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Residence → Poland · Permanent status
#12of 70
10 JUL 2026checked
Methodology →
PL
Poland
Residence score · permanent
88.1
Rank #12
of 70 countries
Travel100
Security92
Path80
Rights70
37Doors unlocked
3 yrsTo citizenship
AllowedDual

Poland permanent residence: security and reach.

How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.

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Around this rankRank #12 · of 70 countries
10NL
Netherlands
88.1
11NO
Norway
88.1
12PL
Poland
88.1
13PT
Portugal
88.1
14BG
Bulgaria
86.6

How secure it is

“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.

Max absence before loss6 yr

Ordinary permanent residence / EU long-term resident status is revoked after more than 6 consecutive years of absence from Poland; the EU long-term…

Indefinite statusAllowed

Revocation grounds include the long absences above, obtaining the status through fraud/false documents, and posing a threat to state…

Tax residency · separate clock183 days

staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.

What it unlocks beyond Poland

WhereStayVerified against
EU
Schengen area — free movement · 28With a valid permit + passport
90 / 180 daysSchengen Borders Code Art. 21
AL
AlbaniaValid permit holders
CR
Costa RicaValid permit holders
GE
GeorgiaValid permit holders
ME
MontenegroValid permit holders
MK
North MacedoniaValid permit holders
MX
MexicoValid permit holders
PA
PanamaValid permit holders
RS
SerbiaValid permit holders
TR
TürkiyeValid permit holders

Where it leads

Year 0Permanent residence
Year 3Citizenship · Allowed
How many days must you spend to keep Poland residence?

Ordinary permanent residence / EU long-term resident status is revoked after more than 6 consecutive years of absence from Poland; the EU long-term resident permit is separately…

How long from Poland residence to citizenship?

3 yrs. Allowed.

Countly · the day-counting app

Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.

Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.

Free · private · on-device
183 days

Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.

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