The Polish Migration Forum Foundation together with Google invite you to a series of information meetings for people who left Ukraine to Poland after February 24 because of the war. An expert of the Polish Migration Forum Foundation, Viktor Troyan, will talk about the legalization of stay, special act, social benefits, education, care for young children. Each meeting will be devoted to a topic of your choice, starting with a lecture, and then there will be time for participants to ask individual questions.
Meetings will start at 10:00 am and will last approximately 1.5 hours.
Place: Google Campus, Centrum Praskie Koneser, ul. Koneser Square 10
Registration required via the form on this page
The meetings will be conducted in Ukrainian and will be recorded.

Program: 

April 13: First steps in Poland. 

Our expert will answer the most frequently asked questions:

  • What to do first after coming from Ukraine to Poland?
  • I have a Pole’s Card – what next?
  • What to do if I have dual citizenship?
  • I do not have a stamp in my passport – how to prove that I have crossed the border?
  • What is PESEL, what does it give and does it receive something and how to get it?
  • Can I go to another country, e.g. to Ukraine and return?
  • How to move around Poland and the European Union?
  • Do I need to re-register the car? What to do with hryvnia?
  • How to open a bank account?
  • How much time can I be in Poland?

April 20: Special Act. 

(i.e. special legal provisions established in connection with the influx of refugees from Ukraine to Poland)

  • What are my rights?
  • Do I have any obligations?
  • What financial support can I count on?
  • Can I benefit from medical care and to what extent?
  • Can I continue my studies and on what terms?
  • Can I continue my research career and on what terms?
  • Does my child have to / can go to Polish schools?
  • What if I don’t know the language?
  • What is the legal situation of unaccompanied minors?
  • Can I start a business? I
  • came to Poland before February 24 – is I covered by the special act?

April 27: education and social services. 

Meeting devoted to pre-school (3-6 years) and primary (7-18 years) education and social benefits.

  • What financial support can I get?
  • How and where to apply for social assistance?
  • What can I count on as a pensioner?
  • Will I lose social benefits if I leave Poland?
  • How to enroll a child in kindergarten?
  • How to enroll a child in school?
  • Can a child continue his / her education remotely in a Ukrainian school (and not enrolling in a Polish elementary school)?
  • What is the education of children with disabilities?

We invite you to participate in the meetings!