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Temporary residence and work permits (zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy i pracę) at the Mazowiecki office in Warsaw: applications through MOS, fingerprints, letters by e-Doręczenia, decisions and card collection.

Offices
5
Letter types
7
Sources
29
Languages
4

Letter types and their deadline rules

The number of days always comes from the sentence in your letter. These are the statutory rules behind them, quoted from the law.

Wezwanie do uzupełnienia braków formalnych

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Summons to correct formal defects in the application

The office found something missing or wrong in the application itself, for example a photo or passport copy that does not meet the rules, and asks for it to be fixed by a date in the letter. If it is not fixed, the application is left without examination.

7 days from delivery · Kodeks postępowania administracyjnego art. 64 § 2 (applied via the Act on Foreigners, art. 106e ust. 2)

„należy wezwać wnoszącego do usunięcia braków w wyznaczonym terminie, nie krótszym niż siedem dni, z pouczeniem, że nieusunięcie tych braków spowoduje pozostawienie podania bez rozpoznania.”

Wezwanie do przedłożenia dokumentów

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Summons to submit supporting documents

The office asks for documents that confirm the data in the application, for example proof of health insurance or an employer's documents. The statute sets a longer minimum than for formal defects and lets the office allow time to obtain the document.

14 days from delivery · Ustawa o cudzoziemcach art. 106f (from the start of MOS filing); before that art. 106 ust. 2a

„w terminie nie krótszym niż 14 dni od dnia doręczenia wezwania. Określając termin, wojewoda ocenia czas niezbędny do uzyskania przez cudzoziemca określonego dokumentu.”

Wezwanie do osobistego stawiennictwa (odciski palców, wzór podpisu, paszport)

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Summons to appear in person for fingerprints, signature specimen and passport

The office sets a date and place where the applicant must come in person to give fingerprints and a signature specimen and to show the original passport. It is sent by e-Doręczenia or e-mail.

7 days from delivery · Ustawa o cudzoziemcach art. 106e ust. 1; re-taking prints art. 106g

„wojewoda wzywa cudzoziemca do osobistego stawiennictwa w terminie nie krótszym niż 7 dni od dnia doręczenia wezwania w celu:”

Wezwanie do uiszczenia opłaty skarbowej

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Summons to pay the stamp duty

The office says the fee for the permit has not been paid or proven and asks for payment confirmation. It may arrive together with other summonses.

Date set in the letter · Ustawa o cudzoziemcach art. 106e ust. 2 names this summons but states no minimum term in the text read

„wezwaniem do uiszczenia opłaty skarbowej za udzielenie zezwolenia na pobyt czasowy”

Decyzja

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Decision (grant, refusal or discontinuation)

The voivode's written decision on the application. The letter states whether the permit is granted or refused. A refusal can be appealed within a fixed period counted from delivery.

14 days from delivery · Kodeks postępowania administracyjnego art. 129 § 2 (appeal to the Szef UdSC through the voivode)

„Odwołanie wnosi się w terminie czternastu dni od dnia doręczenia decyzji stronie”

Informacja o terminie i miejscu odbioru karty pobytu

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Notice of date and place to collect the residence card

After a permit is granted the office sends a message with the date and place to collect the residence card. It comes by e-mail, SMS or e-Doręczenia.

Date set in the letter · No collection deadline stated in the sources read

„Oczekuj na wiadomość SMS lub pismo nadane przez e-Doręczenia z terminem odbioru decyzji i karty”

Zawiadomienie o niezałatwieniu sprawy w terminie (nowy termin załatwienia)

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Notice that the case will not be decided on time (new decision date)

The office tells the applicant it will not decide within the usual time, gives the reason and a new date, and states the right to file a complaint about delay (ponaglenie).

