Under a law adopted by the Polish Parliament, Ukrainian citizens will not be able to apply for a special permit dedicated to Ukrainian citizens. Instead, they can apply for a residence permit on the basis of the Act on Foreigners
Permit based on simplified rules
From November 25, citizens of Ukraine who came to Poland on February 24 or later in connection with the war waged in their country , have been able to apply for a temporary residence permit in Poland on the basis of the Act on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of this country. The permit was to be granted based on simplified rules for a period of 3 years.
Abolition of the simplified procedure of obtaining the permit
The Polish Parliament has adopted the amendments to the Act on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine, which provides for the abolition of the described permit. Instead, a citizen of Ukraine will have to apply for one of the types of permits under the Act on Foreigners. Such authorization is more difficult to obtain and the procedure for granting it is likely to take much longer. Only if during the proceedings it is found that the Ukrainian citizen does not meet the conditions for issuing the requested permit, he will receive a one-year temporary residence permit.
The amendment is awaiting the President's signature.
Applications will be left unprocessed
The amendment introduces a provision that the application submitted under the Act on Assistance to Ukrainian Citizens will be left without processing. Hence, Ukrainian citizens who have already applied for a simplified permit will not receive it. Instead, they will have to reapply for one of the permits under the Foreigners Act.
The Ukrainian citizen and the employer are therefore faced in the next months with the need to analyse the migration status, legally assess which residence permit should be applied for and collect the required documents and complete the application for the adequate residence permit under the Foreigners Act.
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