Last updated on April 20, 2026
Appeal Against Your Decision
The appeal against your decision regarding a residence permit is simple, and you have to apply within two weeks. There are many things that you have to consider before applying for an appeal in Poland because, in Poland, the appeal process takes longer than usual.
Appeal office location for foreigners
There is a separate office that deals with your appeal cases in Warsaw, and remember that all the cases have finally come to this office, which is located near Galeria Mokotow, but you have to send them to the first office that gave you the decision (the immigration office). Later, it will be the immigration office’s job to send your appeal to the next office that deals with the appeal applications for foreigners.
The author’s keynote for you
You can send a standard appeal letter to the immigration office not later than 14 days, including weekend days. You can send it in your own format, or you can prepare it either through a lawyer or by yourself, even through a nonprofit organization, but don’t wait any longer until it gets too late for you. If you don’t know the appeal format, then you can find it on Google or even use ChatGPT for this purpose. Remember that sending an appeal is most important; otherwise, you will lose your whole case.
Author suggestion for you
When you send your appeal, it’s better to attach the documents they were looking for, and you missed these documents even by mistake, because the appeal process is complicated in Poland. If you give the office any chance in your documents, then it will prolong it further, and you will not get your appeal decision faster. Further, once you send the appeal, try to send the reminder letter to the appeal office where you mentioned simply that you are waiting for this decision and give some reason, e.g., traveling home, etc.
Although this blog is short and precise, if you still need any information or question you should write them in the comments below, and I will try to answer your questions so that we can develop and help our community further.
Author’s note fo for you
Remember that your first appeal goes to the same office located in Warsaw or any other city you are located in; then it will go to the office that is dealing with appeal cases, particularly. So the first office is the same office that sent you your negative decision. So you simply send your appeal letter to the same office in your first attempt.
Author’s final note for you
Although this blog was published in the past, recently the Polish authority has planned to move from a paper application to a digital application system, which they call MOS1 to MOS2, where you don’t need to make your application and submit it electronically, so this works for you in this situation. So you have to create a trusted profile and e-delivery account for online communication with the immigration office from 27 March 2026. So the appeal process might be effective in the future as well, but until now, there is no specific update regarding the appeal. If your file submission is online, especially at the Warsaw office, then the appeal would probably be online or through a digital way rather than being sent by post. However, for this specific update, you should probably wait for their official announcements.
Disclaimer: This blog post is only for informational purposes. If you want to know the exact information, then we highly encourage you to visit the official source rather than relying on our information regarding the appeal process in Poland.
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