Temporary residence permits due to other circumstances and (after completion of research or development work)

Requirements

In order for a foreigner to be able to obtain a temporary residence permit due to other circumstances, granted after the completion of scientific research or development works, it is necessary for the foreigner to meet the following requirements in a cumulative manner:

• they are people entitled to apply for a temporary residence permit pursuant to Article 186(1)(7) of the Act on Foreigners – therefore they are third-country citizens or stateless persons, and at the time of submitting the application in this matter they are staying on the territory of the Republic of Poland legally on the basis of a temporary residence permit for the purpose of conducting scientific research;

• both the declared and the actual purpose of their stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland is to look for a job or the intention to start a business;

• this circumstance is the basis for applying for a temporary residence permit, and at the same time must justify their stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period longer than 3 months;

• complete the formal requirements related to the permit, including: submit the application in person, on the form, together with the necessary attachments, as well as present a valid travel document (or in justified cases, if the foreigner does not have a travel document and it is not possible to obtain it – another document confirming their identity), give fingerprints (except when it is not physically possible to take fingerprints) and pay stamp duty;

• present a document issued by a scientific unit based on the territory of the Republic of Poland, in which it conducted scientific research or development works, confirming the completion of these research or works;

• has health insurance within the meaning of the Act of 27 August 2004 on health care services financed from public funds or confirmation of the insurer's coverage of the costs of treatment on the territory of the Republic of Poland;

• has sufficient financial means to cover (a + b):

a) maintenance costs, which in monthly terms (i.e., in each month of the planned stay) should be higher than the social assistance threshold (i.e., currently for a single person – in the amount higher than PLN 776 net per month, for a person in the family – in the amount higher than PLN 600 net per month);

In this case, the calculation of the cost of living does not take into account the actual costs of residence related m. into the operation of the premises, as is the case with the temporary residence permit for the purpose of scientific research.

b) and the cost of the return journey to the country of origin or residence or the cost of transit to the third country which grants the entry permit;

• has a guaranteed place of residence on the territory of the Republic of Poland.