ANTI-CRISIS SHIELD
What is that?

The shield is a package of solu�ons
prepared by Polish government to protect
the Polish state and ci�zens against thecrisis caused by the coronavirus
pandemic. The act entered into force on
March 31 and is based on ﬁve pillars:Protec�on of jobs and employee safety,
Financial support for entrepreneurs,
Health care,
Strengthening the ﬁnancial system,
Public investments

It includes special solu�ons for foreigners in Poland.

SELECTED ENTRIES:
a disability cer�ﬁcate or a disability degree cer�ﬁcate issued for a deﬁnite period, the validityof which:1) expired 90 days before the date of entry into force of this Act, provided that another applica�on fora decision is submi�ed within that period, it shall remain valid un�l 60 on the day a�er the date ofcancella�on of the state of epidemic threat or epidemic;2) expires from the date of entry into force of this Act, is valid un�l the end of the 60th day from thedate of cancella�on of the state of epidemic threat or epidemic;
The lease agreement signed before March 31, 2020 and which expires before June 30, 2020, shallbe extended un�l June 30, 2020 on current terms. The contract is extended on the basis of the tenant's
declara�on of intent submi�ed no later than on the date on which this contract expires. Un�l June 30,2020, it is not allowed to terminate the rental contract with tenant or the amount of rent.

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FOR FOREIGNER
The new law provides speciﬁc facili�es for foreigners residing in Poland:
the period for voluntary return which is the result of a decision on mandatory return is extended
un�l the end of the 30th day following the date of cancella�on of the state of epidemic threat orepidemic;
the deadline for the foreigner to leave the territory of the Republic of Poland in terms ofreceiving a ﬁnal decision refusing a residence permit, extending a visa or gran�ng interna�onal
protec�on, which ends during the period of state of epidemic threat or epidemic, is extended un�l theend of the 30th day following the date of cancella�on of that state.
foreigners residing legally in Poland and working on a “umowa zlecenie” contract or
self-employed will be en�tled, a�er mee�ng statutory condi�ons, to demurrage compensa�on remunera�on reduced by no more than 50%, but not lower than the amount of the minimum
remunera�on for work, taking into considera�on working �me (up to approx. PLN 2,000). In adi�on,
co-ﬁnancing of employee salaries - up to 40% of the average monthly salary and ﬂexibility of working
�me - for companies in trouble is foreseen.
deadlines, of which the Act entails nega�ve eﬀects for the party (e.g. deadline for ﬁling an appeal
against a nega�ve decision) do not start running and are suspended un�l the end of the epidemic
threat or epidemic status.
Example: If you received a decision refusing you a temporary residence permit during an epidemic with
instruc�ons that you can appeal within 14 days - this period does not run, which means that you will beable to appeal within 14 days of cessa�on of the epidemic.

EXTENSION OF LEGAL WORK
Expiry date of your:work permit
seasonal work permit
declara�on of entrustment of workends within the state of epidemic
emergency or state of epidemic?

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It will be extended by law un�l theend of the 30th day following thedate of cancella�on of the last of theabove-men�oned states that was inforce.

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EXTENSION OF LEGAL STAY
Period of your legal stay in Poland
based on:na�onal visa
temporary residence permit
ends within the period of state ofepidemic emergency or state of epidemic?

Your legal stay will be extended bylaw un�l the end of the 30th day
following the date of cancella�on of
the last of the above-men�oned
states that was in force.

EXTENSION OF LEGAL STAY
Period of your legal stay based on:
na�onal visa
temporary residence permit
will be extended un�l the end of the 30th
day following the date of cancella�on of
the state of epidemic emergency or stateof epidemic - do you have to complete
any formali�es?

No, your legal stay will be extended
by law. This will not involve placing a
new visa s�cker on your travel
document or issuing a new residence
card.

EXTENSION OF LEGAL STAY
You can apply for a temporary
residence
permita�er
thevoivodship oﬃces restore direct
customer service. The deadline forsubmission of the documents will beextended by law un�l the end of the30th day following the date ofcancella�on of the last of theabove-men�oned states that was inforce. Your stay will be consideredlegal under the condi�on ofsubmission of the applica�on within
the extended deadline.

Are you a ci�zen of Ukraine staying in
Poland on a visa-free travel base - andthat period of your legal stay ends during
pandemic or epidemic status, and you
have no opportunity to return to Ukraine?

STAY
You are a ci�zen of a Member State of theEuropean Union, the European Free Trade
Agreement (EFTA) or the Swiss
Confedera�on. Does the introduc�on ofthe state of epidemic aﬀect yourresidence rights in Poland?

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No, the introduc�on of the state ofepidemic emergency in Poland,followed by the state of epidemic,
does not aﬀect your residence rights
or the rights of your family members
staying with you.

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You stay in Poland based on:
permanent residence permit orlong-term EU
resident permit
refugee status or subsidiary protec�onpermit for tolerated stay or forhumanitarian reasonsand the period of validity of yourresidence card (or the "permit for
tolerated stay") ends during the state of
epidemic emergency or state of epidemic?

Your stay will s�ll be legal because
these permits are of an indeﬁnitenature.
Submit an applica�on for a newresidence card a�er the oﬃces
restore regular service.

EXTENSION OF DEADLINES FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS
You would like to apply for:extension of a na�onal visa (symbol D)
or aSchengen visa (symbol C)
gran�ng a temporary, permanent or
long- term EU resident permit
extension of stay on the basis ofvisa-less travel (applies only to ci�zensof Brazil, Argen�na, Chile, Honduras,
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Singapore andUruguay)?

The period for submi�ng theseapplica�ons will be extended if thedeadline falls during the state of
epidemic emergency or the state ofepidemic. Applica�ons may besubmi�ed to voivodship oﬃces up tothe 30th day following the date ofcancella�on of the last of theabovemen�oned states that was inforce.

Oﬃce for Foreigners will inform you of all subsequentchanges in the legal status of foreigners staying in Poland follow further messages.

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IMPORTANT SOURCES:h�ps://www.udsc.gov.pl/epidemia-koronawirusa-specjalne-rozwiazania-dla-cudzoziemcowh�ps://www.interwencjaprawna.pl/ulatwienia-dla-cudzoziemcow-na-czas-epidemii-propozycje-tarczy-antykryzysowejh�ps://www.gov.pl/web/tarczaantykryzysowa

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