This law replaced the previous regulation: the law published on July 27, 2002   about arrival into the territory of the Republic of Poland, stay and exit from this territory of the citizens of UE and their family members.

According to the current regulations, the  Act of July 14, 2006 is applied not only to the citizens of EU and their family members, but also to: 1) the nationals of the non-EU European Economic Area states; 2) nationals of States, which are not parties to the agreement on European Economic Area, who may exercise their right  to move and reside freely within the territory on the grounds of the agreements concluded by these States with the European Community and its Member States. These regulations refer also to  their family members, who join them or reside with them.

You will find detailed information concerning the rules for border crossing, the right to stay for more than 3 months, the right to permanent residence, the obligation to register residence, issuance of certificates concerning registration of stay of a EU citizen and residence cards, performance of work and other issues concerning citizens of the EU and of their family members during their stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland on the internet sites of the Office for Repatriation and Aliens: www.uric.gov.pl as well as on the voivodship web sites:

Dolnośląski (Lower Silesia) Voivod – Wrocław,

Kujawsko-Pomorski (Kuyavia and Pomerania) Voivod – Bydgoszcz,

Lublin Voivod - Lublin,

Lubuski-Gorzów Wielkopolski Voivod,

Łódź Voivod - Łódź,

Małopolski (Lesser Poland) Voivod - Kraków,

Mazowiecki (Mazovia) Voivod - Warszawa,

Opolski Voivod - Opole,

Podkarpacki (Sub-Carpathia) Voivod - Rzeszów,

Podlaski Voivod - Białystok,

Pomorski (Pomerania) Voivod - Gdańsk,

Śląski (Silesian) Voivod - Katowice,

Świętokrzyski Voivod - Kielce,

Warmińsko-Mazurski Voivod - Olsztyn,

Wielkopolski (Greater Poland) Voivod - Poznań,

Zachodniopomorski (Western Pomeranian) Voivod - Szczecin.