Bus ticket fine in Poland (Warsaw) - what if I don't pay the fine?

Pay it.

You messed up when the inspector got on and it's only £26.

There's very little point in making a complaint; Poles would rather pull their own eyeballs out than apologise or admit that they're wrong.

@jon357, I disagree, my mother once wrote an explanation and she didn't have to pay the fine.

@Paulina
I suspect she was very lucky to be able to do that.

You can have the fine waived if you have a monthly or three-monthly ticket and can produce it at the office, however in this case it would be harder and the OP is obviously foreign which would also put him/her at a disadvantage.

I was issued a fine for not having a bus ticket. I am not an E.U citizen, I am applying for residency. Can it affect the outcome of decision negatively?

Just pay up and you won't have to think about it.

No. It's an 'administrative fine'. It is not relevant to anything except itself.

Next time, don't be antisocial. Buy a ticket.