Visas

total number national visas visas for work2010 898.545 206.673 108.4262011 1.173.582 278.506 209.577

Foreigners with a valid residence card (short- and long-term)

31.12.2009 89.34731.12.2010 97.07131.12.2011 100.298

Work permits

2010 36.7272011 40.808

Declaration of intention to work

2010 180.0732011 259.777

International protection

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

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

Short guideliness about implementation and main goals of the modules

Full document as an annex

Consider adding even more practical examples