Permanent residence card of a family member of an EU citizen

Decision

The procedures conducted in issuing a permanent residence card are of a simplified nature, which means that an administrative decision in this matter is issued only if the grounds for refusing to issue this document are established.

This situation occurs when:

• a family member of an EU citizen who is not an EU citizen does not meet the conditions for permanent residence set out in Chapter 4 of the Entry Act (discussed in the Requirements stage), e.g., has stayed in Poland for a shorter period than required;

• this is required for reasons of defence or security of the State or of the protection of security or public order;

• in proceedings for the issuance of a document confirming the right of permanent residence:

- has submitted an application containing false personal data or false information or attached to it documents containing such data or information, or

- has testified untruth or concealed the truth, or forged or altered a document for the purpose of its use as authentic or used such a document as authentic, or

• applies for a permanent residence card in order to circumvent the legal Regulations in force in another Member State of the European Union, a Member State of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation regulating the rules for entry into, stay and exit from the territory of the European Union.

• married an EU citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Poland in order to circumvent the Regulations defining the terms and conditions of entry of foreigners into the territory of the Republic of Poland, their passage through this territory, stay on it and exit from it.

The decision to refuse to issue a document confirming the right of permanent residence is appealed to the Head of the Office for Foreigners (more in the stage: "Appeal").

A third-country national who, as a family member of an EU citizen, has confirmed the right of permanent residence in Poland is issued with a permanent residence card (more in the tab: "Documents issued to EU citizens"). This document is issued for a period of 10 years.