The document summarizes statistics on visas, work permits, asylum applications, and residence cards issued in Poland from 2010 to 2011. It also outlines Poland's development of integration policies and strategies for immigrants, including the creation of an interdepartmental working group to develop the country's first national integration strategy. The goal is to have the strategy completed by the end of 2012 after a process of social consultation, acceptance by relevant government ministers, and adoption by the government.

2. Visas
total number national visas visas for work
2010 898.545 206.673 108.426
2011 1.173.582 278.506 209.577
Foreigners with a valid residence card (short- and long-term)
31.12.2009 89.347
31.12.2010 97.071
31.12.2011 100.298

3. Work permits
3 36.727
4 40.808
Declaration of intention to work
2010 180.073
2011 259.777

4. International protection
2010 2011
Asylum seekers 6.534 6.887
Refugee status 84 157
Subsidiary protection 229 207
Tolerated stay 210 211

5. since 2004 – one chapter in the Social Welfere act about integration of
refugees
since 2008 – new status – subsidiary protection, the right to take part in
individual integration programmes (like refugees)
After joining the European Union (01.05.2004) – European funds
-European Social Fund
-EQUAL
-European Refugee Fund
-European Integration Fund

6. Ministry of Labour and Social Policy – since September 2004 responsible for
integration of immigrants as a co-ordinator
-Active engagement in the work of the Group of National Contact Points of
Integration
-Taking part in many national nad international projects on integration with
variuos local, regional, national, non-governmental and multigovernmental
partners
-Governance of European Integration Fund

7. • Ministry of Interior and Administration noticed that there is a need to
prepare a strategic document covering all aspects of migration (2010)
• The document was created by the Interdepartmental Team for Migration
by the beginning of 2011
• Adopted in the middle of 2011, not by the Chamber of Ministers yet
(should be adopted very soon)
• Complex document, two chapters apply directly to the integration: one to
the integration of immigrants beneficiers of international protection, the
other one to the integration of other immigrants
- Experience gained during the implementation of European Integration Fund
as the main factor determining records in the document concerning the
integration of other immigrants

8. • Working Group on the integration of foreigners by the Interdepartmental
Team for Migration – consists of experts from ministries (permanent
members) and experts from ngos, international organisations, local and
regional authorities, researchers (invited members)
• 7 subgroups
- Housing
- Employment
- Language education, cultural orientation and education of children
- Preintegration and transition from preintegration to the integration
- Assumptions, solutions and building of integration system for the
„spontaneous” immigrants
- Activities targeting receiving society and building intercultural dialogue
- Monitoring and eveluating the integration actions

9. Sources of inspiration in developing the strategy:
-Questionnaire sent out to 136 stakeholders regarding the shape of the future
Polish integration policy – answers are being elaborated now
-Provisions contained in the document „The migration policy in Poland –
current state of play and further actions”
-Best practices developed during the implementation of the projects financed
and co-financed by European funds
-Research about the eveluation of individual integration programmes for
foreigners granted international protection
-Other research on integration needs, social attitudes etc.
-Handbooks on integration
-European Integration Modules

10.  The goal – completion of the document by the end of 2012
 Further steps
- Acceptance by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy
- Social consultation
- Acceptance by the Minister of Finance (the most difficult)
- Adoption by the Interdepartmental Team for Migration
- Adoption by the government
- Implementation of document

11.  Using during developing of polish integration strategy
 Conference on modules – planned in the second part of this year
 Informing stakeholders about modules by the way of any meetings

12.  Short guideliness about implementation and main goals of the modules
 Full document as an annex
 Consider adding even more practical examples