The Wielkopolska Voivode’s immigration office issued an urgent bulletin on the morning of 7 May 2026 advising users of the MOS online immigration portal of a scheduled network outage between 16:00 and 17:00 local time. The downtime is attributed to maintenance by the external internet-service provider that hosts part of the platform’s infrastructure.
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VisaHQ can assist applicants who prefer a buffer against such last-minute disruptions. Through its Polish portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/), the service tracks governmental announcements, offers step-by-step filing guidance, and provides real-time submission monitoring, helping employers and foreign nationals stay compliant even when MOS or other e-government tools go offline.
Officials stressed that the interruption is ‘very short-term’ and therefore does **not** constitute a system failure under Article 225e(1) of the 2013 Act on Foreigners. In practical terms, filing deadlines that fall on 7 May remain unchanged; applicants who miss the one-hour window must resubmit later the same day. Although the notice came only hours before the service break, immigration lawyers point out that MOS records the exact time an application is successfully transmitted. Employers sponsoring time-sensitive work permits—especially seasonal and ICT assignments—should avoid the 60-minute blackout to prevent timestamp discrepancies. The alert is also a reminder that Poland’s rapid digitalisation of immigration services increases dependence on the country’s e-government backbone. Companies are advised to build contingency buffers into their filing calendars and keep screenshots of any submission errors that occur during planned or unplanned outages.
VisaHQ can assist applicants who prefer a buffer against such last-minute disruptions. Through its Polish portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/), the service tracks governmental announcements, offers step-by-step filing guidance, and provides real-time submission monitoring, helping employers and foreign nationals stay compliant even when MOS or other e-government tools go offline.
Officials stressed that the interruption is ‘very short-term’ and therefore does **not** constitute a system failure under Article 225e(1) of the 2013 Act on Foreigners. In practical terms, filing deadlines that fall on 7 May remain unchanged; applicants who miss the one-hour window must resubmit later the same day. Although the notice came only hours before the service break, immigration lawyers point out that MOS records the exact time an application is successfully transmitted. Employers sponsoring time-sensitive work permits—especially seasonal and ICT assignments—should avoid the 60-minute blackout to prevent timestamp discrepancies. The alert is also a reminder that Poland’s rapid digitalisation of immigration services increases dependence on the country’s e-government backbone. Companies are advised to build contingency buffers into their filing calendars and keep screenshots of any submission errors that occur during planned or unplanned outages.
