A new temporary residence application form from December 2025

From December 2025, a new application form for a temporary residence permit applies. Changes of this type are often underestimated because the form seems like only a technical container for data. In practice, however, using an outdated version may complicate the entire procedure from the very beginning.

The office evaluates not only the substance of the case, but also whether the application was prepared on the current form and whether all fields required in the new version were completed properly. Even if the legal basis is strong, formal mistakes may slow the case down or trigger additional requests.

Before submitting documents, you should make sure that the form being used matches the current template and the type of case. Simply copying a package from an earlier procedure does not guarantee safety, because the amended form may contain different fields, declarations or instructions on how data should be presented.

This is especially important in work-related, business-related and family residence matters, where the form must remain fully consistent with attachments and the rest of the document package submitted to the voivode.

The best way to handle this change is to treat it as a signal for a full review of the file, not only as a replacement of the first page. In many cases, it is precisely the small inconsistencies between the form, attachments and actual facts that later lead to office requests or delays.

A well-prepared application should be both formally current and substantively coherent. Only then does the new form help to organise the procedure instead of creating another source of mistakes.