iOS concept · Wrocław
Your residence card, one step at a time
Karta Companion walks foreign workers in Wrocław through the permit application in plain English, with the Polish name from MOS beside every step.
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A design concept by David Akintade. Not a released app, and not connected to DUW or any government office.
See it in 31 seconds
The wait is the hard part
397 days
average residence permit case in 2019 (Deputy Voivode, 2020)
Over 7 months
average wait for a decision issued in 2022 (DUW figures, cited by the Ombudsman in 2023)
Almost 61,000
cases waiting at DUW at the end of 2024 (NIK, December 2025)
These figures cover applications filed before MOS. No waiting times have been published for applications filed through MOS.
Three features
Six documents, in plain English.
Each one shows its Polish name from MOS, plus the rules people get wrong, like one PDF for the whole passport, cover included.
Know who you’re waiting on.
If your employer still has to fill in Annex 1, the app says so and quotes the MOS status word for word.
Keep the date in one place.
The office picks your appointment and writes to you. Add the date from your letter, see what to bring, and put it in your calendar.
How it works
1
Tell it where you are. MOS doesn’t accept applications filed from abroad.
2
Answer three questions: region, permit type, contract type.
3
Get your checklist of six documents.
4
Add your appointment date when the letter arrives.
The screens
Designed by David Akintade
I design mobile products, prototypes and launch videos. Karta started with research into Polish law and ended as four screens and a 31-second promo.