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September 7, 2026 big protest in front of the immigration office in Gdansk at 4:30 pm ❗️

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❗️ POLISH IMMIGRATION POLICY DOES NOT SUPPORT FAMILIES. IT MAKES THEIR LIVES HARDER❗️

Your child is a Polish citizen.So you would probably think that Polish immigration law gives you a strong and simple right to stay in Poland with your child.

Unfortunately, it does not 🚸❗️

Here are 7 things every foreign parent of a Polish child should know:

1️⃣ Having a Polish child does NOT automatically give you the right to live in Poland.

There is no simple residence permit created specifically for every foreign parent of a Polish minor.
In many cases, the parent has to apply based on family life with a Polish citizen.

2️⃣ A foreign spouse of a Polish citizen has a stronger position than a foreign parent of a Polish child.

The law has a special residence permit for the husband or wife of a Polish citizen.
But there is no equivalent, equally strong permit simply because you are the mother or father of a Polish child.

Yes. You read that correctly!!! Being married to a Polish citizen may give you a stronger immigration position than actually being the parent of a Polish citizen.

3️⃣ A parent may have to prove income and health insurance.

When applying based on family life, the foreign parent generally has to show sufficient regular income and health insurance.
So even though your child is Polish and depends on you, the immigration office can still ask you to prove that you meet these conditions. And in case you do not proof that enough, you will be rejected and you have to leave the country!

4️⃣ A Polish child does NOT automatically give the parent free access to the labour market.

A foreign spouse of a Polish citizen with the relevant residence permit can work without a work permit.

A parent who receives a temporary residence permit simply because they have family life with their Polish child does not automatically receive the same privilege.

So you may have a legal right to stay with your Polish child — but still need a separate legal basis to work - work permit, which as we all know sometimes makes impossible to get the job, or makes you wait 3-9 months while actually at the same time, the law requires from you to financially cover the child!!!!

🤯 Think about that.

5️⃣ A Polish child does NOT automatically give the parent permanent residence.

Polish law gives special routes to permanent residence to certain family members of Polish citizens.
But simply being the foreign mother or father of a Polish child does not create an automatic route to permanent residence.
You can raise a Polish citizen in Poland for years and still remain on temporary residence permits. If you have a Polish child but you do not speak Polish on B1 level you will forever have to apply for only temporary residency permit!

6️⃣ Waiting for your residence permit can seriously limit your freedom to travel.

If you apply correctly and on time, your stay in Poland can remain legal while the case is pending.
But the pending application — or the famous “stamp” confirming it — is not itself a travel document and does not by itself give you the right to travel around Schengen and return to Poland. And residence proceedings can take years.

So a parent of a Polish child may legally live in Poland but still have serious problems simply leaving Poland and coming back so forget about travelling with your child to your home country to visit the grandpas or simply going for a vacation.

7️⃣ And here comes one of the strangest parts of the law.

Polish law actually provides special residence grounds based directly on:

👨‍👩‍👧 protection of family life, and
👶 protection of the rights of the child.

Sounds perfect for a foreign parent of a Polish child, right? There is just one problem ⚠️⚠️⚠️

These particular grounds under Article 187 points 6 and 7 of the Foreigners Act apply when the foreigner is already staying in Poland illegally.

Yes.

The law has special provisions protecting family life and the rights of a child — but these provisions are specifically constructed for a foreigner who has already fallen into illegal stay. So in case you are legally residing in Poland forget about granting this type of residency!!!

* A * B * S * U * R * D *

And this is exactly why I believe Polish immigration law does not properly reflect the reality of foreign parents raising Polish children.

A Polish child has the full rights of a Polish and EU citizen. But the foreign parent who feeds them, takes them to school, pays the bills, works, raises them and actually takes care of them may still struggle with:

❌ temporary permits
❌ income requirements
❌ work restrictions
❌ travel restrictions
❌ no direct path to permanent residence

Is this really a family-friendly immigration system? What do you think?

If you are a foreign parent of a Polish child, tell me about your experience with Polish immigration offices.
I am very curious how many families are dealing with exactly this problem.

