Temporary residence permit for the purpose of studies (taking a preparatory course)

Decision

After reviewing the evidence and its possible supplementation, the voivode decides by means of an administrative decision on granting the permit, if they find that there are no obstacles to its granting, including assessing that the requirements for the permit have been met.

A foreigner who has obtained a permit is issued with a residence permit (more in the tab: "Residence card"). A fee of PLN 100 is charged for issuing a residence permit.

Granting a temporary residence permit for the purpose of studying at university creates rights and obligations towards the foreigner, including in particular:

• Rights in the sphere of access to the labour market - after obtaining a permit, a foreigner can perform work in Poland without the need to have a work permit.

• Rights in the sphere of economic activity - a foreigner may undertake and perform business activity on the territory of the Republic of Poland on the same terms as Polish citizens.

• Rights in the sphere of legal stay and travel - during its validity, a foreigner is entitled to legal stay in Poland and to cross the border Polish the need to have a visa. They may also cross the internal borders of the Schengen area and stay in other Schengen States for a period of 90 days in any period of 180 days, provided that the entry and residence requirements are respected.

• The obligation to notify in writing the voivode who granted the permit or who ruled in the case in the first instance about the cessation of the reason for granting the permit – which should be implemented by the foreigner within 15 days.

The Voivode will issue an administrative decision refusing to grant a temporary residence permit to a foreigner if it finds that there is a basis for refusing to grant a permit, which:

- in relation to a foreigner may be related to:

• failure to meet the requirements for a temporary residence permit due to the declared purpose of stay or stating that the circumstances that are the basis for applying for this permit do not justify the foreigner's stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland for a period longer than 3 months, or

• entry of the foreigner's data into the list of foreigners whose stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland is undesirable, or the foreigner's data are listed in the Schengen Information System for the purposes of refusing entry, or

• defence or security of the state or protection of security and public order or obligations resulting from the Regulations of ratified international agreements in force in force in the Republic of Poland, or

• submitting in the procedure for granting a temporary residence permit an application containing false personal data or false information or attaching to such applications documents containing such data or information, or testifying untruth or concealing the truth or forging or altering a document to use it as authentic or using it such document as authentic, or

• lack of consent to treatment, in the case of being subject to the obligation of treatment pursuant to Article 40(1) of the Act of 5 December 2008 on the prevention and control of infections and infectious diseases in humans, does not agree to this treatment, or

• submitting an application during an illegal stay in Poland or illegal stay on this territory, or

• the ability to have reasonable doubts as to the credibility of the statements made as to the purpose of their stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland due to the evidence available to the authority or objective circumstances indicating that the purpose of the foreigner's stay could be different from the case back;

- in relation to the university, it may be related to:

• establishing that it acts mainly for the purpose of facilitating students' unlawful entry or stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland

The Voivode may refuse the permit also in the event of non-compliance by the foreigner with the obligation to notify about the cessation of the reason for granting the previous permit.

The decision to refuse to grant a permit is appealed to the Head of the Office for Foreigners (more in the tab: "Appeal").