International Protection
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- Document verification and collection
- Full case management until the result
What is international protection?
Who can obtain international protection?
What is subsidiary protection and who can receive it?
Subsidiary protection is a type of international protection granted in Poland. You may be granted subsidiary protection if:
You do not meet the conditions for refugee status;
Returning to your country of origin may expose you to:
2.1 A real risk of serious harm as a result of:
2.1.1 A death sentence;
2.1.2 Execution;
2.1.3 Torture;
2.1.4 Inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
2.2 A serious and individual threat to life or health arising from widespread violence against civilians in the context of an international or internal armed conflict.
You cannot or do not want to seek protection from your country of origin.
How does refugee status differ from subsidiary protection?
Grounds for granting protection:
Refugee status is granted based on an individual and objectively justified fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, or membership in a particular social group.
Subsidiary protection is granted when there are reasonable fears of a real risk of serious harm. You do not need to prove that the fears are specific to you personally due to your race, religion, nationality, political beliefs, or membership in a particular social group. It is enough that an armed conflict occurs in your country of origin, posing a serious and individual threat to your life or health.
Documents issued:
Refugees receive a residence card and a so-called Geneva passport, which replaces the travel document of the country of origin.
Persons granted subsidiary protection receive a residence card. They retain the travel document of their country of origin and therefore do not receive a Geneva passport. Persons with subsidiary protection may also apply for a Polish travel document for foreigners.
Frequently Asked Questions
An application for international protection can be submitted:
- If you are just entering Poland – at the border crossing point through which you enter Poland;
- If you are residing in Poland at the time of application – at any Border Guard office;
- If you are in a guarded center, penitentiary, detention center for foreigners, or pre-trial detention facility – at the office of the center, institution, or detention facility where you are located.
Yes, the application must be submitted personally.
Exceptions:
Persons with disabilities
Elderly people
Pregnant women
Single parents
Persons located in:
Foster families
Hospitals
Prisons
A temporary foreigner identity document is a document that:
Confirms your identity;
Serves as proof that you are legally present in Poland;
Grants the right to perform all actions requiring official identification;
Provides the right to stay in Poland for the duration of its validity.
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