Monday 9:00-17:00
Tuesday to Friday 7:30-15:30
Citizens of non-EU, non-EFTA and non-OECD countries are required to apply for a temporary residence permit before the visa on the basis of which they are staying in Poland expires.
More information about temporary residence permit is available here
Set up a trusted profile and trusted signature first.
You can do that in two ways:
In the form you provide, among other things, your first name, last name and PESEL number. Then, register the filled in form (select the Register button) and confirm it in person at a confirmation point. The employee at the point will ask you to show your passport, they will print out the application that you submitted and ask you to sign it. Use the search form to find the confirmation point.)
OR
Check which companies can confirm your identity to register a trusted profile. These include identity providers, i.e. entities that have been given permission to validate a trusted profile as they authenticate clients’ data when they set up an account for them (primarily as part of e-banking services). Therefore, using their services, you no longer need to confirm anything in person, at the public office.
Once you have a trusted profile, you’ll be able to proceed with temporary residence permit application:
EU citizens must complete 2 procedures:
Procedures available here
All foreigners need to register the address of stay when the stay in Poland is longer than 90 days. This procedure is free of charge, number PESEL will be provided once registration is finished.
City Hall in Gdańsk
Recommend making appointment online: book appointment
or visit the office during open hours: (take a number from ticket machine and wait in the queue)
Monday, Tuesday 8:00-16:00
Wednesday 8:00-17:00
Thursday 8:00-16:00
Friday 8:00-15:00
City Hall in Sopot
street Tadeusza Kościuszki 18, Sopot
Open hours:
Monday 9:00-17:00
Tuesday to Friday 7:30-15:30
EU, EFTA and OECD citizens are obliged to register their stay in Poland (if the stay will be longer than 90 days within 180 days period) not later than the last day of 3 months from the date of arrival in Poland.
Registration of stay | Department for Foreigners’ Affairs
Where can you register your residence?
Pomorski Urząd Wojewódzki (Polish name)
Pomeranian Voivodeship Office (English name)
street Chmielna 74/76, room no. 10, Gdańsk
No appointment needed
Required documents:
We suggest you apply as soon as possible, waiting for TRC is approximately 1 year in Gdansk.
If your documents are submitted correctly, the decision can be made faster.
If you entered Poland without visa, and you are not an EU citizen, you should apply for TRC no later than 90 days when you entered Schengen are. You can stay up to 90 days within 180 days period. 6 months is longer than 180 days, yes, you should apply for TRC in Poland.
No, you can only go back to your home country once your visa is not valid anymore. You are legal to stay inside Poland, not travelling to other countries.
Not really, we try to support as much as possible, but the decision-making is from Voivodeship Office. Please make sure your documents are complete.
If you want to give additional documents to your TRC application, please make sure that your documents are updated in Polish language, write your Case number at the top of the document, together with your name and address. Then go to office by yourself at this time:
Monday: 10:00–13:00
Tuesday to Friday: 8:00–11:00
Office address:
Pomorski Urząd Wojewódzki
Street Chmielna 74/76, Gdańsk
Room No. 7 (you need to get a number from machine and wait in the queue)
You can send email to cudzoziemcy.pobyt@gdansk.uw.gov.pl or ask POMORSKIE WELCOME CENTER to help.
Yes, when you are a graduate from Polish university, you are allowed to work in Poland without work permit. You can either apply for TRC as Looking for a job, or if you get a job, you can apply TRC as a worker with Attachment No.1. Please remember to apply before your current TRC expires.
Yes, your current TRC from another EU country allows you to stay in Poland up to 90 days within 180 days period. You must apply for TRC in Poland during the first 90 days of your arrival.
No, your student visa can apply for only TRC for study purpose in Poland. Your main task is to finish your study. Once you have received TRC or graduated from university, you will be able to apply for TRC for work purpose.
You can go back to your home country; however, you need to apply for a new visa to come back to Poland. Please be aware that current TRC process may infect your new visa application, you should inform voivodeship office to cancel your current case to assure you successfully visa again.
Yes, you can work, please keep in mind that your main purpose is to study in Poland, if you cannot pass exam or graduate, you will not get a positive decision, which means you will not have right to stay in Poland in the future.
All documents related with TRC process must be submitted in Polish language, please find sworn translator from here
As much as possible. According to governmental website: MOS – Temporary residence permit for the purpose of studies Sufficient financial means- students
Quick calculation if you are a student:
living expenses 776PLN x15months
+ the costs of studies
+ the cost of the return journey to the country of origin
23000PLN on account is a safe number to be provided.