Temporary protection
for foreigners

In order to benefit from assistance in the form of a financial allowance to cover the stay in Poland on one’s own, the beneficiary has to:

1. Send the application by post with an indication of the current address of residence to which the benefits are to be sent, a copy of the certificate on the use of temporary protection and a declaration of income.

Documents should be sent to the following address: Departament Pomocy Socjalnej, Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców, ul. Taborowa 33, 02-699 Warszawa.

The application can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

or

2. Apply in person to the Foreigners Service Team at the Office for Foreigners, at ul. Taborowa 16 in Warsaw.

If you have any doubts or additional questions, please contact us by email: ochronaczasowa@udsc.gov.pl.

The financial allowance is not granted to foreigners who have received a certificate of temporary protection and benefit from accommodation in a place organised by the state or local government administration.

In order to receive assistance in accommodation, please report to the Centre for Foreigners in Podkowa Leśna – Dębak (tel. 22 729 80 71 or 22 729 80 19).

A person benefiting from temporary protection to whom a certificate has been issued shall, at their request, be provided by the Office for Foreigners with medical care and assistance in the form of accommodation and meals or assistance in the form of a financial allowance. The aforementioned assistance is granted in the mode and according to the principles set out in the Act on granting protection to foreigners within the territory of the Republic of Poland.

Medical care is provided by Petra Medica Sp. z o. o., ul. Grochowska 166, 04-329 Warsaw on the basis of an agreement with the Office for Foreigners in the following scope:

• basic medical care

• special medical treatment

• dental treatment

• supply of medicines and medical supplies