Complaints and grievances

Complaints on the activity of public administration can be lodged in connection with commissioned tasks performed by it within the scope of public administration. An object of a complaint especially may be negligence or undue performance of tasks by adequate bodies or by their employees, a breach of law and order or the interests of complainants, as well as delayed or bureaucratic handling of cases. An authority competent to handle the complaint should resolve it no later than within a month

According to the rules and regulations of the Office for Foreigners, complaints and petitions regarding the activity of the Office, as well as the voivodes’ activities in cases related to legalisation of foreigners' residence within the territory of the Republic of Poland are considered by the Department of Control and Supervision of the Head of the Office for Foreigners. There is a possibility to lodge a complaint in a written form, and it has to be sent to the following address:

Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców 
ul. Koszykowa 16
00-564 Warszawa

or through an electronic mailbox of the Office for Foreigners or through the e-form.

Information regarding the form of the complaint and how to lodge it can be obtained on the phone + 48 22 60 140 43 or + 48 22 60 174 23. Lines are open on Mondays from 9.00-17.00 and Tuesday to Friday from 8.15-16.15.

In the Department for Foreigners of the Mazowieckie Province Office the Department’s Director or his deputy are available in case of interventions, complaints and petitions regarding operations of subordinate organisational units and supervised organisational units on Mondays from 10:00 until 17:00..

The section of complaints and petitions in the Control Department of the Mazowieckie Province Office can be contacted in case of interventions, complaints and petitions. The address is Marszałkowska 3/5, room 107, phone number + 48 22 288 72 18; Head of the Department: Sławomir Kościukiewicz This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone number + 48 22 695 72 18.

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