Date set in the letter · Kodeks postępowania administracyjnego art. 36 § 1 (content of the notice); art. 35 § 3 (usual: one month, complicated cases two months)

„zawiadomić strony, podając przyczyny zwłoki, wskazując nowy termin załatwienia sprawy oraz pouczając o prawie do wniesienia ponaglenia”

Offices

Marszałkowska

ul. Marszałkowska 3/5, 00-624 Warszawa. Customer service Mon 10:00-17:30, Tue-Fri 8:00-15:00. Sobota Informacyjna 24.10.2026 was held here 8:00-15:00.

migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl

Aleje Jerozolimskie

Al. Jerozolimskie 28, 00-624 Warszawa (as printed on the contact page). Same hours: Mon 10:00-17:30, Tue-Fri 8:00-15:00.

migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl

plac Bankowy (wejście G)

pl. Bankowy 3/5, 00-950 Warszawa, entrance G. Card issue/exchange submissions: Punkt Obsługi Klienta, pl. Bankowy 3/5, entrance F (from Al. Solidarności), per the 19.02.2026 komunikat.

migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl

Krucza (wejście E)

ul. Krucza 5/11, 00-548 Warszawa, entrance E. Same hours. FAQ: the office assigns the date and one of the 4 locations by e-mail.

migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl

Migrant Contact Center (phone)

(22) 695 67 73, Mon-Fri 8:00-15:00. Consultants do not say the type of decision issued. Delegatury (branch offices) of the voivodeship were not verified.

migrant.wsc.mazowieckie.pl

Fees

440 złStamp duty for a combined temporary residence and work permit (zezwolenie na pobyt czasowy i pracę)verified
340 złStamp duty for other temporary residence permits (pozostałe przypadki, including the CUKR card) - not the work permitverified
100 złIssue or exchange of the residence card (adults and children for the CUKR card)verified
50 złCard issue/exchange for minors under 16, upper-secondary pupils and studentsverified
200 złCard exchange after culpable loss or destruction (300 zł for a repeat)verified
640 złStamp duty for a permanent residence permit (also EU long-term resident)verified
220 złChange of a residence and work permitverified
17 złIssuing a certificate (wydanie zaświadczenia), a fee item on the WSC fees pageverified
5 złDuplicate of a decision, per started pageverified
złUdSC summary: stamp duty ranges from 340 to 640 zł depending on permit type, plus 100 zł for the card; no fee for using MOSverified

Official sources

29 official sources read at the source.

Languages

Polish with English, Ukrainian (українська), Hindi (हिन्दी) and Tamil (தமிழ்).

What we could not verify

Published so you know where the coverage ends.

  • When an e-Doręczenia letter counts as delivered (the start of the 7/14-day clock) and any deemed-delivery period

    Read KPA art. 57 and the Act on Foreigners art. 106e-106g (terms run 'od dnia doręczenia wezwania'); WSC and gov.pl e-Doręczenia pages. The Act of 18 Nov 2020 on electronic delivery was not read. The product must take the delivery date from the person.

  • https://mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl announcements page and any portal-level komunikaty

    DNS for mos.cudzoziemcy.gov.pl did not resolve from the research machine; URL confirmed only through UdSC and a gov.pl redirect. Portal announcements not read.

  • The Monitor Polski komunikat that fixes the date from which art. 106b-106i of the Act on Foreigners apply

    Read Dz.U. 2025 poz. 1794 art. 17 and 19, which defer to such a komunikat; searched the ELI API (no match). UdSC and WSC state 27 April 2026.

  • A deadline for collecting the residence card, and a Mazowieckie-specific 'zawiadomienie o przedłużeniu terminu' template

    Read the WSC procedure, komunikaty and FAQ pages; found only KPA art. 35-36 (general) and the statement that the office sets the pickup appointment.

  • Whether the 19.10.2026 komunikat has a publication date other than the listing date

    The item page shows no date; the /komunikaty listing shows 19.10.2026.

  • Official list of documents a clinic requires from a foreigner to register (POZ)

    pacjent.gov.pl pages describe the declaration but list no identity documents; the Zielona Linia insurance-proof page is dated 2020. See doctor-registration skill.

  • Which documents a bank requires of a foreigner for an ordinary current account

    Only the basic payment account (Ustawa o usługach płatniczych art. 59ic) and a 2019 Rzecznik Finansowy analysis found; individual bank requirements are not official sources.

  • Task claim '340 zł = application for temporary residence, 440 zł = combined, 100 zł = card' as three separate flat fees

    Confirmed on /wskazowki/oplaty with one nuance: 340 zł is 'pozostałe przypadki' of temporary residence (not the work permit), 440 zł is the combined permit, 100 zł is the card (50 zł for minors/students except under CUKR).

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