Warsaw: protest against the suspension of deadlines in residence cases
Around 150 people outside the Masovian Voivodeship Office. The Głos Migranta initiative demands the repeal of art. 100d.
On 24 August, around 150 people protested outside the Masovian Voivodeship Office in Warsaw, despite the rain. The protest was organised by the Głos Migranta initiative — it is not our action, but it concerns exactly the same problem.
Participants demanded the repeal of art. 100d and more staff in the departments handling foreigners’ cases. The banners named individual cases: “726 days waiting”, “500 days without a decision”, “476 days waiting”.
Why art. 100d specifically
To avoid a misunderstanding: this is not a protest against help for Ukrainian citizens. Art. 100d happens to sit in the Act on assistance to Ukrainian citizens, but it has nothing to do with protection or benefits for refugees — it governs the deadlines voivodeship offices work to, and it covers all foreigners, regardless of citizenship.
It is the provision that, until 4 March 2027, suspends the running of deadlines in residence-permit cases conducted by a voivode — and states outright that an authority’s delay “nie może być podstawą wywodzenia środków prawnych dotyczących bezczynności, przewlekłości lub naruszenia prawa strony do rozpoznania sprawy bez zbędnej zwłoki” (art. 100dPL🌐 Translate).
In practice this means reminders and complaints about excessive delay are largely ineffective before the offices themselves — although the administrative courts take a different view. This is what our petition to the Sejm is about.
How the provision works in practice — guide to art. 100d.