Availability of assistance to Ukrainian citizens extended formally to 30 June 2024!
On 21 February the Journal of Laws published an Act amending the Act on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine in Connection with the Armed Conflict on the Territory of Ukraine, dated 9 February 2024. Under the new legislation, the temporary protections afforded to Ukrainian citizens in Poland and associated privileges have been extended until 30 June 2024.
The amendment extends facilitations for Ukrainian citizens involving, among others:
- legal residence in Poland,
- extending the duration of visas, residence permits and Polish identity documents,
- undertaking employment based on notifications,
- implementation of simplified rules for granting temporary residence permits.
In addition, according to a communiqué from the Secretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Affairs, inter-departmental work is already under way on further substantive amendments to the law on assistance to Ukrainian Citizens in connection with the war in Ukraine.
We will keep you updated on further developments.