Currently, there are 2 million foreigners with valid residence permits in Poland. The largest group — 1.55 million people — consists of citizens of Ukraine, reported Katarzyna Siwak from the Office for Foreigners. Foreigners most often choose cities for living.
According to data from the Office for Foreigners (UdSC), the main form of legal stay remains temporary protection (UKR status), granted based on the executive decision of the EU Council. Currently, it is used by 961 thousand people, of which 958 thousand are citizens of Ukraine. Among those registered in the PESEL system under the special law, about 83% are women and children.
As noted by Katarzyna Siwak, a total of 2 million foreigners hold valid residence permits in Poland. The largest group consists of citizens of Ukraine — 1.55 million people
A significant portion is also represented by citizens:
Belarus — 139.3 thousand people,
India — 26.1 thousand,
Georgia — 22.2 thousand,
Russia — 19.5 thousand,
Vietnam — 15.1 thousand,
Turkey — 14.5 thousand.
758,000 cudzoziemców posiada tymczasowe zezwolenia na pobyt, a głównym deklarowanym celem ich pobytu jest praca. W międzyczasie 191,000 osób ma zezwolenia na stały pobyt oraz status długoterminowego rezydenta UE.
Foreigners most often settle in regions with a high level of urbanization. The highest concentration of migrants is observed in the Mazowieckie, Dolnośląskie, Wielkopolskie, and Małopolskie voivodeships, noted Siwak
The data presented by the Office does not include foreigners who are in the country on visas or under a visa-free regime
