The Polish Act on legalization of stay of some foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland (hereinafter referred to as - “the abolition act”) came into effect on 1 January 2012. It set up so called amnesty for foreigners who are illegally staying in Poland. Due to the abolition act, foreigners, who want their stay to be legalized, will have to submit applications for temporary residents permit to the competent voivode. Applications may be submitted during a period of six months i.e. between 1 January 2012 and 2 July 2012. Detailed information concerning abolition (including procedure and rules of submitting the applications for temporary residents permit on the grounds of “abolition act”) you may find here: Principles of abolition

THE HANDBOOK ON AMNESTY FOR FOREIGNERS

The Ministry of Interior has published the handbook on Amnesty for Foreigners. This handbook aims to provide a guide to the procedure concerning granting the amnesty for foreigners in the Territory of Poland , in particular it provides Foreigners with the following information:

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•        What kind of documents you have to enclose before the Voivodeship Office;
•        Where you can submit the application concerning above mentioned permission;
•        Where you can find information concerning the amnesty for Foreigners;

 The handbook has been drawn up in five localized versions: Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.