1991: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
2003: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants.
The main ministries in charge of migration affairs in Poland:
Ministry of the Interior and Administration: Together with its subordinate authorities it is the main body dealing with migration affairs, including immigration (entry, residence); the asylum procedure and the reception of asylum seekers; border management and irregular migration; return and repatriation.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: visa and consular affairs; foreign cooperation on migration policy.
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy: labour migration; integration policy.