A CUKR card application and a temporary residence application
filed correctly the first time

The CUKR residence card is a temporary residence permit annotated "Poprzednio posiadacz ochrony czasowej" (previously a holder of temporary protection), issued for 3 years. It is for Ukrainian citizens with UKR status (PESEL UKR) who are moving from temporary protection to temporary residence.

The CUKR residence card is open to Ukrainian citizens and certain members of their families who benefit from temporary protection in Poland and hold a valid PESEL with UKR status. You also have to meet the conditions on the continuity of your UKR status.

440 zł in total: 340 zł stamp duty for granting the temporary residence permit and 100 zł for issuing the residence card. Access to MOS, the system you file through, is free.

Temporary residence is a permit for a fixed period (the CUKR card is issued for 3 years) that has to be renewed. Permanent residence is open-ended — you can apply for it only once you meet the conditions, for example after the required period of legal residence and proof of your Polish language skills.

One permit that covers both residence and work for a named employer. Part of the application is filled in by the employer — annex no. 1, with the terms of employment. Until the company completes and signs it, your application stays blocked.

The official fees are 540 zł: 440 zł stamp duty for granting the permit and 100 zł for issuing the residence card. They go to two different accounts — you get the amounts, account numbers and payment references ready to use.

No. You take it with your phone; we crop it, fix the background and check every official requirement. The biometric photo is included in the price of your case, whether it is the CUKR card or temporary residence.

Yes. The application for a temporary residence permit — including the CUKR card — is filed through the MOS portal, and access to it is free. But MOS will accept a flawed application and will not warn you about most of the mistakes: you learn about the gaps from a letter, months later. Dopomo walks you through MOS field by field.

The provincial office has a statutory deadline, but in practice cases run from a few months to over a year and vary between provinces. If you file on time and with no formal gaps, your stay is legal until the decision is issued — which is why the application has to be complete from the start.

Under the single permit you work on the terms stated in the application, for the employer who filled in annex no. 1. With the CUKR card your UKR status is the basis for working. If your situation is different, ask the assistant — the answer depends on the basis of your stay.

Leaving by itself does not end the case, but getting back in depends on which document lets you cross the border. The passport stamp confirming that you filed does not replace a visa or a residence card. Check your specific situation with the assistant before you travel.

The single permit is tied to a specific employer and to the terms in annex no. 1, so changing jobs during the procedure usually means notifying the office or filing a new application with a new annex from the new company. It is one of the most common reasons decisions go wrong — do not leave it unreported.

A parent or legal guardian files on the child's behalf. The child needs their own PESEL with UKR status and their own biometric photo — the same requirements, with some tolerance for the youngest. We run a child's case exactly like yours; each case is paid for separately.

Always: a current biometric photo and a scan of every page of your travel document. The rest depends on the procedure — temporary residence and work adds the employer's documents, the CUKR card adds proof of UKR status. We show a list of what is genuinely required in your situation, with nothing collected just in case.

The request has a deadline — miss it and the office can discontinue the case, and the fees you paid are gone. Paste the request into the assistant: it explains what exactly the office wants, by when you have to reply and what to attach.

The qualification check, the account, the assistant and the paper-application creator are free. You pay for a case once: 199 zł for the CUKR card, 299 zł for temporary residence and work. Official fees are paid separately, into the offices' accounts.

No. We have no access to your MOS account — you sign and send it yourself. We walk you through it field by field, check that nothing is missing while it can still be fixed, and stay open beside the portal as you go through MOS.