Office for Foreigners

Before sending the enquiry, check whether the Head of the Office for Foreigners (UdSC) is the authority competent to respond (information on authority) and whether the information has not already been provided on the MOS (Cases Handling Module) portal. The Head of the UdSC states that in case the information to which the enquiry relates has already been posted on the MOS portal, the response will be limited only to indicating the source of the information. Please note that the Head of the UdSC, apart from ongoing proceedings, does not provide consultation or legal advice on individual cases, but only informs on the state of the law. He/she also does not mediate with voivodes (regional governors).

General information is provided only in relation to procedures described on the MOS portal, namely concerning residence entitlement (including authorisation to stay), invitations, extensions of visas and periods of stay under the visa-free regime, obligations to return and entries on the list of aliens whose stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland is undesirable and entries in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purpose of refusing entry.

The Controller of the data is the Head of the Office for Foreigners with its seat in Warsaw (00-564) at Koszykowa Street 16, mailing address: ul. Taborowa 33, 02-699 Warszawa. Personal data will be processed in order to consider the case submitted via the contact form. Detailed information on the principles of personal data processing, including the rights of persons whose data will be processed, is available HERE.