Guys, many of you are already using the e-delivery portal (e-doręczenia) which is an „online post office”.

Very often during our consultation I am informing you that you will receive the letter to your e-delivery mailbox, and you will be notify about the correspondence by the email go your regular email address.

So I wanted to show you, how such notification looks like. The screen shot below. Whenever you see such email, it means there is a letter waiting for you on your e-delivery account where you cannot in using your Trusted Profile.

Be aware, that if you send anything to any public administration office by e-doręczenia, the authority is obliged to respond same way - to your e-doręczenia mailbox.
However sometimes happens, that they still send the paper version of the correspondence to your residency address.
It’s worth to always check your mailbox! I mean the physical mailbox :)

The sender of such notification is: Poczta Polska - [email protected].

🇵🇱 "My wife/husband / gf/bf is Polish, so our immigration case should be easy.”

I hear this all the time...

Many Poles are moving back to Poland after years spent abroad — from the UK, Germany, the USA, Australia and many other countries. And very often, they are coming back with a foreign husband or wife and children born abroad.

According to Statistics Poland (GUS), in 2024 almost 11,000 people with Polish citizenship registered their move to Poland for permanent residence. And this is only one part of the migration picture.

And then the administrative reality starts. 😅

You may have:
👉 a marriage certificate issued abroad,
👉 children with foreign birth certificates,
👉 documents that need an Apostille or legalisation,
👉 documents requiring a sworn translation,
👉 civil-status documents that may need to be transcribed into the Polish register,
👉 and, of course, the foreign spouse’s residence in Poland to legalise.

Very often couples make one dangerous assumption:

"My husband/wife is Polish. They speak Polish. They can go to the office and sort everything out.” - Unfortunately… no. 🙃

Being Polish and speaking Polish does not automatically mean knowing Polish immigration and administrative procedures.
From my experience, Polish citizens are very often completely lost when they suddenly have to deal with the legalisation of their foreign spouse or the documentation of a child born abroad.
And some mistakes actually start before you even move to Poland.

Depending on the country where your documents were issued, you may need to obtain an Apostille or legalisation while you are still there. In the EU, different rules may apply and certain public documents do not require an Apostille. And there is another important point;

💍 Marriage to a Polish citizen does NOT automatically legalise your stay in Poland.

For a standard temporary residence permit based on marriage, the authorities may examine whether the marriage is genuine and whether you actually live as a married couple.

And permanent residence does not normally come immediately after the wedding either. Under the standard spouse-of-a-Polish-citizen route, you generally need to have been married for at least 3 years and to have spent at least 2 years continuously in Poland on the qualifying residence basis before applying for PR.

For unmarried couples, there is yet another procedure — and different requirements!

And here comes the part that many people completely miss:

If the Polish partner is returning to Poland after previously exercising residence rights in another EU/EEA country, Switzerland or, in certain circumstances, the UK, the foreign spouse may sometimes qualify for an EU-family-member residence card instead of the standard Polish spouse residence permit.

Mixed Polish–foreign couples are actually one of my favourite types of cases. ❤️

✅If you are a foreigner planning to move to Poland with your Polish partner;
✅If you are a spouse of a Polish citizen living in Poland;
✅If you have kids born in Poland bu wit different passport;
✅If you have boyfriend / girlfriend / partner in Poland;
✅If you are same-sex couple;
I will be glad to guide you on your way of legalization, in the most efficient way, thinking of having permanent residency permit asap.

Sometimes one consultation before start can save you months of fixing things afterwards.

📩 Send me a message or book your consultation.


Graphic generated by AI based on my article.

Today at 8:00 pm I will take part in an interview in a TOK FM radio station where we will be talking about the absurd that is happening in legalization system in Poland!

I have been invited by Głos Migranta that is a group of activists who organized the protest in Warsaw. Few people who decided to fight for their rights and the rights of all of you! They made an absolutely amazing job by making all the statistics from whole Poland. Take a look into their website: https://tuzyjemy.pl/postulaty/

On 7th of September they are planning another protest, this time in Gdańsk! Please support them coz they are fighting for all of us:
https://glos-migranta.eu

Nie chcemy czekać latami. Cel i postulaty protestu w sprawie legalizacji pobytu Cel i 16 postulatów protestu 7 września w Gdańsku — wobec Wojewody Pomorskiej i wobec rządu.

