A criminal conviction is not enough to recognize that a foreigner is a threat and refuse protection

The Council for Refugees and the Office for Foreigners confirm that the mere fact of a conviction in a criminal case is not enough to recognize that a foreigner poses a threat to the security of the state or society and,…

Does a migrant have the right to a lawyer ex officio in deportation proceedings?

The Supreme Administrative Court refrained from making a decision whether, in the light of the European law on the obligation to return, a migrant should have access to a lawyer ex officio and also what are the legal con…

The Voivodship Administrative Court (WSA) Ruling: Obligation to translate instructions for refugees

During the refugee procedure, foreigners should be informed in a language which they understand about the obligation to appear at the interview and the consequences of their failure to appear. The obligation to translate…

Have you been waiting for a decision too long? Act on it!

Your application for a residence permit is being considered far too long?  You are entitled to hurry up the office that is examining your case if you have not received a decision within 2 months from submitting t…

SIP proposes to improve the operating of migration and asylum authorities during COVID-19

The Association for Legal Intervention (SIP) submitted, under the procedure of complaints and motions, a proposal that the Head of the Office for Foreigners and the Mazovian Voivode should send a text message to migrant…

Decision: re-socialized migrant is not a threat to public security or safety

A father of four, who was successfully re-socialized, is not a threat to public security or safety eight years after the commitment of crimes. His deportation would be an unjustified interference in his right to a family…

Decision: deportation could violate children`s rights

Deportation could violate children rights to the extent that threatens their psychophysical development. Children were in Poland for over five years. They fully integrated into the Polish society planning their future in…