For official submission and legal case filing: Office for Foreigners (Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców - UDSC)
5 consecutive years of legal residence in Poland, regular and stable income source, and state certificate in Polish as a foreign language at B1 level or higher.
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Maintain continuous residence (absences from Poland cannot exceed 6 consecutive months and 10 months total over the 5-year period).
Pass the State B1 Polish Language Examination (reading, listening, writing, grammar, and speaking).
Gather employment contracts, annual tax declarations (PIT-37), and ZUS social insurance contribution records.
File application at the Urząd Wojewódzki for Zezwolenie na pobyt rezydenta długoterminowego UE.
Pay stamp duty fee (640 PLN).
Receive permanent residence card valid for 10 years, renewable automatically without re-evaluating immigration criteria.
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