Changes in Polish law

A month-by-month record of updates and corrections across our guides, tools and templates about Polish law.

October 2026

Date: 02/10/2026 Marriage in Poland for foreigners: documents and steps
Corrected the description of the old and new marriage-certificate templates and added which district court handles the capacity-certificate exemption.

Date: 19/09/2026 Karta Pobytu Application Form: Poland Residence Permit 2026
Clarified that a narrow set of applications (ICT work transfers, family reunification/family-member cases filed while abroad) still require paper filing after 27 April 2026, and that a replacement-card request is filed on paper separately from a MOS renewal.
Date: 08/09/2026 Marriage in Poland for foreigners: documents and steps
Updated the same-sex marriage transcription section: the regulation took effect nationwide on August 23, 2026, despite the Constitutional Tribunal ruling against it.

Date: 14/08/2026 Karta Pobytu Application Form: Poland Residence Permit 2026
Added MOS 2.0 rollout problems, common filing mistakes, and marriage-permit document requirements; retitled for karta pobytu search demand.
Date: 08/08/2026 NFZ health insurance for foreigners in Poland (2026)
Normalized number formatting to English conventions (decimal points, comma thousands grouping) throughout the article.
Date: 08/08/2026 Marriage in Poland for foreigners: documents and steps
Corrected the same-sex marriage transcription section for 2026 NSA rulings and the Constitutional Tribunal decision, and removed a duplicate regional marriage-share table.