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Practical guides on Polish legalization — documents, offices, timelines. This is not legal advice.

9 August 2026 · 3 min

How many Polish citizenships has Karol Nawrocki granted? A comparison with previous presidents

The latest published figure shows 25 Polish citizenship grants by Karol Nawrocki. We compare the pace with Andrzej Duda and Bronisław Komorowski.

23 July 2026 · 3 min

A spouse's income and Polish citizenship: when your own income source is required

Social media reports claim that applicants supported by a spouse are being refused. We explain when Article 30 requires stable income and when it does not.

21 July 2026 · 2 min

Moving to Kraków for an EU resident card: why a paper address is not enough

An anonymous case of an applicant who filed in Lesser Poland while continuing to live in Gliwice. The office checked the address and the proceedings were discontinued.

8 July 2026 · 2 min

July 2026: what an agency snapshot says about residence-card queues

We added fresh agency signals for Warsaw, Gdańsk, Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Białystok and Gorzów to the wait-time map.

6 July 2026 · 1 min

Which voivodeship processes residence cards fastest? Real 2026 data

Kraków (Lesser Poland) processes temporary residence fastest in Poland, Opole and Silesian voivodeships — the slowest. Check medians for all 16 voivodeships.

5 July 2026 · 1 min

B1 Polish certificate for citizenship recognition: cost and timeline

Since 1 July 2025, a B1 Polish-language certificate is mandatory for citizenship recognition applications. What it costs, how long it takes, and how to plan around it.

5 July 2026 · 2 min

MOS 2.0: how to file a residence application fully online since 27.04.2026

Since 27 April 2026, temporary and permanent residence applications go only through the electronic MOS system. Step by step: what to prepare, the photo requirements, and what happens after you submit.