Temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunification (minor child or stepchild of a foreigner)

Regulations

A temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunification is regulated by the Regulations of Chapter 8. Section V. of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners (i.e., Journal of Laws of 2021, item 2354).

The substantive requirements for its granting are set out in Article 159(1), and in the case of applying for a further permit in the event of the death of a parent (sponsor) – Article 161(2) of the said Act.

The Regulations on the granting of a temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunification shall apply in conjunction with the regulations on the granting of all types of temporary residence permits adopted in Chapter 1 of Chapter 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 Council of Ministers of 11 July 2018 on the verified income criteria and amounts of cash benefits from social aid (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 1358);

• 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).