Consultation for victims of domestic violence in English and Russian. The "Blue Line" for foreigners has been launched.

Nationwide Emergency Service for Victims of Domestic Violence "Blue Line" has started telephone consultations for foreigners. Advice and support can be received every Monday (English) and Tuesday (Russian) from 6 pm.to 10 pm.

"Blue Line" number for victims or witnesses of domestic violence is 801-12-00-02. The caller pays only for the first impulse of the connection (according to the rates of the operator, whose services are used).

/ Source: Office for Foreigners /


Family 500 plus for foreigners.

n certain cases, benefit from the "Family 500 plus" can be also received by foreigners. In case of EU / EEA and Switzerland, the same way as the Poles living abroad, provisions on the coordination of social security systems and other international agreements binding on our country are used. In  case of foreigners who are staying in Poland on the basis of temporary residence permit to perform work in a profession requiring high qualifications or those who have residence card with the endorsement "access to the labor market ", the condition for granting benefit is living in Poland together with the family .

/Source: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy/