Visa Expert

525 thousand foreigners have valid residence permits after the third quarter of 2021.
In the first three quarters of the year, the largest increase among foreigners settling in Poland concerned citizens of:
Ukraine - by 49.7 thousand persons
Belarus - by 8.4 thousand persons
Georgia - by 1.7 thousand persons
Moldova - by 1.3 thousand persons
India - by 1.1 thousand persons

Source:
Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców

Documents entitling to long-term stay in Poland are held by 0.5 million foreigners.
The citizens of Ukraine are definitely more than 55% of this group, but Belarusians are also settling in the country in increasing numbers.
With 500 thousand foreigners with residence permits and documents issued to citizens of EU countries, the largest groups are citizens of:
👉Ukraine - 277 000 people,
👉Belarus - 34 000,
👉Germany - 20 000,
👉Russia - 13 000,
👉Vietnam - 11 000,
👉India - 10 500,
👉Georgia - 9 000,
👉Italy - 8 500,
👉China - 6 500
👉Great Britain - 6 500.

In the first half of this year, the number of foreigners with residence permits increased by almost 42,000 people.
Almost 70 % foreigners with residence permits in Poland are under 40 years of age.
Most foreigners hold temporary residence permits, which may be issued for a maximum of 3 years. Currently, 63 % of them have this type of documents.

The above data does not include people staying in Poland temporarily under visa-free travel or on visas.

Source: Urząd ds. Cudzoziemców

During the application process for the temporary residence permit you have to show documents confirming holding of health insurance on healthcare services financed from public funds or confirmation of covering the costs of treatment at the territory of the Republic of Poland by the insurer.

👉 We will check whether your current insurance is the appropriate one;

👉 If you do not have insurance, we can help you to organize the correct health cover, that meets the trc application requirements.

❓How much will you pay for your temporary residence permit application as an international student?
Payments should be made to the appropriate authorities, who will proceed your case (voivodship office in Poland).