EU long-term resident card

Long-term resident card Oleksii Smirnov · 19.10.2026

Income and insurance for an EU resident card: which documents are accepted

Five years in Poland, a B1 certificate in your pocket — the EU resident card seems almost yours. Then the office sends a wezwanie: "uzupełnić dokument...

Long-term resident card Oleksii Smirnov · 19.10.2026

Karta stałego pobytu or EU long-term resident: the difference and which to choose

People call both documents "the permanent card", and both let you live in Poland with no time limit. So many assume they're just two names for the sam...

Long-term resident card Oleksii Smirnov · 12.10.2026

EU long-term resident card: five years, B1 and a steady income

Some believe that five years of living in Poland automatically entitle you to resident status. They don't. What counts is not calendar years but years...