How to determine your current status
A starting check for a person who does not know the legal name of their basis of stay in Poland.
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1 · Practical domain
Status & Documents
Understand your status, documents and the next official step in Poland.
I have just arrived in PolandI need to understand my statusI want to apply for or extend residence
Temporary residence — choosing the correct basis
Choose the temporary-residence basis that matches your situation: work, family, business, study or another circumstance.
Open route →Change of address and personal details
Check which authorities and documents to update after a change of address, name, passport or civil status.
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Work and business
Work, a contract, an employer problem or your own business — start with your situation.
I am looking for workI do not understand my contractI want to work for myself
Work and business
Work, a contract, an employer problem or your own business — start with your situation.
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Housing and renting
Find, rent or leave a home safely.
Looking for a flatA tenancy agreementHousing support
Housing and renting
Find the next safe housing step.
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Language & Integration
Start Polish, find a course or meet a language requirement for study, work or status.
I want to start PolishPolish for workLanguage for study or a child
Start learning Polish
Choose a goal and a safe first step without assuming your level.
Open route →Find my Polish level
Self-assessment, placement testing and the difference from an official certificate.
Open route →Free Polish courses
Check state, municipal and funded programmes; availability changes.
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Family & Children
Understand your child’s documents, school, support and family situation.
My child has just arrived in PolandMy child was born in PolandSchool or kindergarten
I arrived in Poland with a child
Start with the child's status, documents, safety and education.
Open route →Documents for my child
Check the child's document, relationship to parent/guardian and the next official action.
Open route →PESEL / PESEL UKR for a child
A parent-facing route to the authority, documents and the next status step.
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Education & Qualifications
Study, foreign qualifications, professional recognition and education steps in Poland.
I want to study in PolandI have a foreign diplomaMy profession is regulated
Education and qualifications — where to start
Identify your goal and document without guessing the legal procedure.
Open route →The Polish education system
Basic navigation between school, vocational and higher education.
Open route →Apply to university in Poland
Requirements depend on the institution; there is no single Poland-wide deadline.
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Healthcare & Health Insurance
Understand your NFZ basis, access to care and the next step in healthcare.
Do I have NFZ coverage?eWUŚ shows a problemI want to add my child or family member
Do I have publicly funded healthcare?
Administrative route for “Do I have publicly funded healthcare?”: check the current basis for access and the appropriate official channel; this is not medical advice.
Open route →Healthcare through work
Administrative route for “Healthcare through work”: check the current basis for access and the appropriate official channel; this is not medical advice.
Open route →Healthcare for a student
Administrative route for “Healthcare for a student”: check the current basis for access and the appropriate official channel; this is not medical advice.
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Transport, Driving & Vehicles
Driving licences, vehicles, insurance and what to do after a road incident.
Can I drive in Poland?I need a new or exchanged licenceI am buying or importing a vehicle
Can I drive in Poland?
Administrative route for “Can I drive in Poland?”: identify the current document or vehicle and use the appropriate official process.
Open route →EU/EEA/Swiss driving licence
Administrative route for “EU/EEA/Swiss driving licence”: identify the current document or vehicle and use the appropriate official process.
Open route →Ukrainian driving licence
Administrative route for “Ukrainian driving licence”: identify the current document or vehicle and use the appropriate official process.
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Money & Taxes
PIT, tax residence, foreign income, reliefs and official letters.
Do I need to file PIT?I received PIT-11I have foreign income
Money & Taxes
Tax route for “Money & Taxes”: first identify the tax year, documents and official action that fits your situation.
Open route →Am I a Polish tax resident?
Tax route for “Am I a Polish tax resident?”: first identify the tax year, documents and official action that fits your situation.
Open route →Do I need to file PIT?
Tax route for “Do I need to file PIT?”: first identify the tax year, documents and official action that fits your situation.
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Support, Funds & NGOs
Find current public, local, fund or NGO support without saving a profile.
I need urgent helpSupport for my familyWork, learning or language
Emergency and basic-needs help
Check whether “Emergency and basic-needs help” is currently available, who it is for and how to contact the provider.
Open route →Food and material support
Check whether “Food and material support” is currently available, who it is for and how to contact the provider.
Open route →Housing support
Check whether “Housing support” is currently available, who it is for and how to contact the provider.
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Consumer Rights
Purchase, service, subscription, payment or travel: find the safe next step.
I want to return or cancel a purchaseGoods are defective or not as describedOrder or parcel problem
Cancel an online purchase
Practical route for “Cancel an online purchase”: keep purchase evidence, identify the proper recipient and check the next action.
Open route →Return a physical-store purchase
Practical route for “Return a physical-store purchase”: keep purchase evidence, identify the proper recipient and check the next action.
Open route →Check a deadline
Practical route for “Check a deadline”: keep purchase evidence, identify the proper recipient and check the next action.
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Problems, Disputes & Emergency
Start with what happened. Safety, official deadlines and court documents come first.
My child or I are in danger nowI received an official letter or decisionI missed or may miss a deadline
Immediate safety or emergency
Practical actions for “Immediate safety or emergency”: identify urgency, keep evidence and use the appropriate official route.
Open route →Urgent child or guardian problem
Practical actions for “Urgent child or guardian problem”: identify urgency, keep evidence and use the appropriate official route.
Open route →Healthcare access refused
Practical actions for “Healthcare access refused”: identify urgency, keep evidence and use the appropriate official route.
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