In dubio contra libertatem? O nowelizacji przepisów dotyczących pobytu studentów zagranicznych

• Authors: Agnieszka Narożniak

Title variants

EN

In dubio contra libertatem? On the amendment to the provisions concerning foreign students’ residence permit

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The subject of the paper is the amendment to the Act on Foreigners made in connec­tion with the implementation of Directive (EU) 2016/80. The considerations focus on the provisions according to which a foreigner is refused a visa or a temporary residence permit for the purpose of studying, when there are ‘justified doubts as to the credibility of their statements on the purpose of their stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland, due to evidence or objective circumstances available to the authority, indicating that the purpose of the foreigner’s stay could be different from the declared one.’ The key question is whether the authorities facing some doubts in cases of entry and stay of foreign students should opt for more restrictive solutions and take the opposite direction to the one determined by the formula in dubio pro libertate. The study presents general factual and legal circumstances of the amendment introduced, followed by an attempt to interpret it under substantive law and an analysis of its procedural aspects. The conclusion is that there are no grounds for introducing the principle in dubio contra libertatem in respect of foreign students’ entry and stay. Such understanding of the regulation in question would raise objections as to its compliance with the provisions of Directive 2016/80, which would require the refusal of the right of residence to be based on the evidence estab­lished and facts found, with its primary purpose being to facilitate the undertaking of studies by third-country nationals.

Keywords

PL

in dubio pro libertate; foreign students; Act on Foreigners

EN

in dubio pro libertate; foreign students; Act on Foreigners; in dubio pro libertate; foreign students; Act on Foreigners

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Studia Prawa Publicznego
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 4(28)
• Pages: 149-163

Dates

published

2019-12-15

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Narożniak

• Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-9849

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/spp.2019.4.28.7