Polish Card (Karta Polaka) is a document confirming belonging to the Polish nation, which can be obtained by citizens of the former CIS and Baltic countries, and from 2019 and the whole world, and it is issued free of charge. With the Card of the Pole a foreigner can immigrate, live and work in Poland as a resident, without having Polish citizenship. Thanks to the innovations in the Law on the Pole Card, from 2017, based on the Pole Card it is possible to obtain permanent residence status (Karta Stałego Pobytu), which, in turn, gives the right to apply for Polish citizenship after one year under a simplified procedure. Karta Polaka is issued for a period of 10 years and can be easily extended at the end of the term.