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Appeals & courts

Challenging decisions of the Office for Foreigners

A denial is not the end. Three levels exist: appeal to the Head of UdSC, complaint to the Voivodeship Administrative Court (WSA) and cassation to the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA). Missing a deadline kills the case.

Appeal
14 days
from service of decision
WSA complaint
30 days
from 2nd-instance decision
Cassation
30 days
to the NSA
Court fee
from 200 PLN
WSA (waiver possible)

Which decisions we challenge

01 / 06

TRC / PR denial

Most common. "Purpose mismatch", "insufficient income", "incomplete file", "violations".

02 / 06

Citizenship denial

Voivode (recognition) or President (naturalisation — not appealable but can be refiled).

03 / 06

International-protection denial

Appeal to the Refugee Board, then WSA, then NSA.

04 / 06

Card revocation

UdSC may revoke TRC/PR for violations. Urgent appeal.

05 / 06

Return decision

Blocks EU entry for years. Appeal is critical.

06 / 06

SIS entry ban

Schengen Information System entry. Complex but possible appeal.

Appeals path

  1. 01

    Decision served

    day 0

    Via eDoręczenia. Deadline starts at service. Don't miss it!

  2. 02

    Express analysis

    1–3 days

    We analyse the reasoning, find legal/factual errors, gather new evidence.

  3. 03

    Appeal filed

    day 3–14

    Filed through the issuing body. It forwards to 2nd instance.

  4. 04

    2nd instance review

    1–3 months

    UdSC Head (or Refugee Board) issues a new decision.

  5. 05

    Complaint to WSA

    day +30

    On 2nd-instance denial — 30 days to court. Review 6–18 months.

  6. 06

    Cassation to NSA

    30 days

    Final instance. Material or procedural violations.

/ documents

What we need

  • Original of the challenged decision01
  • Original case documents (application, attachments, requests)02
  • Evidence of errors (new documents, expert opinions)03
  • Correspondence with the authority (eDoręczenia)04
  • Proof of court fee (200 PLN for WSA) or waiver request05
  • Power of attorney for the lawyer06

Fee

Express decision analysis
500 PLN
48h. Credited if you retain us.
PopularAppeal (2nd instance)
from 1,800 PLN
Preparation + filing
WSA complaint
from 3,500 PLN
Full court representation
NSA cassation
from 4,500 PLN
Complex cases

* On a WSA win, the opposing party reimburses part of the costs.

Legal basis
  • §01KPA — Act of 14 June 1960
  • §02Law on Proceedings Before Administrative Courts — 30 August 2002
  • §03Law on Foreigners — art. 156
  • §04Directive 2013/32/EU — art. 46
/ questions

Frequently asked

  • Hard deadline. Missing it = decision becomes final. Restoration only for extraordinary reasons (illness, force majeure with evidence).

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Got a denial — call today

Every day brings the deadline closer. In 48 hours we'll review the decision and give a realistic prognosis.

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