Foreigners wait an average of one year for a residence permit, with one individual forced to wait for over seven years for a decision.
Immigrants
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.
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Number of immigrant workers in Poland growing at “record rate”
Poland has had one of the EU’s highest levels of immigration in recent years.
Polish city publishes cookbook with recipes by immigrant residents
Juliette Bretan
“Food breaks barriers between people.”
Polish city creates map for new immigrants to help them settle in
The information pack aims to help foreigners “taking their first steps in Wrocław”.
Court orders Polish state TV to apologise over “racist” immigrant material
TVP must also make a donation to an immigrant support centre.
Foreigners with residence permits rise 8% in Poland but asylum applications drop amid pandemic
Turks received asylum status more than any other national group.
85% of Poland’s eastern migrant workers not going to homeland for Christmas
The most common reason for remaining in Poland over the holidays was to work.
Number of resident foreigners in Poland rises to highest ever level despite pandemic
Almost half a million foreigners now have residence permits.
“It’s easier to find work and a good life here”: Poland attracts immigrants from Western Europe
Veronica Snoj
The number of foreign EU residents has tripled in a decade.
Polish city helps migrant workers left jobless, homeless and stranded by employer during crisis
A number of local communities have sought to help migrant workers hit by the crisis.
Work permits for immigrants up 35% in Poland, with rising numbers from Ukraine and Asia
Polish employers continue to address gaps in the labour market by looking east.
Record number of firms registered by foreigners in Poland
The number of new firms registered by foreigners rose 12% last year, and has doubled since 201
“This isn’t my birthplace but it’s where I belong”: Poles face future in Britain’s most pro-Brexit town
Juliette Bretan
Boston has the UK’s highest proportion of immigrants from eastern EU member states and of Leave voters.
