Home / Dz.U. 1997 nr 114 poz. 739
Law of June 25, 1997, on foreigners.
Ustawa z dnia 25 czerwca 1997 r. o cudzoziemcach.
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
repealed (uchylony)
Announced
1997-06-25
Entry into force
1997-12-27
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
asylumpenal provisionsPopulation Registervisaspermitsdocumentsadministrative proceedingsConsular officesforeignersConsular lawinternational agreementsrefugeesstate borderscitizenshippassports
Related acts
Repealing Acts (1)
- Law of June 13, 2003, on foreigners · 2003-09-01
Repealed Acts (5)
- Law of March 31, 1977, on amending the Act on Foreigners. · 1997-12-27
- Law of January 5, 1995 on amending the law on foreigners. · 1997-12-27
- Announcement of the Minister of Internal Affairs of December 31, 1991, concerning the publication of the consolidated text of the Act of March 29, 1963, on foreigners. · 1997-12-27
- Law of 19 September 1991 on the Amendment of the Law on Foreigners. · 1997-12-27
- Law of March 29, 1963, on foreigners. · 1997-12-27
Acts Declared Repealed (6)
- Order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of July 19, 1991 on authorizing the Border Guard to issue visas. · 1998-06-27
- Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs of July 9, 1993, on the conditions for detention and arrest for the purpose of expelling foreigners, and on the conditions that guarded centers should meet, as well as the regulations for stays in these centers. · 1998-06-27
- Ordinance of the Minister of Internal Affairs of June 25, 1969, amending the ordinance on the conditions for crossing the border and staying in the territory of the Polish People's Republic by foreigners employed in international transport. · 1998-06-27
- Order of the Ministers of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs of March 13, 1967, on the conditions for the stay of permanent foreign correspondents on the territory of the Polish People's Republic. · 1998-06-27
- Order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of April 25, 1965, amending the order on the conditions for crossing the border and staying in the territory of the Polish People's Republic by foreigners employed in international transport. · 1998-06-27
- Order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of May 30, 1964, on the conditions for crossing the border and staying in the territory of the Polish People's Republic by foreigners employed in international transport. · 1998-06-27
Implementing Regulations (39)
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of November 22, 2002 amending the regulation on the amount, conditions for granting and withholding, and the manner of using benefits by foreigners applying for refugee status.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 20, 2001 on fees collected in the country from foreigners for issuing documents.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 24 October 2002 amending the regulation on the detailed rules, procedure, and forms of documents in matters of foreigners.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 12 September 2002 on the designation of premises where detention for the purpose of expulsion is carried out.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 2 August 2002 on the guarded center for foreigners in Lesznowola.
- Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of August 2, 2002 on the principles of remuneration for members of the Council for Refugees and reimbursement of other costs incurred in connection with work in the Council for Refugees.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of January 21, 2002, on the regulations for stay in centers for foreigners applying for refugee status.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 27 June 2001 on the detailed principles, procedure, and forms of documents in matters concerning foreigners.
- Regulation of the Prime Minister of 29 June 2001 on granting the statute of the Office for Repatriation and Foreigners.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 27, 2001 amending the regulation on the amount, procedure, and detailed rules for granting and withholding benefits for foreigners applying for refugee status.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of November 22, 2001, amending the regulation on the detailed rules, procedure, and forms of documents concerning foreigners.
- Regulation of the Minister of National Education of October 18, 2001, on the determination of the form of a certificate of admission of a foreigner to studies.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of September 12, 2000, amending the regulation on assistance for persons arriving in the Republic of Poland on the basis of a repatriation visa.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 12 October 1999 on assistance for persons arriving in the Republic of Poland on the basis of a repatriation visa.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 14, 1999, amending the regulation on certain rights of border control post commanders of the Border Guard.
- Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of January 20, 1999, on granting the Council for Refugees an organizational statute and internal regulations, and determining the remuneration principles for its members.
- Regulation of the Prime Minister of April 21, 1999, amending the regulation on granting the Council for Refugees an organizational statute and internal operating rules, and determining the remuneration principles for its members.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 10, 1999 on determining the conditions that guarded centers for foreigners and detention centers for expulsion should meet, and the regulations for stay in these centers and detention centers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of August 14, 1998, amending the regulation on determining the amount of funds necessary to cover the costs of entry, transit, stay and exit of foreigners crossing the border of the Republic of Poland and the detailed principles of documenting their possession.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of June 17, 1998 on the determination of the amount of funds necessary to cover the costs of entry, transit, stay, and exit of foreigners crossing the border of the Republic of Poland and the detailed rules for documenting their possession.
- Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of June 17, 1998, on documents and the procedure and detailed rules for granting visas to heads and staff members of diplomatic missions, heads of consular offices and consular staff members of foreign states in the Republic of Poland, and other persons equated to them on the basis of laws, agreements, or generally accepted international customs, and on the authorities competent to grant them.
