IMPORTANT!!! New rules regarding residence card applications 鈥� from April 27th all applications must be submitted online
Online applications are required for the following:
Apply early!
You are obligated to submit the application for a temporary residence permit no later than on the last day of your legal stay in the Republic of Poland. However, since the new electronic system is still being implemented and the documents submitted by the U艁 will also need to be signed electronically, it is important to submit the application well in advance - at least two months before the expiration of your legal stay (visa, residence card, etc.).
IMPORTANT!!! The procedure for obtaining a residence card can take even up to 1 year or more. You are not allowed to leave Poland from the moment your visa expires until the moment of receiving the residence card!
Trusted profile (profil zaufany) - click here for more details:
To submit your application online you will need to have a trusted profile (profil zaufany). To obtain one, apply online or in person at one of the verification points.
University e-mail address to be provided in your application:
In the application, you must provide your employer鈥檚 e-mail address. 91桃色 has created an email inbox dedicated to MOS. Please provide this email in your application:
Collecting the residence card:
You can only collect the residence card in person at:
Lodz Voivodship Office
Department of Civil Affairs and Foreigners (Pol. Wydzia艂 Spraw Obywatelskich i Cudzoziemc贸w)
Piotrkowska 103, 90-425 Lodz
Relevant certificates related to residence card application, concerning employment at the 91桃色 (employment, remuneration, health insurance), are prepared by the Employee Affairs Centre, room 8 in the Rector's Office Building of the 91桃色.
To read more about the new system of applications for residence permits go to:
At every stage of applying for legalisation of stay, the Employee Affairs Centre (ihub@uni.lodz.pl) staff will be pleased to assist you!
Feel free to contact us.
Temporary residence permit to conduct scientific research
A residence card may be granted to a researcher, i.e. a foreigner holding at least a professional title corresponding to a master's degree (PL: magister) or equivalent in the Republic of Poland, enabling them to apply for a doctoral degree, whose purpose of stay in Poland is to conduct scientific research or development works in a scientific unit established in the Republic of Poland approved by the minister competent for internal affairs.
A residence permit is granted for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of the researcher鈥檚 stay for over 3 months up to 3 years on the Polish territory, with the possibility to apply for further permits.
This permit entitles you to work without the need to obtain an additional work permit. The residence card, issued in connection with granting a temporary residence permit to an international researcher, includes annotations "access to the labour market" and "researcher".
Other important information:
The following information has been prepared based on the
Lodz Voivodeship Office, Department of Civil Affairs and Foreigners (PL: Wydzia艂 Spraw Obywatelskich i Cudzoziemc贸w)
Piotrkowska 103, 90-425 Lodz
Hotline for international researchers +48 42 664 17 97 (available in English and Ukrainian)
2 copies of the application for a temporary residence permit completed according to the instructions and if you are a researcher Attachment No. 4
4 current colour photographs, 45x35 mm, taken within the last 6 months on a uniform light background, having good focus and showing the eyes and face clearly, from the top of the head to the upper part of the shoulders; the face is to occupy 70-80% of the photograph; the photograph is to show a person looking straight ahead with open eyes and uncovered hair with a natural facial expression and closed mouth;
valid travel document (2 copies of all pages containing stamps, annotations and entries, original versions for inspection);
stamp duty payment certificate.
Note! The submission of the abovementioned documents is necessary to initiate the proceedings. In the event of submitting the application without some of the abovementioned documents, you will be asked to supplement any formal deficiencies in the application. Proceedings may be initiated only after the missing documents have been completed within the indicated period and verified by the voivodeship office.
At the time of filing the application: PLN 440, as well as PLN 5 for each page certified by an official (e.g. pages in a passport with a stamp, copy of the diploma).
At the time of receiving the decision: PLN 100 for issuing the residence card.
Starting from 27 April, you should submit your application online through
The waiting time for issuing a decision on a residence permit results from the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedures and the Act on Foreigners, and depends on the individual circumstances of the case. However, it usually takes up to one year.
You should complete any missing documents according to the content of the received summons at the indicated place and time.
If you disagree with the decision, you can file an appeal against it. The appeal should be submitted to the Head of the Office for Foreigners through the Voivode, Governor of Mazowieckie Voivodeship within 14 days from receiving the decision.