Waiting time for my temporary residency card
I am an American citizen and I have been living in Poland for a little over a year now. I originally came to Poland with a visa that only lasted for a year to teach English here. My boss wanted me to stay at the school and teach another year. We applied for the karta pobytu in May 2017 and we are still waiting for it. The office hasn't contacted us at all and there is no possible way to make an appointment...I went two weeks ago to the office in Wroclaw but they couldn't give me any information on the process. I was wondering if anyone else is or has been in a similar situation and could give some advice?
I have the stamp in my passport saying that I applied and allowing me to live her legally while I wait, but I planned a trip to go back to America to see my family in January and I don't know if this stamp allows me to come back into Poland without any problems.
If anyone has any information that would be really helpful.
Thanks,
Sarah
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Waiting times for the card have been crazy long lately. I don't have a specific answer. You applied at May so its already been 6 months. Usually it takes 8-9 months. So all I can say is you are getting closer

That stamp will not give you a right to come back to Poland. If you leave Poland during your application process, you need a visa to come back.
I have a question for you too
I applied 2 months ago. And still there is no mail for the stamp. When did you get that stamp on your passport? How long after applying?I have been in the exact same situation. I applied in January this year and i got my card around august. I know some people who applied after me and got it before. What i'd suggest is to call them frequently to get an update and聽 yes you will have to wait until its ready to travel out of poland unfortunately. Also you will receive a letter first with the decision that you will have to take to the office along with your proof of address; from there it took another two weeks to finally have it in hands.
I am from California I'm in a different boat and I applied after getting married in September.聽 We got a call from the local office here in Gorzow Wielk. to come down and get the passport stamp and give other information.聽 We just had a visit from a Police officer on Saturday; does that mean that they are processing my application faster?聽 I too had hoped to go back to the US in December but can't until I at least get the decision.聽 Has anyone from the US ever left during this process and was able to come back to Poland?聽 When I go to the US I usually fly out of Berlin; I wonder if it makes a difference? Sarah, I know the waiting is really hard, are you planning on staying in Poland?
Best,
TurttleButtocks, I got my stamp the day we applied for my card in Wroclaw. He gave it to me right then when I turned in all my documents with my employer. So maybe you should go down to the office and go to the information desk and ask for this stamp. The man at the information desk was really helpful when I went a few weeks ago.
Everyone has told me that you can't leave Poland while you are waiting but I called the Warsaw Border Police and he said that since I am American I can legally come back into Poland but only on a tourist stay, which is 90 days. But I still feel nervous about the situation so I might cancel my tip in January and move it to the summer.
befranklin, I suggest you don't fly out of Berlin because everyone has told me that Germans are very strict with this whole situation and that they may fine you for "living in Schengen area illegally" because they don't recognize or simply care if you have a stamp for the Polish government. Someone suggested to me to fly directly from Poland to the US and directly back to Poland.
So for right now it is just a waiting game, but thanks again to everyone who answered
You won't be able to come back though on just the application stamp as it's not a travel document.
I have a valid work-visa - valid still for another 10 months yet do not have a residency card.
a .. Does the work-visa permit me to travel freely in-and-out of Poland - regardless of how long I've been here?
b .. Does the work-visa have any bearing on the outcome of applying for residency - for when I'm ready to do so?
If any experience, kindly let me know. Much appreciated!!
a. visa is the travel document. Visa entitling you to work is self-explanatory:). You can travel on it within it's validity.
b. no
Mundis wrote:Hi,
a. visa is the travel document. Visa entitling you to work is self-explanatory:). You can travel on it within it's validity.
b. no
Check if you have a Schengen visa (most popular) or country visa. Then you'll know if you can travel all over Schengen zone or just between Poland and your home country (and some countries on the way if necessary).
Also, citizens of some countries do not require a visa for a short visit (e.g. 90 day visa free)
Have you had any clarity on this issue yet? I will be married shortly and will then be applying for a temporary residency permit but I am very wary of what this will mean regarding my freedom of movement. I have business interests in other EU countries and it seems crazy to me that I would not be allowed to travel to these countries after applying for my temporary residency card.
I have same issues regarding karta pobyta ,
did you got your card ?
Regards
Bilal
Faroz123 wrote:It鈥檚 been 3 months now. And people have told me that it takes 3-4 months. Is there anyway I can speed up the process?
Sorry No!
Faroz123 wrote:It鈥檚 been 3 months now. And people have told me that it takes 3-4 months. Is there anyway I can speed up the process?
I鈥檝e been waiting since July last year, they asked me to submit other documents last week, so I think no.
I will be starting my Blue card process soon. My visa is valid till December 2019.
1. What are the chances to have my blue card before November?
2. Can I go back in November to come within a week from my home country? So will that allow me to stay in Poland till the time I have my Blue card?
Regards,
GG.
I'm from India (non EU) so what will be in my case?
Regards,
Gaurao.
Recently i have applied for a temporary residence permit on my behalf of my husband, on the basis of family reunification.
My husband wasn't in Poland at the time.
Fortunately we recieved a positive decision recently to grant him a temporary residence permit in poland.
Now we are looking for applying to a visa for him to collect his card in person.
We are contemplating on,聽 whether to go with a schengen or a national visa, how long should be the duration of this sort of visa and should there be a return ticket reservation in case we chose to go with the schengen type 90 day visa?
Anyone went through this process before ?
Thanks in advance ...
I am on D-type Visa, My visa will expire on the 1st week of December 2019. I am planning to apply for TRC.聽 I am curious to know, what if i apply for TRC and my visa Expires before i get my TR Card. So what should i do? I mean can i stay in Poland while my TRC is in Process or i have to leave. If i can stay, Can i work legally same time? Thank you
I applied for temporary residence in January. My status shown is 'your decision has been issued, expect an sms'. It's been more than a month, I didn't receive any call, courier ot sms. I don't know if the decision is positive or negative. Was there anyone in similar situation? How much is the waiting time to know if the decision is positive or negative?
ayesha94 wrote:Hi
I applied for temporary residence in January. My status shown is 'your decision has been issued, expect an sms'. It's been more than a month, I didn't receive any call, courier ot sms. I don't know if the decision is positive or negative. Was there anyone in similar situation? How much is the waiting time to know if the decision is positive or negative?
Why don't you contact the government office?
I was told by my lawyer that the immigration office has an additional 3months delay added to the well known usual delays,due to the fact that they were not working as usual during聽 the COVID related semi lockdown. The best thing would be to try and find out from them again.
Does it mean the decision is positive? Bcz it's a system generated mail, so I am not sure if it's positive yet.
I contacted the Office and they told me that a positive decision was issued on 18.07.2020 and that they will contact me with SMS, or mail. I still haven't received anything.
Can you tell me how long it took you after the positive decision to collect the Card. Thank you in advance.
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