Since April 2022, temporary rules concerning the legalization of stay in Poland have been in force in Poland. Because of these rules, voivodeship offices are not strictly required to meet normal legal deadlines when they process temporary residence permit applications. In practice, this often means that cases can take much longer than usual. The rules also made it harder to file complaints with administrative courts against delays or inactivity in these cases.
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Suspended deadlines in residence permit cases confirmed by the Supreme Administrative Court
The new sentence of the Supreme Administrative Court means bad news for foreigners waiting for a residence permit to be issued. According to the Supreme Administrative court, due to special rules implemented because of war in Ukraine, all deadlines to issue residence permits are suspended for all foreigners and they cannot submit court complaints.