Migration status of a family member enabling an application for a residence permit with the foreigner’s family member

The spouse, a minor child of a foreigner or his/her spouse may obtain a residence permit in Poland if he/she resides in Poland on the basis of one of the following residence titles:

– on the basis of a permanent residence permit,

– on the basis of a residence permit for a long-term EU resident,

– following the granting of the refugee status,

– following the granting of subsidiary protection,

– for at least 2 years under consecutive temporary residence permits, including immediately before the application for a temporary residence permit for a family member – under a permit granted for a period of residence of no less than 1 year,

– on the basis of a temporary residence permit for the purpose of scientific research,

– on the basis of a temporary residence permit granted for the purpose of conducting scientific research if the foreigner holds a residence permit with the annotation “scientist” issued by another Member State of the European Union, if the agreement on admission of the foreigner for the purpose of implementing a research project concluded with a competent scientific unit of that country provides for scientific research to be carried out also on the territory of the Republic of Poland

– on the basis of a temporary residence permit for the purpose of highly qualified employment,

– on the basis of a temporary residence permit in the context of an intra-corporate transfer,

– on the basis of a temporary residence permit granted for the purpose of long-term mobility,

– in connection with the granting of a residence permit for humanitarian reasons.