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of April 8, 1998, on the detailed procedure for submitting applications for recognition as Polish citizens by certain foreigners, the form of the application, and the documents to be attached to it.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of April 6, 1998, on the amount, procedure and detailed principles of granting and withholding benefits for foreigners applying for refugee status.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 30, 1997, on fees charged in the country from foreigners for issuing documents.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 16, 1998, on certain powers of commanders of border control posts of the Border Guard.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of February 9, 1998, on the conditions that should be met by centers for persons applying for refugee status, and the rules of stay in these centers.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 23, 1997, on the detailed principles, procedure, and forms of documents in matters of foreigners.
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 7, 2001, on the designation and authorization of commanders of border control posts of the Border Guard to perform certain activities in matters of foreigners applying for refugee status.
- Announcement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of 27 November 2002 on the publication of the list of countries with which the Republic of Poland has concluded agreements on the partial abolition of the visa requirement or which have unilaterally abolished the visa requirement for citizens of the Republic of Poland.
- Announcement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of 27 November 2002 on the publication of the list of countries whose citizens must possess a visa issued for the purpose of entering the transit area of an international airport, staying in that area and leaving it.
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Amending Acts (14)
- Law of 29 December 1998 on amending certain laws in connection with the implementation of the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform. · 1999-01-01
- Law of 9 November 2000 on repatriation. · 2001-01-01
- Law of April 11, 2001 on amending the law on foreigners and amending certain laws. · 2001-07-01
- Law of March 20, 2002, on transformations in customs administration and on amending certain laws. · 2002-05-01
- Law of May 24, 2002, on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency. · 2002-06-29
- Law of June 7, 2002, on the abolition of the General Customs Inspector, on amending the law on tax control, and on amending certain other laws. · 2002-07-01
- Law of May 23, 2002, amending the Law on the collection, processing and transmission of criminal information, the Law on Police, the Law on Foreigners and the Law amending the Law on Foreigners, and amending certain laws. · 2003-01-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 13, 2003, case file SK 21/02 · 2003-05-30
- Law of June 27, 2003, on the establishment of Voivodeship Tax Colleges and on amending certain laws regulating the tasks and competences of bodies and the organization of organizational units subordinate to the minister competent for public finance · 2003-09-01
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 19 May 2003 file ref. K 39/01 · 2003-12-31
- Law of 18 December 2003 on Amending the Law on Provisions Introducing the Law on the System of Administrative Courts and the Law on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts · 2003-12-31
- Law of 30 August 2002 Provisions introducing the Law - Law on the structure of administrative courts and the Law - Law on proceedings before administrative courts. · 2004-01-01
- Law of July 27, 2002 on the principles and conditions for the entry and stay of citizens of European Union Member States and their family members on the territory of the Republic of Poland. · 2004-05-01
Amended Acts (4)
Information on Consolidated Text (1)
References (16)
- Law of 6 June 1997 - Code of Criminal Procedure
- Law of December 14, 1994, on employment and counteracting unemployment.
- Government Statement of 7 April 1993 on the ratification by the Republic of Poland of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, done at Rome on 4 November 1950, as subsequently amended by Protocols Nos. 3, 5 and 8 and supplemented by Protocol No. 2.
- Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, done at Rome on 4 November 1950, as subsequently amended by Protocols Nos. 3, 5 and 8 and supplemented by Protocol No. 2.
- Government Statement of November 26, 1991, on the accession of the Republic of Poland to the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York on January 31, 1967.
- Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York on January 31, 1967.
- Government Statement of November 26, 1991, on the accession of the Republic of Poland to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva on July 28, 1951.
- Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva on July 28, 1951.
- Law of 12 October 1990 on the Protection of the State Border.
- Law of March 22, 1990, on territorial organs of general government administration.
- Law of February 13, 1984, on the functions of consuls of the Polish People's Republic.
- Government Statement of April 23, 1977, concerning the ratification by the Polish People's Republic of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, opened for signature at New York on December 19, 1966.
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, opened for signature at New York on December 19, 1966.
- Law of April 19, 1969 Code of Criminal Procedure.
- Law of February 15, 1962 on Polish citizenship.
- Law of June 14, 1960, Code of Administrative Procedure.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of March 31, 1977, on amending the Act on Foreigners.
- Repealing Acts: Law of March 29, 1963, on foreigners.
- Repealing Acts: Law of January 5, 1995 on amending the law on foreigners.
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Minister of Internal Affairs of December 31, 1991, concerning the publication of the consolidated text of the Act of March 29, 1963, on foreigners.
- Repealing Acts: Law of 19 September 1991 on the Amendment of the Law on Foreigners.
- Repealed Acts: Law of June 13, 2003, on foreigners
- Amending Acts: Law of February 15, 1962 on Polish citizenship.
- Amending Acts: Law of 29 November 1990 on passports.
