Who is this instruction for
These are ordinary applications by third-country nationals in Poland. Registration of residence of an EU citizen is another procedure. For some applications for intra-group transfer of employees and family reunification, when the applicant is outside Poland, paper filing is maintained. Check the exceptions in the UdSC message before selecting the form.
Prepare the application in advance
Do not postpone filing until the last day of your legal stay. For a number of reasons, the participation of another party is required: the employer, university or internship organizer receives an electronic link to their section and must sign it. The finished scan of the old application does not replace this step. Agree with your organization on a work e-mail address and a responsible person.
Individual payments
For the ordinary single residence and work permit the fee is 440 zł; for many other temporary grounds – 340 zł. Issue of the card – separate 100 zł. In the new MOS procedure, the proof of both payments is attached to the application. Do not pay all in one transfer: recipients and invoices are different. Please use the details of your voivodeship and municipality as stated in the official instruction; the universal account number is deliberately not given here.
What remains after online submission
A saved draft in the MOS is not yet a submitted statement. After signing and sending, download the UPO and application files. After verification by the agency, a certificate of submission is available, replacing the previous stamp. Wait for a call for fingerprints, signature sample and passport original verification: the electronic submission does not cancel the personal visit.
If the system does not allow sending
Check the incomplete external section, signature, required attachments, and submission status. Save the error text, time, and claim ID to contact MOS support. Do not send an ordinary application using the old paper scheme just because there was an error in the portal.
After the call
Follow the address, deadline and list in the letter received. For supplements, provide the case number and save the proof of delivery. If you have changed the address for correspondence, inform the authority; otherwise you may miss an important deadline. Submission does not automatically mean the right to leave and return on one certificate - before traveling check your border documents.