🇨🇴🇻🇪🇬🇪 COLOMBIANOS, VENEZOLANOS Y GEORGIANOS EN POLONIA – MITOS, LEYENDAS Y VERDADES

Está circulando mucho pánico y desinformación en las redes sociales sobre las nuevas regulaciones. Así que separemos los MITOS de los HECHOS.

❌ MITO: A partir del 22 de agosto, los colombianos, venezolanos y georgianos ya no pueden trabajar legalmente en Polonia.

✅ VERDAD: La nueva regulación afecta a las personas cuya base de estancia es el régimen sin visado. A partir del 22 de agosto de 2026, tener únicamente un permiso de trabajo ya no será suficiente para trabajar durante una estancia sin visado para los ciudadanos de estos tres países.

❌ MITO: Todos los que entraron en Polonia sin visado deben dejar de trabajar el 22 de agosto.

✅ VERDAD: Existe una disposición transitoria. Si entraste en Polonia sin visado y comenzaste efectivamente a trabajar legalmente sobre la base de un permiso de trabajo antes del 22 de agosto, puedes continuar trabajando conforme a las reglas anteriores hasta que termine tu período permitido de estancia sin visado.

❌ MITO: Desde el 15 de agosto, los colombianos, venezolanos y georgianos ya no pueden entrar en Polonia sin visado.

✅ VERDAD: La obligación de visado introducida el 15 de agosto se refiere a las personas que entran en Polonia en relación con la realización de un trabajo. No supone la eliminación general del régimen sin visado para todos los demás fines.

❌ MITO: Si entraste en Polonia antes del 15 de agosto, la nueva regulación sobre visados cambia automáticamente tu situación.

✅ VERDAD: La regulación establece expresamente que las personas que cruzaron la frontera polaca antes del 15 de agosto de 2026 siguen sujetas a las normas anteriores.

⚠️ Y AQUÍ ESTÁ LA RAZÓN DE TODA LA CONFUSIÓN: HAY DOS REGULACIONES DIFERENTES.

📅 15 de agosto – nuevas reglas relativas a la entrada en Polonia con el propósito de trabajar.

📅 22 de agosto – nuevas reglas relativas a la realización de un trabajo durante una estancia en Polonia bajo el régimen sin visado.

Así que, por favor: no entres en pánico por un vídeo de 60 segundos en TikTok, Reel o Facebook. 😉 Tu situación depende de cuándo entraste en Polonia, cuál es la base legal de tu estancia, si comenzaste a trabajar y cuándo lo hiciste, y qué documento autoriza tu trabajo.

La ley es bastante más compleja que: “22 de agosto = ya no puedes trabajar”.

📌 Base legal: Reglamento del Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de 10 de agosto de 2026 (Diario Oficial de 2026, posición 1086) y Reglamento del Ministro de Familia, Trabajo y Política Social de 31 de julio de 2026 (Diario Oficial de 2026, posición 1072).

E N G L I S H

Obejrzałam nagranie i sprawdziłam temat w aktualnych przepisach. W rolce mieszają się dwie różne zmiany prawne, dlatego forma „Mity, legendy i prawda” bardzo tu pasuje. Najważniejsze: nie jest prawdą, że od 22 sierpnia każdy Kolumbijczyk czy Wenezuelczyk musi opuścić Polskę albo przestać pracować.

🇨🇴🇻🇪🇬🇪 COLOMBIANS, VENEZUELANS & GEORGIANS IN POLAND – MYTHS, LEGENDS & FACTS

There is a lot of panic and misinformation circulating on social media about the new regulations. So let’s separate MYTHS from FACTS.

❌ MYTH: From 22 August, Colombians, Venezuelans and Georgians can no longer legally work in Poland.

✅ FACT: The new regulation concerns people whose basis of stay is visa-free travel. From 22 August 2026, having a work permit alone will no longer allow a person from these three countries to work while staying in Poland visa-free.

❌ MYTH: Everyone who entered Poland visa-free must stop working on 22 August.