- Amending Acts: Law of May 11, 1995, on the Supreme Administrative Court.
- Amending Acts: Law of February 13, 1984, on the functions of consuls of the Polish People's Republic.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 27, 2002 on the principles and conditions for the entry and stay of citizens of European Union Member States and their family members on the territory of the Republic of Poland.
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 August 2002 Provisions introducing the Law - Law on the structure of administrative courts and the Law - Law on proceedings before administrative courts.
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 19 May 2003 file ref. K 39/01
- Amended Acts: Law of 18 December 2003 on Amending the Law on Provisions Introducing the Law on the System of Administrative Courts and the Law on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts
- Amended Acts: Law of June 27, 2003, on the establishment of Voivodeship Tax Colleges and on amending certain laws regulating the tasks and competences of bodies and the organization of organizational units subordinate to the minister competent for public finance
- Amended Acts: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 13, 2003, case file SK 21/02
- Amended Acts: Law of May 23, 2002, amending the Law on the collection, processing and transmission of criminal information, the Law on Police, the Law on Foreigners and the Law amending the Law on Foreigners, and amending certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of June 7, 2002, on the abolition of the General Customs Inspector, on amending the law on tax control, and on amending certain other laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of May 24, 2002, on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency.
- Amended Acts: Law of March 20, 2002, on transformations in customs administration and on amending certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of April 11, 2001 on amending the law on foreigners and amending certain laws.
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 November 2000 on repatriation.
- Amended Acts: Law of 29 December 1998 on amending certain laws in connection with the implementation of the state's structural reform.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 24, 1998, amending certain laws defining the competences of public administration bodies - in connection with the state's structural reform.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 25 September 2000 on the determination of offences for which police officers are authorised to impose fines by way of penalty tickets, and the amounts of penalty tickets imposed by police officers for individual types of offences.
- References: Regulation of the President of the Council of Ministers of October 17, 2002 on granting Border Guard officers the powers to impose fines by way of penalty tickets.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of March 15, 2001, on the detailed procedure for proceedings in cases of issuing a repatriation visa, the form of an application for a repatriation visa, and the documents required for its issuance.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of July 17, 1998, amending the regulation - Rules of internal operation of common courts.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 28 January 2002 on the detailed activities of courts in cases of international civil and criminal proceedings in international relations.
- References: Law of August 28, 2003 on the amendment of the law on repatriation
- References: Law of April 11, 2001, on amending the law on the Border Guard and on amending certain other laws.
- References: Law of June 13, 2003, on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland
- References: Regulation of the Minister of National Defence of December 28, 2001, on the determination of offenses for which soldiers of the Military Police are authorized to impose fines by way of a penalty ticket.
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 11, 2002 on offenses for which police officers are authorized to impose fines by way of penalty tickets, and the amounts of penalty tickets imposed by police officers for individual types of offenses.
- Constitutional Tribunal Ruling for an Act: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of May 13, 2003, case file SK 21/02
- Constitutional Tribunal Ruling for an Act: Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 19 May 2003 file ref. K 39/01
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of April 8, 1998, on the detailed procedure for submitting applications for recognition as Polish citizens by certain foreigners, the form of the application, and the documents to be attached to it.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 17 June 2003 amending the regulation on the detailed rules, procedure and forms of documents in matters of foreigners
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 14 May 2003 amending the regulation on the determination of conditions that guarded centres for foreigners and detention centres for expulsion should meet, and the regulations on stay in these centres and detention centres
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Health of March 17, 2003 on medical examinations and sanitary procedures of the body and clothing of foreigners applying for refugee status
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of January 21, 2003 amending the regulation on detailed rules, procedures and forms of documents in matters of foreigners
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of November 22, 2002 amending the regulation on the amount, conditions for granting and withholding, and the manner of using benefits by foreigners applying for refugee status.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 24 October 2002 amending the regulation on the detailed rules, procedure, and forms of documents in matters of foreigners.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 12 September 2002 on the designation of premises where detention for the purpose of expulsion is carried out.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 2 August 2002 on the guarded center for foreigners in Lesznowola.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of August 2, 2002 on the principles of remuneration for members of the Council for Refugees and reimbursement of other costs incurred in connection with work in the Council for Refugees.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of June 20, 2002, on the amount of funds necessary to cover the costs of entry, transit, stay, and departure of foreigners crossing the border of the Republic of Poland and the method of documenting their possession.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of June 14, 2002, on the procedure for unaccompanied minor foreigners during the asylum status granting procedure.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 20 June 2002 on the procedure for dealing with foreigners applying for refugee status, in respect of whom there is a presumption that they have been victims of crime or violence, or who are disabled.
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of March 8, 2002 on the detailed conditions for conducting by the President of the Office for Repatriation and Foreigners, the Border Guard, the Police, and voivodes of controls on the legality of foreigners' stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland.