Over 50,000 more legal immigrants in 2014

As many as 175,000 foreigners legalized their stay in Poland in 2014, over 50,000 more than a year before, reported Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily citing Poland's Office for Foreigners (UDSC). The majority of immigrants are Ukrainians, coming to Poland for economic and political purposes, Witold Klaus, a sociologist pointed out. Ukrainians more often applied for a refugee status and for a residence permit than in the previous years. In 2013, less than 200 applications were filed, while in 2014, the figure stood at 2,500.