[rozumem]

I agree it's a bullshit category. Even my lawyer said so. But it allowed me to live in Poland legally past three months while my application was being processed. The "hack" was worth it for me. Just wished I could've left Poland and re-entered without issues. AFAIK that limitation and the long wait applied even for those applying for TRC for other more legit reasons. Refugees from Ukraine war had put a lot of stress on the system overall.

Regarding lawyer, noted. The language doesn't scare me as much as the long wait times and inefficient bureaucracy I've heard about Spain. Maybe that's improving.

[anovikov]

It's totally different one. The most efficient bureaucracy i can imagine. You never have to see any people at all apart from when you take your biometrics. There are fixed review times and if they are missed, your document is automatically approved (i know a few people who got very questionable cases approved this way).