✅ FACT: There is a transitional rule. If you entered Poland visa-free and actually started working legally on the basis of a work permit before 22 August, you can continue working under the previous rules until the end of your permitted visa-free stay.

❌ MYTH: Since 15 August, Colombians, Venezuelans and Georgians cannot enter Poland without a visa at all.

✅ FACT: The visa requirement introduced on 15 August concerns people entering Poland in connection with employment. It is not a general cancellation of visa-free travel for every purpose.

❌ MYTH: If you entered Poland before 15 August, the new visa regulation automatically changes your status.

✅ FACT: The regulation explicitly provides that people who crossed the Polish border before 15 August 2026 remain subject to the previous rules.

⚠️ And this is where the confusion comes from: THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT REGULATIONS.

📅 15 August – new rules concerning entry into Poland for the purpose of work.

📅 22 August – new rules concerning performing work while staying in Poland under the visa-free regime.

So please: don’t panic because of a 60-second TikTok, Reel or Facebook video. 😉 Your situation depends on when you entered Poland, your basis of stay, whether and when you started working, and what document authorises your work.

The law is more complicated than: “22 August = you can’t work anymore.”

📌 Legal basis: Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of 10 August 2026 (Journal of Laws 2026, item 1086) and Regulation of the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy of 31 July 2026 (Journal of Laws 2026, item 1072).

Dear Y'all lovely People
Do you remember a part of our protest when I was guiding you how to submit a complain to a Commissioner of Human Rights? 👇 - LOOKS LIKE IT WORKED! 👏👏👏

The Polish Commissioner for Human Rights (RPO) has once again intervened with the Ministry of Interior regarding excessive delays in residence legalization proceedings.

According to the RPO, the new MOS electronic system alone will NOT solve the problem. Digital applications may make registration easier, but they do not address one of the main issues: insufficient staffing and resources in Voivodeship Offices.

📌 The numbers are significant: in 2025, more than 508,000 temporary residence applications were submitted in Poland. By 1 June 2026, another 212,000 applications had already been filed.

⚖️ Importantly, the RPO also points to recent administrative court rulings concerning the suspension of deadlines in residence proceedings. The Ministry itself acknowledged that administrative courts may refuse to apply these provisions when examining complaints about inactivity or excessive delays.
In short: digitalization is not enough. Poland needs systemic changes that actually shorten residence permit proceedings — not only a new way of submitting applications.
Source: Gazeta Prawna / PAP / Commissioner for Human Rights

PS. I would like ot use this opportunity to thank ot everyone who actively support all my protests!

💳 You do NOT need to pay several thousand PLN to understand your residence permit case.

Temporary residence and permanent residence procedures in Poland do not require some kind of secret knowledge available only to lawyers, agents, or intermediaries.

In many standard cases, you can handle the procedure yourself.

You just need to know what to do, what documents to prepare, what deadlines to watch and how to react when something happens in your case.

And this is exactly what consultations are for.
Very often, 2–3 well-planned consultations during the whole procedure are enough to guide you through the process:

✅ before submitting the application — to check your situation and prepare the correct documents;

✅ during the proceedings — to check correspondence from the office, missing documents, changes in employment or other issues;

✅ before the final stage — to make sure everything is in order and you know what to expect next.

And there is one huge advantage:

YOU remain in control of your own case.

You know what was submitted.
You know why it was submitted.
You understand what the office is asking for.
You know your deadlines.
And you learn how the Polish immigration system actually works.
Nowadays, all can be done online, including digital version of the documents that we can gather and check together.

You are not completely dependent on an agent or intermediary who simply tells you: “Don’t worry, I’m handling it.”

Of course, some complicated cases really do require more extensive professional assistance.

But many standard residence cases do not require you to spend thousands of PLN just to have someone submit documents for you.

My approach is different.
I provide consultations and guidance so that you can understand your situation, prepare your case properly and remain fully involved in your own procedure.

📅 If you want to handle your residence case yourself — but you want to do it properly — book a consultation with me through my website. (Link in the comment)

Learn how to manage your case instead of paying someone to keep it a mystery.