Marsy101
14 Aug 2009
Law / It is impossible to get temporary residency in Poland [23]
Hi there - this is my first post (i think!).
Ive been in Warsaw for 6 months now and today was my first attempt at registering and applying for my temporary residency, mostly due to the lack of solid information online. (I do not promise this will be any more informative, but I will try to update as I go)
I have not previously registered myself here and have been told this is not going to be a problem.
I went to an office at Długa 5, Warsaw (pick a number from reception and head to 1st floor, turn left and head toward the EU sign - there was no queue at 2pm 14th August 2009). The lady there was extremely helpful. She told me that because I had proof of living here for 6 months (tenancy agreement), I would simply have to go to my district office, which she looked up for me, and take the following:
4 copies - Application for Registering The Residence (single form - filled out in polish)
O Zarejestrowanie Pobytu
4 copies - Passport
4 copies - tenancy agreement
Passport
I am currently looking for work, but she informed me that all you need to show in order to gain a 5 year residency is that you have been offered a job, nothing more. In other words, if you can find a business owner willing to 'offer' you a job, you can take proof of this to your district office when registering (you do not have to accept this job, but it seems it shows that you have prospects of gainful employment).
I will post again once I have been to the district office next week. Also remember that most of these offices close pretty early, sometimes at 3pm.
Hope this helps
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Hi there - this is my first post (i think!).
Ive been in Warsaw for 6 months now and today was my first attempt at registering and applying for my temporary residency, mostly due to the lack of solid information online. (I do not promise this will be any more informative, but I will try to update as I go)
I have not previously registered myself here and have been told this is not going to be a problem.
I went to an office at Długa 5, Warsaw (pick a number from reception and head to 1st floor, turn left and head toward the EU sign - there was no queue at 2pm 14th August 2009). The lady there was extremely helpful. She told me that because I had proof of living here for 6 months (tenancy agreement), I would simply have to go to my district office, which she looked up for me, and take the following:
4 copies - Application for Registering The Residence (single form - filled out in polish)
O Zarejestrowanie Pobytu
4 copies - Passport
4 copies - tenancy agreement
Passport
I am currently looking for work, but she informed me that all you need to show in order to gain a 5 year residency is that you have been offered a job, nothing more. In other words, if you can find a business owner willing to 'offer' you a job, you can take proof of this to your district office when registering (you do not have to accept this job, but it seems it shows that you have prospects of gainful employment).
I will post again once I have been to the district office next week. Also remember that most of these offices close pretty early, sometimes at 3pm.
Hope this helps
A