The “one-stop shops” will provide immigrants with courses in the Polish language and in adaptation, psychological care, and legal assistance.
Immigrants
Work permits for Asians and Latin Americans in Poland rise fivefold to reach 275,000
The new arrivals from Asia and Latin America are satisfied with their new lives in Poland, finds a new report based on hundreds of interviews.
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Influx of immigrants has left Polish state offices “unable to cope”
Foreigners wait an average of one year for a residence permit, with one individual forced to wait for over seven years for a decision.
Poland sets up search-and-rescue teams to help migrants crossing Belarus border
The move is part of a more humanitarian approach to the migration crisis promised by the new government.
Number of foreign workers in Poland rises 6% to 1.13 million
The national groups that saw the largest increases were Belarusians, Ukrainians, Indians, Colombians and Nepalis.
Justice minister orders investigation into TV commentator’s “house migrants in Auschwitz” remarks
His comments have also been condemned by the Auschwitz Museum and President Andrzej Duda’s chief of staff.
Opposition attacks government over alleged migrant visa corruption scheme
The government has not commented on claims it was possible to obtain Polish visas by paying up to $5,000 to skip the queue.
Foreign women responsible for 5.5% of births in Poland last year
The figure doubled compared to 2021 but that was not enough to compensate for a continued overall decline in births.
Polish bishops appeal for more tolerant rhetoric on migrants
“One must not succumb to the temptation to arouse hostility towards newcomers in the name of falsely understood patriotism or political calculations.”
Number of foreign workers registered in Poland passes one million
“The Polish labour market is becoming more and more attractive to foreigners,” says the head of the state Social Insurance Institution (ZUS).
Poland issues EU’s most residence permits to immigrants for fifth year running
Poland issued almost one million first residence permits to non-EU immigrants, more than twice as many as any other member state.
“University for Poles”: nationalists protest growing foreign student numbers
They say that it comes at the expense of Polish students and taxpayers.
Poland with EU’s third highest employment rate for non-EU migrants
The share of non-EU citizens in employment in Poland last year was 78%, behind only the Czech Republic and Lithuania.
Almost half a million foreigners with residence permits in Poland, up 13% since start of 2020
The data confirm that Poland’s recent unprecedented wave of immigration has continued amid the pandemic.
