Crowdsourced waiting times for residence permits in Poland
Share anonymised timeline dates and compare processing times by office, reason for applying, and application type.
Important notice
PobytWait is an independent guide. It is not an official government service and does not represent the Polish government, Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców (Office for Foreigners), or any urząd wojewódzki(voivodeship office).
Estimates on this site are guidance only, not guarantees. Read Methodology & limitations.
Milestones captured
- Submission location
- Submission date
- Fingerprint invite date
- Fingerprint completion date
- Decision date
- Card collection date
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- No names, document numbers or case IDs
- Public stats only shown when a group has at least 5 submissions
- Raw records are intended for admin review only
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This guide is separate from the waiting-time tracker and does not change the statistics shown here.