Temporary residence permit due to other circumstances (stay of a clergyman, a member of the Order or a person performing a religious function in a church or religious association)

Regulations

A temporary residence permits due to other circumstances, including in particular granted to clergy, religious and other persons performing religious functions or preparing to perform them, is regulated in the Regulations of Chapter 11. Section V. of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2024, item 769).

The substantive requirements for its granting are set out in Article 187(1)(3) of that law.

The Regulations governing the granting of this permit shall apply in conjunction with the Regulations on the granting of all types of temporary residence permits adopted and in Chapter 1. Section V.: General part.

The Act also contains a reference to implementing acts regulating the relevant issues concerning the granting of this permit, in particular to:

• Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of April 17, 2019 on the application for granting a temporary residence permit to a foreigner (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 779);

• Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of 26 July 2022 on fees collected in the Republic of Poland from foreigners for issuing and exchanging documents that may be issued to foreigners and the procedure for their payment (Journal of Laws of 2022, item 1583).